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Java Build a JavaFX Application Graphical User Interfaces Adding Interactivity

Charles Harpke
Charles Harpke
33,986 Points

Unable to run...error: Error:(29, 26) java: method addAll in interface javafx.collections.ObservableList<E> cannot be a

I receive the above error resulting from line 26 and 29...here is 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.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import java.awt.*;

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?");
        TextField nameFld = new TextField();
        Button btn = new Button();
        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, nameFld, 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);
    }
}

3 Answers

Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Oh noes! Burned by the blasted wrong import bug of JavaFX

Remove this offender:

import java.awt.*;
Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

I think the error probably pointed to java.awt.Button. I smelled it because I've done that...a lot.

Charles Harpke
Charles Harpke
33,986 Points

Cool...ty Where in the error message would that have tipped me?