JavaFX Scene Builder User Guide

2 Main Window

After you select the FXML file to work with, it is opened in the Content panel of the main window, similar to what is shown in Figure 2-1. Click the image to see a larger version.

Figure 2-1 Main Window of JavaFX Scene Builder (Click image to enlarge.)

Description of "Figure 2-1 Main Window of JavaFX Scene Builder"

The main window of JavaFX Scene Builder includes the following sections, which are labeled in Figure 2-1.

• Menu Bar: Provides access to the menu of commands available in JavaFX Scene Builder.

• Selection and Message Bar: Displays the path to a selected element. It also displays any error or status messages.

• Content Panel: The scene container for the GUI elements that make up your FXML layout. By default, a new FXML file that is opened in JavaFX Scene Builder includes a root (top) AnchorPane container.

• Library Panel: Lists the available JavaFX GUI elements or controls that you can use to build your FXML layout. You select the GUI elements from this panel and add them to the Content panel or the Hierarchy panel.

• Hierarchy Panel: Displays a tree view representation of the FXML layout that you are building in the Content panel. Elements that are not visible in the Content panel can be placed in focus by using the Hierarchy panel.

• Inspector Panel: Contains the Properties, Layout, and Code sections. The Properties and Layout sections help you manage the properties of the selected UI element in the Content panel or in the Hierarchy panel. The Code section enables you to manage the controller source information and event handling actions to use for the selected UI element. The Inspector panel also contains a Search text field that enables you to isolate specific properties that you want to modify.

The next chapters describe these parts in more detail.