HBox.getAlignment() has the following syntax.
public final Pos getAlignment()
In the following code shows how to use HBox.getAlignment() method.
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.layout.HBox; import javafx.scene.layout.Priority; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage; /*www . jav a2 s .c o m*/ public class Main extends Application { public static void main(String[] args) { Application.launch(args); } @Override public void start(Stage primaryStage) { primaryStage.setTitle(""); Group root = new Group(); Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250, Color.WHITE); HBox hbox = new HBox(); Button button1 = new Button("Add"); Button button2 = new Button("Remove"); HBox.setHgrow(button1, Priority.ALWAYS); HBox.setHgrow(button2, Priority.ALWAYS); button1.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE); button2.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE); hbox.getChildren().addAll(button1, button2); hbox.setPrefWidth(400); System.out.println(hbox.getAlignment()); root.getChildren().add(hbox); primaryStage.setScene(scene); primaryStage.show(); } }