Module javafx.controls
Package javafx.scene.chart

## Class CategoryAxis

- java.lang.Object
- - javafx.scene.Node
  - - javafx.scene.Parent
    - - javafx.scene.layout.Region
      - - javafx.scene.chart.Axis<String>
        - - javafx.scene.chart.CategoryAxis

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Styleable`, `EventTarget`

      public final class CategoryAxis
      extends Axis<String>

  A axis implementation that will works on string categories where each value as a unique category(tick mark) along the axis.
  Since:
    JavaFX 2.0

- - ### Property Summary

    Properties
    Type | Property | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ReadOnlyDoubleProperty` | `categorySpacing` | This is the gap between one category and the next along this axis
    `DoubleProperty` | `endMargin` | The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end
    `BooleanProperty` | `gapStartAndEnd` | If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end
    `DoubleProperty` | `startMargin` | The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

      `animated, autoRanging, label, side, tickLabelFill, tickLabelFont, tickLabelGap, tickLabelRotation, tickLabelsVisible, tickLength, tickMarkVisible`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `background, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, width`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

      `needsLayout`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, hover, id, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, viewOrder, visible`

  - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

      `Axis.TickMark<T>`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE`

    - ### Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `CategoryAxis()` | Create a auto-ranging category axis with an empty list of categories.
    `CategoryAxis​(ObservableList<String> categories)` | Create a category axis with the given categories.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected Object` | `autoRange​(double length)` | This calculates the categories based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method.
    `protected List<String>` | `calculateTickValues​(double length, Object range)` | Calculate a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range
    `ReadOnlyDoubleProperty` | `categorySpacingProperty()` | This is the gap between one category and the next along this axis
    `DoubleProperty` | `endMarginProperty()` | The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end
    `BooleanProperty` | `gapStartAndEndProperty()` | If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end
    `ObservableList<String>` | `getCategories()` | Returns a `ObservableList` of categories plotted on this axis.
    `double` | `getCategorySpacing()` | Gets the value of the property categorySpacing.
    `static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>>` | `getClassCssMetaData()` |
    `List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>>` | `getCssMetaData()` | This method should delegate to `Node.getClassCssMetaData()` so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.
    `double` | `getDisplayPosition​(String value)` | Get the display position along this axis for a given value.
    `double` | `getEndMargin()` | Gets the value of the property endMargin.
    `protected Object` | `getRange()` | Called to get the current axis range.
    `double` | `getStartMargin()` | Gets the value of the property startMargin.
    `protected String` | `getTickMarkLabel​(String value)` | Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value
    `String` | `getValueForDisplay​(double displayPosition)` | Get the data value for the given display position on this axis.
    `double` | `getZeroPosition()` | Get the display position of the zero line along this axis.
    `void` | `invalidateRange​(List<String> data)` | Called when data has changed and the range may not be valid any more.
    `boolean` | `isGapStartAndEnd()` | Gets the value of the property gapStartAndEnd.
    `boolean` | `isValueOnAxis​(String value)` | Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis
    `protected Dimension2D` | `measureTickMarkSize​(String value, Object range)` | Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value.
    `void` | `setCategories​(ObservableList<String> value)` | The ordered list of categories plotted on this axis.
    `void` | `setEndMargin​(double value)` | Sets the value of the property endMargin.
    `void` | `setGapStartAndEnd​(boolean value)` | Sets the value of the property gapStartAndEnd.
    `protected void` | `setRange​(Object range, boolean animate)` | Called to set the current axis range to the given range.
    `void` | `setStartMargin​(double value)` | Sets the value of the property startMargin.
    `DoubleProperty` | `startMarginProperty()` | The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark
    `double` | `toNumericValue​(String value)` | All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.
    `String` | `toRealValue​(double value)` | All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

