I have two scenes. The first scene invokes second scene using the following code.
#FXML
private void confirmation(ActionEvent event) throws IOException{
Stage confirmation_stage;
Parent confirmation;
confirmation_stage=new Stage();
confirmation=FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("Confirmation.fxml"));
confirmation_stage.setScene(new Scene(confirmation));
confirmation_stage.initOwner(generate_button.getScene().getWindow());
confirmation_stage.show();
}
There is a label in "Confirmation.fxml" called "Proceed".
I need to change the content of that label from within this function and return the result(true/false). Help?
Create a ConfirmationController for the FXML. From the controller, expose a method which allows you to pass data (string) to set to the label.
public class ConfirmationController implements Initializable {
...
#FXML
private Label proceed;
...
public void setTextToLabel (String text) {
proceed.setText(text);
}
...
}
Inside your method where you are loading the FXML, you can have :
...
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("Confirmation.fxml"));
confirmation = loader.load();
ConfirmationController controller = (ConfirmationController)loader.getController();
controller.setTextToLabel("Your Text"); // Call the method we wrote before
...
Labels in FXML have a setText method. So for your case the "Proceed" label will look something like:
Proceed.setText("The new text");
As for the second part of the question, I'm not 100% sure as to what you are asking. I don't really see any case for the function to return true or false.
Assuming that you have a controller called:confirmation_controller.java'. inside that controller, you have a public method getProceedLabel() that returns a reference for the label called Proceed. you can try the following code:
Stage confirmation_stage;
Parent confirmation;
confirmation_stage=new Stage();
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("Confirmation.fxml"));
confirmation = loader.load();
confirmation_controller controller = loader.getController();
Label label = controller.getProceedLabel();
label.setText("..."):
confirmation_stage.setScene(new Scene(confirmation));
confirmation_stage.initOwner(generate_button.getScene().getWindow());
confirmation_stage.show();
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I am having the following problem with a program that I am currently writing, and I have searched on the internet, but I couldn't really find anything to help me understand the following problem
So inside another class I have written a method that executes this whenever the search button is clicked and the method looks like this:
public void searchButton(){
try {
new SearchController().display();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
And then the SearchController class looks something like this (I simplified it here):
public class SearchController {
#FXML
private Button cancelButton;
#FXML
private Label what;
private static Stage stage;
private static BorderPane borderPane;
#FXML
public void initialize(){
what.setText("Testing"); // this woks
cancelButton.setOnAction(e -> stage.close());
}
public void display() throws IOException {
stage = new Stage();
stage.setResizable(false);
stage.setTitle("Product search");
stage.initModality(Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL);
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader();
loader.setLocation(SearchController.class.getResource("Search.fxml"));
borderPane = loader.load();
Scene scene = new Scene(borderPane);
stage.setScene(scene);
//what.setText("Testing") and this doesn't work
stage.showAndWait();
}
}
Can someone please tell me why it is possible to write text on the initialize method (that method gets called after the borderPane = loader.load(); line...so why doesn't it work if I try to write on the label after that line?)
Thank you in advance
The FXMLLoader creates an instance of the class specified in the fx:controller attribute of the FXML root element. It then injects the elements defined in the FXML file into the controller instance it created when the fx:id attributes match the field names. Then it calls the initialize() method on that instance.
You create an instance of the controller "by hand" with new SearchController(). This is not the same object that is created by the FXMLLoader. So now when you have loaded the fxml file you have two different instances of SearchController. So if you call what.setText(...) from the display() method, you are not calling it on the controller instance created by the FXMLLoader. Consequently, what has not been initialized in the instance on which you are calling what.setText(...), and you get a null pointer exception.
Since initialize() is invoked by the FXMLLoader on the instance it created, when you call what.setText(...) from the initialize() method, you are calling it on the instance created by the FXMLLoader, and so the FXML-injected fields for that instance have been initialized.
This is the controller to set text to label.
#FXML
private Label label1;
public void two(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("window2.fxml"));
Scene switchEdit = new Scene(root);
Stage stage = (Stage)((Node)event.getSource()).getScene().getWindow();
stage.setScene(switchEdit);
stage.show();
}
#Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
}
public void initData(String title) {
label1.setText(title);
}
}
This is the controller to get the value needed for the label1. I alreay made an object and call the method on the first controller to pass the value from the textfield.
