Detect mouse events on JavaFX Charts

This example demonstrate how to detect mouse events on JavaFX Charts.

Detect mouse events on JavaFX Charts

package javafx_charts;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.chart.AreaChart;
import javafx.scene.chart.CategoryAxis;
import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

/**
 *
 * @web http://java-buddy.blogspot.com/
 */
public class JavaFX_Charts extends Application {
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        primaryStage.setTitle("java-buddy.blogspot.com");
        Group root = new Group();
          
        final CategoryAxis xAxis = new CategoryAxis();
        final NumberAxis yAxis = new NumberAxis();
          
        xAxis.setLabel("Month");
        yAxis.setLabel("Value");

        final AreaChart<String,Number> areaChart = new AreaChart<>(xAxis,yAxis);
  
        areaChart.setTitle("AreaChart");
         
        //Series 1
        XYChart.Series series1 = new XYChart.Series();
        series1.setName("XYChart.Series 1");
          
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("January", 100));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("February", 200));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("March", 50));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("April", 75));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("May", 110));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("June", 300));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("July", 111));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("August", 30));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("September", 75));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("October", 55));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("November", 225));
        series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("December", 99));
          
        //Series 2
        XYChart.Series series2 = new XYChart.Series();
        series2.setName("XYChart.Series 2");
          
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("January", 150));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("February", 100));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("March", 60));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("April", 40));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("May", 30));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("June", 100));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("July", 100));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("August", 10));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("September", 175));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("October", 155));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("November", 125));
        series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data("December", 150));
 
        areaChart.getData().addAll(series1, series2);

        setOnMouseEventsOnSeries(series1.getNode(), 
            areaChart, "Series 1 clicked");
        setOnMouseEventsOnSeries(series2.getNode(), 
            areaChart, "Series 2 clicked");
  
        root.getChildren().addAll(areaChart);
        primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 500, 400));
        primaryStage.show();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
    
    private void setOnMouseEventsOnSeries(Node node, 
            final AreaChart chart, final String label) {
        
        node.setOnMouseClicked(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {

            @Override
            public void handle(MouseEvent t) {
               chart.setTitle(label);
            }
        });
        
    }

}