      `animatedProperty, autoRangingProperty, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getAnimated, getLabel, getSide, getTickLabelFill, getTickLabelFont, getTickLabelGap, getTickLabelRotation, getTickLength, getTickMarks, invalidateRange, isAutoRanging, isRangeValid, isTickLabelsVisible, isTickMarkVisible, labelProperty, layoutChildren, measureTickMarkLabelSize, measureTickMarkSize, requestAxisLayout, requestLayout, setAnimated, setAutoRanging, setLabel, setSide, setTickLabelFill, setTickLabelFont, setTickLabelGap, setTickLabelRotation, setTickLabelsVisible, setTickLength, setTickMarkVisible, shouldAnimate, sideProperty, tickLabelFillProperty, tickLabelFontProperty, tickLabelGapProperty, tickLabelRotationProperty, tickLabelsVisibleProperty, tickLengthProperty, tickMarksUpdated, tickMarkVisibleProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isResizable, isScaleShape, isSnapToPixel, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, opaqueInsetsProperty, paddingProperty, positionInArea, positionInArea, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, resize, scaleShapeProperty, setBackground, setBorder, setCacheShape, setCenterShape, setHeight, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setOpaqueInsets, setPadding, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setScaleShape, setShape, setSnapToPixel, setWidth, shapeProperty, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapPositionX, snapPositionY, snapSize, snapSizeX, snapSizeY, snapSpace, snapSpaceX, snapSpaceY, snapToPixelProperty, widthProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

      `getBaselineOffset, getChildren, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, lookup, needsLayoutProperty, queryAccessibleAttribute, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClip, getContentBias, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInitialFocusTraversable, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, getViewOrder, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookupAll, managedProperty, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setViewOrder, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, viewOrderProperty, visibleProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javafx.css.Styleable

      `getStyleableNode`

- - ### Property Detail

    - #### startMargin

          public final DoubleProperty startMarginProperty

      The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark
      See Also:
        `getStartMargin()`, `setStartMargin(double)`

    - #### endMargin

          public final DoubleProperty endMarginProperty

      The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end
      See Also:
        `getEndMargin()`, `setEndMargin(double)`

    - #### gapStartAndEnd

          public final BooleanProperty gapStartAndEndProperty

      If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end
      See Also:
        `isGapStartAndEnd()`, `setGapStartAndEnd(boolean)`

    - #### categorySpacing

          public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty categorySpacingProperty

      This is the gap between one category and the next along this axis
      See Also:
        `getCategorySpacing()`

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CategoryAxis

          public CategoryAxis()

      Create a auto-ranging category axis with an empty list of categories.

    - #### CategoryAxis

          public CategoryAxis​(ObservableList<String> categories)

      Create a category axis with the given categories. This will not auto-range but be fixed with the given categories.
      Parameters:
        `categories` - List of the categories for this axis

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getStartMargin

          public final double getStartMargin()

      Gets the value of the property startMargin.
      Property description:
        The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark

    - #### setStartMargin

          public final void setStartMargin​(double value)

      Sets the value of the property startMargin.
      Property description:
        The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark

    - #### startMarginProperty

          public final DoubleProperty startMarginProperty()

      The margin between the axis start and the first tick-mark
      See Also:
        `getStartMargin()`, `setStartMargin(double)`

    - #### getEndMargin

          public final double getEndMargin()

      Gets the value of the property endMargin.
      Property description:
        The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end

    - #### setEndMargin

          public final void setEndMargin​(double value)

      Sets the value of the property endMargin.
      Property description:
        The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end

    - #### endMarginProperty

          public final DoubleProperty endMarginProperty()

      The margin between the last tick mark and the axis end
      See Also:
        `getEndMargin()`, `setEndMargin(double)`

    - #### isGapStartAndEnd

          public final boolean isGapStartAndEnd()

      Gets the value of the property gapStartAndEnd.
      Property description:
        If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end

    - #### setGapStartAndEnd

          public final void setGapStartAndEnd​(boolean value)

      Sets the value of the property gapStartAndEnd.
      Property description:
        If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end

    - #### gapStartAndEndProperty

          public final BooleanProperty gapStartAndEndProperty()

      If this is true then half the space between ticks is left at the start and end
      See Also:
        `isGapStartAndEnd()`, `setGapStartAndEnd(boolean)`

    - #### setCategories

          public final void setCategories​(ObservableList<String> value)

      The ordered list of categories plotted on this axis. This is set automatically based on the charts data if autoRanging is true. If the application sets the categories then auto ranging is turned off. If there is an attempt to add duplicate entry into this list, an `IllegalArgumentException` is thrown.
      Parameters:
        `value` - the ordered list of categories plotted on this axis

    - #### getCategories

          public final ObservableList<String> getCategories()

      Returns a `ObservableList` of categories plotted on this axis.
      Returns:
        ObservableList of categories for this axis.

