Adding Components to a Layout - Java JavaFX

Java examples for JavaFX:GridPane

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Introduction

Use JavaFX's javafx.scene.layout.GridPane class.

Demo Code

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.HPos;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Application.launch(args);//from  w w w  .j av a 2 s  .  c om
  }

  @Override
  public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
    primaryStage.setTitle("Adding Controls To Layout ");
    Group root = new Group();
    Scene scene = new Scene(root, 380, 118, Color.WHITE);

    GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
    gridpane.setPadding(new Insets(5));
    gridpane.setHgap(5);
    gridpane.setVgap(5);

    Label fNameLbl = new Label("First Name");
    TextField fNameFld = new TextField();
    Label lNameLbl = new Label("Last Name");
    TextField lNameFld = new TextField();
    Button saveButt = new Button("Save");

    // First name label
    GridPane.setHalignment(fNameLbl, HPos.RIGHT);
    gridpane.add(fNameLbl, 0, 0);

    // Last name label
    GridPane.setHalignment(lNameLbl, HPos.RIGHT);
    gridpane.add(lNameLbl, 0, 1);

    // First name field
    GridPane.setHalignment(fNameFld, HPos.LEFT);
    gridpane.add(fNameFld, 1, 0);

    // Last name field
    GridPane.setHalignment(lNameFld, HPos.LEFT);
    gridpane.add(lNameFld, 1, 1);

    // Save button
    GridPane.setHalignment(saveButt, HPos.RIGHT);
    gridpane.add(saveButt, 1, 2);

    root.getChildren().add(gridpane);

    primaryStage.setScene(scene);

    primaryStage.show();
  }
}

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