#FXML
private TextField txt;
public void goBack(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader();
Parent roo = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("window.fxml"));
Scene chEdit = new Scene(roo);
Stage stage = (Stage)((Node)event.getSource()).getScene().getWindow();
controller2 control = loader.getController();
control.initData(txt.getText());
stage.setScene(chEdit);
stage.show();
}
}
I already watched multiple tutorials but nothing works!
You load the fxml via the static FXMLLoader.load(URL) method instead of using the FXMLLoader instance to load the fxml.
Change
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader();
Parent roo = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("window.fxml"));
to
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("window.fxml"));
Parent roo = loader.load();
Of course this also requires the fx:controller attribute to be specified in the root element of window.fxml. It's value should be the fully qualified name of your controller2 class.
PS: Consider adhering to the java naming conventions and use type names starting with an uppercase letter.
I have written a controller for two windows /stages.
The first window is opened in the MainClass. The second in the Controller, if the user clicks onto a button.
How can I get the TextFields from second.fxml in the applyFor()-method?
Thanks.
#FXML
protected void requestNewAccount(ActionEvent event) {
try {
FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("second.fxml")); // TextFields in there
Parent root = (Parent) fxmlLoader.load();
Stage stage = new Stage();
stage.initModality(Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL);
stage.setTitle("Second Window");
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
String css = MainOnlineCustomer.class.getResource("/style.css").toExternalForm();
scene.getStylesheets().clear();
scene.getStylesheets().add(css);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
} catch (IOException e) {
logger.error(e);
}
}
/**
* closes the "second"-Window
* #param event
*/
#FXML
protected void cancel(ActionEvent event) {
final Node source = (Node) event.getSource();
final Stage stage = (Stage) source.getScene().getWindow();
stage.close();
}
#FXML
protected void applyFor(ActionEvent event) {
// get values from TextField in second.fxml here!!!
}
It's not good to share controllers between fxmls unless they serve the same purpose. Here both fxml seem to serve a different purpose (account management, login or something similar for one of them and creating a new account for the other). What is even worse is that those classes do not share the same controller instance, which means the small (and probably only) benefit you could get from using the same controller, is not used here. You should better use different controllers.
Since you use Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL as modality, I'd recommend using showAndWait instead of show to open the new stage. This will enter a nested event loop, which allows the UI to remain responsive and continues after the invocation of showAndWait once the stage is closed.
Furthermore add a method to the controller of second.fxml that allows you to retrieve the result.
Example
This creates a Person object with given name and family name.
"primary window (opening the "inner" stage)
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("second.fxml"));
Stage subStage = new Stage();
subStage.initModality(Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL);
subStage.setTitle("Second Window");
Scene scene = new Scene(loader.load());
subStage.setScene(scene);
subStage.showAndWait();
Optional<Person> result = loader.<Supplier<Optional<Person>>>getController().get();
if (result.isPresent()) {
// do something with the result
}
controller for "inner" content
public class SecondController implements Supplier<Optional<Person>> {
#FXML
private TextField givenName;
#FXML
private TextField familyName;
private boolean submitted = false;
// handler for submit action
#FXML
private void submit() {
submitted = true;
givenName.getScene().getWindow().hide();
}
// handler for cancel action
#FXML
private void cancel() {
givenName.getScene().getWindow().hide();
}
#Override
public Optional<Person> get() {
return submitted ? Optional.of(new Person(givenName.getText(), familyName.getText())) : Optional.empty();
}
}
Note that you can gain access to any data available to the controller this way. I wouldn't recommend accessing any nodes (like TextFields) directly though, since this makes changing the UI harder.
Using the Supplier interface here is not necessary, but I chose to do this to achieve a loose coupling between SecondController and the main window.
I would like to communicate with a FXML controller class at any time, to update information on the screen from the main application or other stages.
Is this possible? I havent found any way to do it.
Static functions could be a way, but they don't have access to the form's controls.
Any ideas?
You can get the controller from the FXMLLoader
FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader();
Pane p = fxmlLoader.load(getClass().getResource("foo.fxml").openStream());
FooController fooController = (FooController) fxmlLoader.getController();
store it in your main stage and provide getFooController() getter method.
From other classes or stages, every time when you need to refresh the loaded "foo.fxml" page, ask it from its controller:
getFooController().updatePage(strData);
updatePage() can be something like:
// ...
#FXML private Label lblData;
// ...
public void updatePage(String data){
lblData.setText(data);
}
// ...
in the FooController class.
This way other page users do not bother about page's internal structure like what and where Label lblData is.
