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Java Build a JavaFX Application Design a Better App Grids

Aaron Coursolle
Aaron Coursolle
18,014 Points
Posted by Aaron Coursolle
Aaron Coursolle
18,014 Points

[Solved]What is the reason for my button not respecting grid settings.

The other components are okay, it's only "btn" that is stuck to the left.

I tried to restart IntellJ in case if it was remembering some previous version of my code.

package sample;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
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.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception{
        //Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("sample.fxml"));
        Group root = new Group();
        Text txt = new Text("Sup");
        Label label = new Label("Name:");
        TextField nameFld = new TextField();
        GridPane grid = new GridPane();
        //zero based "spreadsheet" --column, row
        grid.add(label, 0, 0);
        grid.add(nameFld, 1, 0);

        grid.setHgap(20);
        Button btn = new Button();
        grid.add(btn, 1, 1);
        grid.setGridLinesVisible(true);
        btn.setText("Say Sup");
        btn.setOnAction(evt -> System.out.printf("Sup %s! %n",
                nameFld.getText()));
        txt.setY(50);
        VBox box = new VBox();
        box.getChildren().addAll(txt, grid, btn);
        root.getChildren().add(box);
        primaryStage.setTitle("Sup");
        primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 300, 275));
        primaryStage.show();
    }


    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}
Aaron Coursolle
Aaron Coursolle
18,014 Points
Aaron Coursolle
Aaron Coursolle
18,014 Points

I had updated this line incorrectly:

box.getChildren().addAll(txt, grid, btn);

the correct line should be:

box.getChildren().addAll(txt, grid);