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JavaFX: Working with Layouts in JavaFX

C LayoutSampleCSS.java

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package layoutsamplecss;
 
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.geometry.VPos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Hyperlink;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.TilePane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.paint.CycleMethod;
import javafx.scene.paint.LinearGradient;
import javafx.scene.paint.Stop;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.scene.text.FontWeight;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
/**
 * Sample application that shows the use of CSS with the different layout panes
 * provided by the JavaFX layout API.
 * The resulting UI is for demonstration purposes only and is not interactive.
 */
public class LayoutSampleCSS extends Application {
    
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(LayoutSampleCSS.class, args);
    }
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
 
// Use a border pane as the root for scene
        BorderPane border = new BorderPane();
        
// Create HBox for use here and with stack pane
        HBox hbox = addHBox();
        border.setTop(hbox);
        border.setLeft(addVBox());
        
// Add a stack to the HBox in the top region
        addStackPane(hbox);  
        
// Choose either a TilePane or FlowPane for right region and comment out the
// one you aren't using        
        border.setRight(addFlowPane());
//        border.setRight(addTilePane());
        
// Add an anchor pane with a grid pane and HBox to the center region
        border.setCenter(addAnchorPane(addGridPane()));
 
        Scene scene = new Scene(border);
// Add a style sheet to the scene        
        scene.getStylesheets().add("layoutsamplecss/layoutstyles.css");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.setTitle("Layout Sample");
        stage.show();
    }
 
/*
 * Creates an HBox with two buttons for the top region
 */
    
    private HBox addHBox() {
 
        HBox hbox = new HBox();
//        hbox.setPadding(new Insets(15, 12, 15, 12));
//        hbox.setSpacing(10);   // Gap between nodes
//        hbox.setStyle("-fx-background-color: #336699;");
// Use style class to set properties previously set above (with some changes)      
        hbox.getStyleClass().add("hbox");
 
        Button buttonCurrent = new Button("Current");
        buttonCurrent.setPrefSize(100, 20);
 
        Button buttonProjected = new Button("Projected");
        buttonProjected.setPrefSize(100, 20);
        
        hbox.getChildren().addAll(buttonCurrent, buttonProjected);
        
        return hbox;
    }
    
/*
 * Creates a VBox with a list of links for the left region
 */
    private VBox addVBox() {
        
        VBox vbox = new VBox();
//        vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10)); // Set all sides to 10
//        vbox.setSpacing(8);              // Gap between nodes
// Use style classes to set properties previously set above        
        vbox.getStyleClass().addAll("pane", "vbox");
 
        Text title = new Text("Data");
        title.setFont(Font.font("Arial", FontWeight.BOLD, 14));
        vbox.getChildren().add(title);
        
        Hyperlink options[] = new Hyperlink[] {
            new Hyperlink("Sales"),
            new Hyperlink("Marketing"),
            new Hyperlink("Distribution"),
            new Hyperlink("Costs")};
 
        for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
            // Add offset to left side to indent from title
            VBox.setMargin(options[i], new Insets(0, 0, 0, 8));
            vbox.getChildren().add(options[i]);
        }
        
        return vbox;
    }
 
/*
 * Uses a stack pane to create a help icon and adds it to the right side of an HBox
 * 
 * @param hb HBox to add the stack to
 */
    private void addStackPane(HBox hb) {
 
        StackPane stack = new StackPane();
        Rectangle helpIcon = new Rectangle(30.0, 25.0);
        helpIcon.setFill(new LinearGradient(0,0,0,1, true, CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE,
            new Stop[]{
            new Stop(0,Color.web("#4977A3")),
            new Stop(0.5, Color.web("#B0C6DA")),
            new Stop(1,Color.web("#9CB6CF")),}));
        helpIcon.setStroke(Color.web("#D0E6FA"));
        helpIcon.setArcHeight(3.5);
        helpIcon.setArcWidth(3.5);
        
        Text helpText = new Text("?");
        helpText.setFont(Font.font("Verdana", FontWeight.BOLD, 18));
        helpText.setFill(Color.WHITE);
        helpText.setStroke(Color.web("#7080A0")); 
        
        stack.getChildren().addAll(helpIcon, helpText);
        stack.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
        // Add offset to right for question mark to compensate for RIGHT 
        // alignment of all nodes
        StackPane.setMargin(helpText, new Insets(0, 10, 0, 0));
        
        hb.getChildren().add(stack);
        HBox.setHgrow(stack, Priority.ALWAYS);
                
    }
 
/*
 * Creates a grid for the center region with four columns and three rows
 */
    private GridPane addGridPane() {
 
