BorderPane.getTop() has the following syntax.
public final Node getTop()
In the following code shows how to use BorderPane.getTop() method.
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.geometry.Insets; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane; import javafx.stage.Stage; /*from w ww. j a v a 2 s . c o m*/ public class Main extends Application { public static void main(String[] args) { Application.launch(args); } @Override public void start(Stage primaryStage) { BorderPane bp = new BorderPane(); bp.setPadding(new Insets(10, 20, 10, 20)); Button btnTop = new Button("Top"); bp.setTop(btnTop); Button btnLeft = new Button("Left"); bp.setLeft(btnLeft); Button btnCenter = new Button("Center"); bp.setCenter(btnCenter); Button btnRight = new Button("Right"); bp.setRight(btnRight); Button btnBottom = new Button("Bottom"); bp.setBottom(btnBottom); Scene scene = new Scene(bp, 300, 200); primaryStage.setScene(scene); primaryStage.show(); System.out.println(bp.getTop()); System.out.println(bp.getBottom()); System.out.println(bp.getLeft()); System.out.println(bp.getRight()); System.out.println(bp.getCenter()); } }