Also look the https://stackoverflow.com/a/10718683/682495. In JavaFX 2.2 FXMLLoader is improved.
Just to help clarify the accepted answer and maybe save a bit of time for others that are new to JavaFX:
For a JavaFX FXML Application, NetBeans will auto-generate your start method in the main class as follows:
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
Now, all we need to do to have access to the controller class is to change the FXMLLoader load() method from the static implementation to an instantiated implementation and then we can use the instance's method to get the controller, like this:
//Static global variable for the controller (where MyController is the name of your controller class
static MyController myControllerHandle;
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
//Set up instance instead of using static load() method
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Parent root = loader.load();
//Now we have access to getController() through the instance... don't forget the type cast
myControllerHandle = (MyController)loader.getController();
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
Another solution is to set the controller from your controller class, like so...
public class Controller implements javafx.fxml.Initializable {
#Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
// Implementing the Initializable interface means that this method
// will be called when the controller instance is created
App.setController(this);
}
}
This is the solution I prefer to use since the code is somewhat messy to create a fully functional FXMLLoader instance which properly handles local resources etc
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml"));
}
versus
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
URL location = getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml");
FXMLLoader loader = createFXMLLoader(location);
Parent root = loader.load(location.openStream());
}
public FXMLLoader createFXMLLoader(URL location) {
return new FXMLLoader(location, null, new JavaFXBuilderFactory(), null, Charset.forName(FXMLLoader.DEFAULT_CHARSET_NAME));
}
On the object's loading from the Main screen, one way to pass data that I have found and works is to use lookup and then set the data inside an invisible label that I can retrieve later from the controller class. Like this:
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(me.getClass().getResource("Form.fxml"));
Label lblData = (Label) root.lookup("#lblData");
if (lblData!=null) lblData.setText(strData);
This works, but there must be a better way.
I would like to communicate with a FXML controller class at any time, to update information on the screen from the main application or other stages.
Is this possible? I havent found any way to do it.
Static functions could be a way, but they don't have access to the form's controls.
Any ideas?
You can get the controller from the FXMLLoader
FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader();
Pane p = fxmlLoader.load(getClass().getResource("foo.fxml").openStream());
FooController fooController = (FooController) fxmlLoader.getController();
store it in your main stage and provide getFooController() getter method.
From other classes or stages, every time when you need to refresh the loaded "foo.fxml" page, ask it from its controller:
getFooController().updatePage(strData);
updatePage() can be something like:
// ...
#FXML private Label lblData;
// ...
public void updatePage(String data){
lblData.setText(data);
}
// ...
in the FooController class.
This way other page users do not bother about page's internal structure like what and where Label lblData is.
Also look the https://stackoverflow.com/a/10718683/682495. In JavaFX 2.2 FXMLLoader is improved.
Just to help clarify the accepted answer and maybe save a bit of time for others that are new to JavaFX:
For a JavaFX FXML Application, NetBeans will auto-generate your start method in the main class as follows:
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
Now, all we need to do to have access to the controller class is to change the FXMLLoader load() method from the static implementation to an instantiated implementation and then we can use the instance's method to get the controller, like this:
//Static global variable for the controller (where MyController is the name of your controller class
static MyController myControllerHandle;
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
//Set up instance instead of using static load() method
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Parent root = loader.load();
//Now we have access to getController() through the instance... don't forget the type cast
myControllerHandle = (MyController)loader.getController();
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
Another solution is to set the controller from your controller class, like so...
public class Controller implements javafx.fxml.Initializable {
#Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
// Implementing the Initializable interface means that this method
// will be called when the controller instance is created
App.setController(this);
}
}
This is the solution I prefer to use since the code is somewhat messy to create a fully functional FXMLLoader instance which properly handles local resources etc
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml"));
}
versus
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
URL location = getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml");
FXMLLoader loader = createFXMLLoader(location);
Parent root = loader.load(location.openStream());
}
public FXMLLoader createFXMLLoader(URL location) {
return new FXMLLoader(location, null, new JavaFXBuilderFactory(), null, Charset.forName(FXMLLoader.DEFAULT_CHARSET_NAME));
}
On the object's loading from the Main screen, one way to pass data that I have found and works is to use lookup and then set the data inside an invisible label that I can retrieve later from the controller class. Like this:
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(me.getClass().getResource("Form.fxml"));
Label lblData = (Label) root.lookup("#lblData");
if (lblData!=null) lblData.setText(strData);
This works, but there must be a better way.