Can multiple Text objects (in JavaFX) have their style set at once? - javafx

Question

For instance, if I have a Text object called foo and another Text object called bar, is there a way to consolidate
foo.setFont(Font.font ("Courier New"));
bar.setFont(Font.font ("Courier New"));
foo.setFill(Color.GREEN);
bar.setFill(Color.GREEN);
And how would it be possible if these Text objects were in an ArrayList?

Answer 1

Without a List:
You could use a method with varargs to set them:
private void setStyles(Text... texts) {
for (Text text : texts) {
text.setFont(Font.font("Courier New"));
text.setFill(Color.GREEN);
}
}
Now, to set the style for multiple Text objects, just pass them all to this method:
setStyles(foo, bar);
The ellipses (in Text...) basically tells the method to accept any number of Text objects, so you do not need to call it for each one.
With a List:
This method is almost identical, but accepts a List<Text> for the parameter instead:
private void setStyles(List<Text> texts) {
for (Text text : texts) {
text.setFont(Font.font("Courier New"));
text.setFill(Color.GREEN);
}
}
Now you can just pass your list of objects to the method:
setStyles(listOfTexts);
With Inline Stylesheet:
Bonus answer: You can also achieve the same result by using the setStyle method of your Text object. For this, just replace the body of the loop in your method like this:
text.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: green; -fx-font-family: 'Courier New'");