How to clone X and Y axis?

Question

I have a barChart with overplot a lineChart, two different series
barChart.getData().addAll(series1);
lineChart.getData().addAll(series2);My question: is it possible, and how to, clone barChart axis so to get the same settings for lineChart?
What I would like to have is a perfect axis settings overlapping.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi bouye thanks for your kind reply: following your suggestion I have modified my code but still I have some problem.
Below is a sample class, it plots a line chart and by clicking the Add Serie button it adds a scatter chart, and it is all fine.
This class has three mouse events, one for each axis and one chat.
Charts can be compressed / expanded by left mouse click and drag on X or Y axis, and chart can be moved left/right and up/down by left mouse click and drag anywhere on the chart.
I get axis out of sync when move or compress/expand chart.
Can you help me whit this issue?
Thank you very much
import java.util.Set;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleDoubleProperty;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Side;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.chart.*;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
public class RescalingSeries extends Application {
StackPane               mainGraphStackPane = null;
Button btnAdd;
BorderPane pane;
XYChart.Series series1 = new XYChart.Series();
SimpleDoubleProperty rectinitX = new SimpleDoubleProperty();
SimpleDoubleProperty rectinitY = new SimpleDoubleProperty();
protected static Axis _duplicateAxis(Axis axis, Axis result) {
        result.setAnimated(axis.animatedProperty().get());
        result.setAutoRanging(axis.isAutoRanging());
        result.setLabel(axis.getLabel());
        result.setSide(axis.getSide());
        result.setTickLabelFill(axis.getTickLabelFill());
        result.setTickLabelFont(axis.getTickLabelFont());
        result.setTickLabelGap(axis.getTickLabelGap());
        result.setTickLength(axis.getTickLength());
        return result;
    protected static ValueAxis _duplicateValueAxis(ValueAxis axis, ValueAxis result) {
        _duplicateAxis(axis, result);
        result.setLowerBound(axis.getLowerBound());
        result.setUpperBound(axis.getUpperBound());
        result.setMinorTickCount(axis.getMinorTickCount());
        result.setMinorTickLength(axis.getMinorTickLength());
        result.setTickLabelFormatter(axis.getTickLabelFormatter());
        return result;
     * Duplicate a number axis.
     * @param axis The source axis.
     * @return A {@code NumberAxis}, never {@code null}.
    public static NumberAxis duplicateNumberAxis(NumberAxis axis) {
        NumberAxis result = new NumberAxis();
        _duplicateValueAxis(axis, result);
        result.setTickUnit(axis.getTickUnit());
        result.setForceZeroInRange(axis.isForceZeroInRange());
        return result;
     * Duplicate a category axis.
     * @param axis The source axis.
     * @return A {@code CategoryAxis}, never {@code null}.
    public static CategoryAxis duplicateCategoryAxis(CategoryAxis axis) {
        CategoryAxis result = new CategoryAxis(axis.getCategories());
        _duplicateAxis(axis, result);
        result.setStartMargin(axis.getStartMargin());
        result.setEndMargin(axis.getEndMargin());
        result.setGapStartAndEnd(axis.gapStartAndEndProperty().get());
        return result;
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
    final NumberAxis xAxisLC = new NumberAxis(1, 12, 1);
    final NumberAxis yAxisLC = new NumberAxis(0.53000, 0.53910, 0.0005);
    yAxisLC.setSide(Side.RIGHT);
    yAxisLC.setTickLabelFormatter(new NumberAxis.DefaultFormatter(yAxisLC) {
        @Override
        public String toString(Number object) {
            return String.format("%7.5f", object);
    final LineChart<Number, Number> lineChart = new LineChart<>(xAxisLC, yAxisLC);
    lineChart.setCreateSymbols(false);
    lineChart.setAlternativeRowFillVisible(false);
    lineChart.setAnimated(true);
    lineChart.setLegendVisible(false);
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(1, 0.53185));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(2, 0.532235));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(3, 0.53234));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(4, 0.538765));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(5, 0.53442));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(6, 0.534658));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(7, 0.53023));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(8, 0.53001));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(9, 0.53589));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(10, 0.53476));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(11, 0.530123));
    series1.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(12, 0.531035));
    pane = new BorderPane();
    pane.setCenter(lineChart);
    mainGraphStackPane = new StackPane();
    mainGraphStackPane.getChildren().add(pane);
    Scene scene = new Scene(mainGraphStackPane, 800, 600);
    lineChart.getData().addAll(series1);
    stage.setScene(scene);        
    scene.setOnMouseClicked(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMouseDragged(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMouseEntered(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMouseExited(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMouseMoved(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMousePressed(mouseHandler);
    scene.setOnMouseReleased(mouseHandler);
    Group root = new Group();
    btnAdd = new Button();
    btnAdd.setText("Add serie");
    root.getChildren().add(btnAdd);
    pane.getChildren().add(root);             
    btnAdd.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
        @Override
        public void handle(ActionEvent event) {       
            NumberAxis xAxisBC = duplicateNumberAxis(xAxisLC);
            NumberAxis yAxisBC = duplicateNumberAxis(yAxisLC);
            ScatterChart<Number, Number> scatterChart = new ScatterChart<>(xAxisBC, yAxisBC);
            scatterChart.setAlternativeRowFillVisible(false);
            scatterChart.setAnimated(true);
            scatterChart.setLegendVisible(false);