        GridPane grid = new GridPane();
//        grid.setHgap(10);
//        grid.setVgap(10);
//        grid.setPadding(new Insets(0, 10, 0, 10));
// Use style classes to set properties previously set above (with some changes)       
        grid.getStyleClass().add("grid");
 
        // Category in column 2, row 1
        Text category = new Text("Sales:");
        category.setFont(Font.font("Arial", FontWeight.BOLD, 20));
        grid.add(category, 1, 0); 
        
        // Title in column 3, row 1
        Text chartTitle = new Text("Current Year");
        chartTitle.setFont(Font.font("Arial", FontWeight.BOLD, 20));
        grid.add(chartTitle, 2, 0);
        
        // Subtitle in columns 2-3, row 2
        Text chartSubtitle = new Text("Goods and Services");
        grid.add(chartSubtitle, 1, 1, 2, 1);
        
        // House icon in column 1, rows 1-2
        ImageView imageHouse = new ImageView(
                    new Image(LayoutSampleCSS.class.getResourceAsStream("graphics/house.png")));
        grid.add(imageHouse, 0, 0, 1, 2);
 
        // Left label in column 1 (bottom), row 3
        Text goodsPercent = new Text("Goods\n80%");
        GridPane.setValignment(goodsPercent, VPos.BOTTOM);
        grid.add(goodsPercent, 0, 2);
        
        // Chart in columns 2-3, row 3
        ImageView imageChart = new ImageView(
                    new Image(LayoutSampleCSS.class.getResourceAsStream("graphics/piechart.png")));
        grid.add(imageChart, 1, 2, 2, 1);
        
        // Right label in column 4 (top), row 3
        Text servicesPercent = new Text("Services\n20%");
        GridPane.setValignment(servicesPercent, VPos.TOP);
        grid.add(servicesPercent, 3, 2);
        
//        grid.setGridLinesVisible(true);
        return grid;
    }
 
/*
 * Creates a horizontal flow pane with eight icons in four rows
 */
    private FlowPane addFlowPane() {
 
        FlowPane flow = new FlowPane();
//        flow.setPadding(new Insets(5, 0, 5, 0));
//        flow.setVgap(4);
//        flow.setHgap(4);
//        flow.setStyle("-fx-background-color: DAE6F3;");
// Use style classes to set properties previously set above        
        flow.getStyleClass().addAll("pane", "flow-tile");
        flow.setPrefWrapLength(170); // preferred width allows for two columns
 
        ImageView pages[] = new ImageView[8];
        for (int i=0; i<8; i++) {
            pages[i] = new ImageView(
                    new Image(LayoutSampleCSS.class.getResourceAsStream(
                    "graphics/chart_"+(i+1)+".png")));
            flow.getChildren().add(pages[i]);
        }
 
        return flow;
    }
    
/*
 * Creates a horizontal (default) tile pane with eight icons in four rows
 */
    private TilePane addTilePane() {
        
        TilePane tile = new TilePane();
//        tile.setPadding(new Insets(5, 0, 5, 0));
//        tile.setVgap(4);
//        tile.setHgap(4);
//        tile.setStyle("-fx-background-color: DAE6F3;");
// Use style classes to set properties previously set above (with some changes)        
        tile.getStyleClass().addAll("pane", "flow-tile");
        tile.setPrefColumns(2);
 
        ImageView pages[] = new ImageView[8];
        for (int i=0; i<8; i++) {
            pages[i] = new ImageView(
                    new Image(LayoutSampleCSS.class.getResourceAsStream(
                    "graphics/chart_"+(i+1)+".png")));
            tile.getChildren().add(pages[i]);
        }
 
        return tile;
    }
 
/*
 * Creates an anchor pane using the provided grid and an HBox with buttons
 * 
 * @param grid Grid to anchor to the top of the anchor pane
 */
    private AnchorPane addAnchorPane(GridPane grid) {
 
        AnchorPane anchorpane = new AnchorPane();
        anchorpane.getStyleClass().add("pane");
        
        Button buttonSave = new Button("Save");
        buttonSave.setId("button-custom");
        Button buttonCancel = new Button("Cancel");
        buttonCancel.setId("button-custom");
 
        HBox hb = new HBox();
//        hb.setPadding(new Insets(0, 10, 10, 10));
//        hb.setSpacing(10);
// Use style classes to set properties previously set above (with some changes)        
        hb.getStyleClass().add("hbox");
        hb.setId("hbox-custom");
        hb.getChildren().addAll(buttonSave, buttonCancel);
 
        anchorpane.getChildren().addAll(grid,hb);
        // Anchor buttons to bottom right, anchor grid to top
        AnchorPane.setBottomAnchor(hb, 8.0);
        AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(hb, 5.0);
        AnchorPane.setTopAnchor(grid, 10.0);
 
        return anchorpane;
    }
}
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