    - #### getCategorySpacing

          public final double getCategorySpacing()

      Gets the value of the property categorySpacing.
      Property description:
        This is the gap between one category and the next along this axis

    - #### categorySpacingProperty

          public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty categorySpacingProperty()

      This is the gap between one category and the next along this axis
      See Also:
        `getCategorySpacing()`

    - #### getRange

          protected Object getRange()

      Called to get the current axis range.
      Specified by:
        `getRange` in class `Axis<String>`
      Returns:
        A range object that can be passed to setRange() and calculateTickValues()

    - #### setRange

          protected void setRange​(Object range,
                                  boolean animate)

      Called to set the current axis range to the given range. If isAnimating() is true then this method should animate the range to the new range.
      Specified by:
        `setRange` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `range` - A range object returned from autoRange()
        `animate` - If true animate the change in range

    - #### autoRange

          protected Object autoRange​(double length)

      This calculates the categories based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method. This must not effect the state of the axis, changing any properties of the axis. Any results of the auto-ranging should be returned in the range object. This will we passed to setRange() if it has been decided to adopt this range for this axis.
      Specified by:
        `autoRange` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `length` - The length of the axis in screen coordinates
      Returns:
        Range information, this is implementation dependent

    - #### calculateTickValues

          protected List<String> calculateTickValues​(double length,
                                                     Object range)

      Calculate a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range
      Specified by:
        `calculateTickValues` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `length` - The length of the axis in display units
        `range` - A range object returned from autoRange()
      Returns:
        A list of tick marks that fit along the axis if it was the given length

    - #### getTickMarkLabel

          protected String getTickMarkLabel​(String value)

      Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value
      Specified by:
        `getTickMarkLabel` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The value to format into a tick label string
      Returns:
        A formatted string for the given value

    - #### measureTickMarkSize

          protected Dimension2D measureTickMarkSize​(String value,
                                                    Object range)

      Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value. This uses the font that is set for the tick marks
      Overrides:
        `measureTickMarkSize` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - tick mark value
        `range` - range to use during calculations
      Returns:
        size of tick mark label for given value

    - #### invalidateRange

          public void invalidateRange​(List<String> data)

      Called when data has changed and the range may not be valid any more. This is only called by the chart if isAutoRanging() returns true. If we are auto ranging it will cause layout to be requested and auto ranging to happen on next layout pass.
      Overrides:
        `invalidateRange` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `data` - The current set of all data that needs to be plotted on this axis

    - #### getDisplayPosition

          public double getDisplayPosition​(String value)

      Get the display position along this axis for a given value. If the value is not equal to any of the categories, Double.NaN is returned
      Specified by:
        `getDisplayPosition` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The data value to work out display position for
      Returns:
        display position or Double.NaN if value not one of the categories

    - #### getValueForDisplay

          public String getValueForDisplay​(double displayPosition)

      Get the data value for the given display position on this axis. If the axis is a CategoryAxis this will be the nearest value.
      Specified by:
        `getValueForDisplay` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `displayPosition` - A pixel position on this axis
      Returns:
        the nearest data value to the given pixel position or null if not on axis;

    - #### isValueOnAxis

          public boolean isValueOnAxis​(String value)

      Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis
      Specified by:
        `isValueOnAxis` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The value to check if its on axis
      Returns:
        true if the given value is plottable on this axis

    - #### toNumericValue

          public double toNumericValue​(String value)

      All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the numeric value for a given data value.
      Specified by:
        `toNumericValue` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The data value to convert
      Returns:
        Numeric value for the given data value

    - #### toRealValue

          public String toRealValue​(double value)

      All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the data value for a given numeric value.
      Specified by:
        `toRealValue` in class `Axis<String>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The numeric value to convert
      Returns:
        Data value for given numeric value

    - #### getZeroPosition

          public double getZeroPosition()

      Get the display position of the zero line along this axis. As there is no concept of zero on a CategoryAxis this is always Double.NaN.
      Specified by:
        `getZeroPosition` in class `Axis<String>`
      Returns:
        always Double.NaN for CategoryAxis

    - #### getClassCssMetaData

          public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>> getClassCssMetaData()

      Returns:
        The CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
      Since:
        JavaFX 8.0

    - #### getCssMetaData

          public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>> getCssMetaData()

      This method should delegate to `Node.getClassCssMetaData()` so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.
      Specified by:
        `getCssMetaData` in interface `Styleable`
      Overrides:
        `getCssMetaData` in class `Axis<String>`
      Returns:
        The CssMetaData associated with this node, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
      Since:
        JavaFX 8.0