            XYChart.Series series2 = new XYChart.Series();
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(1, 0.53185));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(2, 0.532235));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(3, 0.53234));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(4, 0.538765));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(5, 0.53442));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(6, 0.534658));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(7, 0.53023));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(8, 0.53001));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(9, 0.53589));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(10, 0.53476));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(11, 0.530123));
            series2.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(12, 0.531035));
            scatterChart.getData().addAll(series2);
            Set<Node> chartNode = scatterChart.lookupAll(".chart-plot-background");
            for(final Node chr : chartNode){
                chr.setStyle("-fx-background-color: transparent;");                          
            chartNode = lineChart.lookupAll(".chart-plot-background");
            for(final Node chr : chartNode){
                chr.setStyle("-fx-background-color: transparent");                           
            mainGraphStackPane.getChildren().add(scatterChart);
            xAxisBC.lowerBoundProperty().bind(xAxisLC.lowerBoundProperty());
            yAxisBC.lowerBoundProperty().bind(yAxisLC.lowerBoundProperty());     
    stage.show();
EventHandler<MouseEvent> mouseHandler = new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
    @Override
    public void handle(MouseEvent mouseEvent) {
        boolean XScaling=false;
        boolean YScaling=false;
       if (mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED || mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED ){
            LineChart<Number, Number> lineChart = (LineChart<Number, Number>) pane.getCenter();
            NumberAxis yAxis = (NumberAxis) lineChart.getYAxis();
            NumberAxis xAxis = (NumberAxis) lineChart.getXAxis();
            double Tgap = xAxis.getWidth()/(xAxis.getUpperBound() - xAxis.getLowerBound());
            double newXlower=xAxis.getLowerBound(), newXupper=xAxis.getUpperBound();
            double newYlower=yAxis.getLowerBound(), newYupper=yAxis.getUpperBound();
            double xAxisShift = xAxis.localToScene(0, 0).getX();
            double yAxisShift = yAxis.localToScene(0, 0).getY();
            double yAxisStep=yAxis.getHeight()/(yAxis.getUpperBound()-yAxis.getLowerBound());
            double CurrentPrice=yAxis.getUpperBound()-((mouseEvent.getY()-yAxisShift)/yAxisStep);
            double Delta=0.3;
            if(mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED && mouseEvent.getX()<xAxisShift+yAxis.getHeight() && mouseEvent.getY()<yAxisShift+yAxis.getHeight() && (XScaling==false || YScaling==false)){
  //==================================================== X-Axis Moving ==================================
                if(rectinitX.get() < mouseEvent.getX()){   
                    newXlower=xAxis.getLowerBound()-Delta;
                    newXupper=xAxis.getUpperBound()-Delta;
                else if(rectinitX.get() > mouseEvent.getX()){   
                    newXlower=xAxis.getLowerBound()+Delta;
                    newXupper=xAxis.getUpperBound()+Delta;
                xAxis.setLowerBound( newXlower );
                xAxis.setUpperBound( newXupper );
//===================================================== Y-Axis Moving ====================================
                if(rectinitY.get() < mouseEvent.getY()){   
                    newYlower=yAxis.getLowerBound()+Delta/1000;
                    newYupper=yAxis.getUpperBound()+Delta/1000;
                else if(rectinitY.get() > mouseEvent.getY()){   
                    newYlower=yAxis.getLowerBound()-Delta/1000;
                    newYupper=yAxis.getUpperBound()-Delta/1000;
                yAxis.setLowerBound(newYlower);
                yAxis.setUpperBound(newYupper);
//----------------------------- Re-Scale the X-Axis when dragging below it ---------------------------------
            else if(mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED && mouseEvent.getY()>yAxisShift+yAxis.getHeight() ){
                if(rectinitX.get() < mouseEvent.getX()){   
                    newXlower=xAxis.getLowerBound()+Delta;
                    newXupper=xAxis.getUpperBound()-Delta;
                else if(rectinitX.get() > mouseEvent.getX()){   
                    newXlower=xAxis.getLowerBound()-Delta;
                    newXupper=xAxis.getUpperBound()+Delta;
                xAxis.setLowerBound( newXlower );
                xAxis.setUpperBound( newXupper );          
//--------------------------------- Re-Scale the Y-Axis when dragging to the left of it --------------------------
            else if(mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED && mouseEvent.getX()> (xAxisShift + xAxis.getWidth())){
                if(rectinitY.get() < mouseEvent.getY()){   
                    newYlower=yAxis.getLowerBound()-Delta/1000;
                    newYupper=yAxis.getUpperBound()+Delta/1000;
                else if(rectinitY.get() > mouseEvent.getY()){   
                    newYlower=yAxis.getLowerBound()+Delta/1000;
                    newYupper=yAxis.getUpperBound()-Delta/1000;
                yAxis.setLowerBound(newYlower);
                yAxis.setUpperBound(newYupper);               
            rectinitX.set(mouseEvent.getX());
            rectinitY.set(mouseEvent.getY());
            if(mouseEvent.getEventType() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED && mouseEvent.getY()>yAxisShift && mouseEvent.getY()<yAxisShift+yAxis.getHeight() && mouseEvent.getX()>xAxisShift && mouseEvent.getX()<xAxisShift+xAxis.getWidth()){
            double XX=((mouseEvent.getX() - xAxisShift) / Tgap) + xAxis.getLowerBound();
            double YY=CurrentPrice;
            series1.setName(String.format("%.2g%n",XX) + ", " + String.format("%.4g%n",YY));
public static void main(String[] args) {
    launch(args); 
}