JavaFx Notes

Change sub fxml gui parts at runtime with Button Click

MainApp.java

Loads the MainView.fxml

MainView.fxml

<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>

<BorderPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml">
<center>
<Pane fx:id="content"/>
<fx:include source="Content1.fxml"/>
</center>

<bottom>
<fx:include source="TaskBar.fxml"/>
</bottom>

</BorderPane>

Content1.fxml

<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>

<StackPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:id="content1">
<Label text="Hallo Java FX 2.1.1 Content1.fxml"/>
</StackPane>

Content2.fxml

<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>

<StackPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:id="content2">
<Label text="Hallo Java FX 2.1.1 Content2.fxml"/>
</StackPane>

TaskBar.fxml

<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>

<HBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" spacing="10" alignment="center"
fx:id="taskBar" fx:controller="TaskBarController">
<children>
<Button fx:id="taskBarButton1" onAction="#handleTaskBarButton1Action"/>
<Button fx:id="taskBarButton2" onAction="#handleTaskBarButton2Action"/>
</children>
</HBox>

TaskBarController.java

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;

public class TaskBarController implements Initializable {

// Binding with the FXML
@FXML
private Button taskBarButton1;

@FXML
private Button taskBarButton2;

@FXML
private void handleTaskBarButton1Action(ActionEvent event) {
System.out.println("click! taskBarButton1");
}

@FXML
private void handleTaskBarButton2Action(ActionEvent event) {
System.out.println("click! taskBarButton2");
content.getChildren().clear();
content.getChildren().add(FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("Content2.fxml"));
}
}

@Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

}

Locate fxml file in other package

example

Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/jfxtest2/Screen.fxml"));