JavaFX TextField set preferred column count
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.geometry.Insets; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.scene.control.TextField; import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Main extends Application { @Override/*from ww w.j ava 2 s .c o m*/ public void start(Stage primaryStage) { // Create a pane and set its properties FlowPane pane = new FlowPane(); pane.setPadding(new Insets(11, 12, 13, 14)); pane.setHgap(5); pane.setVgap(5); // Place nodes in the pane pane.getChildren().addAll(new Label("First Name:"), new TextField(), new Label("MI:")); TextField tfMi = new TextField(); tfMi.setPrefColumnCount(1); pane.getChildren().addAll(tfMi, new Label("Last Name:"), new TextField()); Scene scene = new Scene(pane, 550, 120); primaryStage.setTitle("ShowFlowPane"); primaryStage.setScene(scene); primaryStage.show(); } public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); } }