JavaFX | Canvas Class

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Canvas class is a part of JavaFX. Canvas class basically creates an image that can be drawn on using a set of graphics commands provided by a GraphicsContext. Canvas has a specified height and width and all the drawing operations are clipped to the bounds of the canvas.

Constructors of the class:

Canvas(): Creates a new canvas object.
Canvas(double w, double h): Creates a new canvas object with specified width and height.

Commonly Used Methods:

Method	Explanation
getGraphicsContext2D()	Returns the graphics context associated with the canvas.
getHeight()	Returns the height of the canvas.
getWidth()	Returns the width of the canvas.
setHeight(double v)	Sets the height of the canvas.
setWidth(double d)	Sets the width of the canvas.

Below programs illustrate the use of Canvas class:

Java Program to create a canvas with specified width and height(as arguments of constructor), add it to the stage and also add a circle and rectangle on it: In this program we will create a Canvas named canvas with specified width and height. We will extract the GraphicsContext using the getGraphicsContext2D() function and draw a rectangle and a oval of different color. Now we will create a Group named group and add the canvas to the group. Now create a scene and add the group to the scene and then attach the scene to the stage and call the show() function to display the results.

// Java Program to create a canvas with specified
// width and height(as arguments of constructor),
// add it to the stage and also add a circle and
// rectangle on it
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.canvas.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.Group;
  
public class canvas extends Application {
  
    // launch the application
    public void start(Stage stage)
    {
  
        // set title for the stage
        stage.setTitle("creating canvas");
  
        // create a canvas
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(100.0f, 100.0f);
  
        // graphics context
        GraphicsContext graphics_context = 
             canvas.getGraphicsContext2D();
  
        // set fill for rectangle
        graphics_context.setFill(Color.RED);
        graphics_context.fillRect(20, 20, 70, 70);
  
        // set fill for oval
        graphics_context.setFill(Color.BLUE);
        graphics_context.fillOval(30, 30, 70, 70);
  
        // create a Group
        Group group = new Group(canvas);
  
        // create a scene
        Scene scene = new Scene(group, 200, 200);
  
        // set the scene
        stage.setScene(scene);
  
        stage.show();
    }
  
    // Main Method
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // launch the application
        launch(args);
    }
}

Output:

Java Program to create a canvas and use setHeight() and setWidth() function to set canvas size and add it to the stage and also add a circle and rectangle on it: In this program we will create a Canvas named canvas and set the width and height using the setWidth() and setHeight() function. We will extract the GraphicsContext using the getGraphicsContext2D() function and draw two rectangles and a oval of different color. We will create a Group named group and add the canvas to the group. We will create a scene and add the group to the scene and then attach the scene to the stage. Finally, call the show() function to display the results.

// Java Program to create a canvas and use 
// setHeight() and setWidth() function to
// set canvas size and add it to the stage
// and also add a circle and rectangle on it
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.canvas.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.Group;
  
public class canvas1 extends Application {
  
    // launch the application
    public void start(Stage stage)
    {
  
        // set title for the stage
        stage.setTitle("creating canvas");
  
        // create a canvas
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas();
  
        // set height and width
        canvas.setHeight(400);
        canvas.setWidth(400);
  
        // graphics context
        GraphicsContext graphics_context = 
            canvas.getGraphicsContext2D();
  
        // set fill for rectangle
        graphics_context.setFill(Color.PINK);
        graphics_context.fillRect(40, 40, 100, 100);
  
        // set fill for rectangle
        graphics_context.setFill(Color.RED);
        graphics_context.fillRect(20, 20, 70, 70);
  
        // set fill for oval
        graphics_context.setFill(Color.BLUE);
        graphics_context.fillOval(30, 30, 70, 70);
  
        // create a Group
        Group group = new Group(canvas);
  
        // create a scene
        Scene scene = new Scene(group, 400, 400);
  
        // set the scene
        stage.setScene(scene);
  
        stage.show();
    }
  
    // Main Method
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // launch the application
        launch(args);
    }
}