JavaFX deployment - images get lost - java

I finished a small private project in JavaFX with e(fx)clipse. Now I would like to export it as a runnable jar file. Everything works fine, except the fact that the pane and button background images get lost. The paths to these images were defined in a seperate CSS file. Other definitions from this file are implemented well, only the images are missing.
Any idea what could be the reason for this? Or is there even a better way to publish a finished java project?


This seems to be a common problem. I struggled with it myself. Take a look at how I reference the css and the image in the css.
Here's a solution that works in the development environment, in Scene Builder and in a packaged JAR.
The folder structure:
Main.java:
package application;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(Main.class.getResource("view/RootLayout.fxml"));
AnchorPane rootLayout = (AnchorPane) loader.load();
Scene scene = new Scene(rootLayout, 400, 400);
scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("css/application.css").toExternalForm());
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
RootLayout.fxml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
<AnchorPane xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="application.view.RootLayoutController">
<children>
<Pane layoutX="0.0" layoutY="0.0" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0">
<children>
<Button fx:id="sunButton" layoutX="74.0" layoutY="88.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#handleSunButtonClick" styleClass="sun-button" stylesheets="#../css/toolbar.css" text="Button" />
</children>
</Pane>
</children>
</AnchorPane>
RootLayoutController.java:
package application.view;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
public class RootLayoutController {
#FXML
Button sunButton;
#FXML
public void handleSunButtonClick() {
System.out.println( "Button clicked");
}
}
toolbar.css:
.sun-button {
-fx-graphic: url('./icons/sun.png');
}
application.css:
.root {
-fx-background-color:lightgray;
}
sun.png:
This works in both the development environment and when you package the JAR (choose "Extract required libraries into generated JAR" in Eclipse).
Screenshot (just a button with an icon loaded via css)

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I have a stack pane that when the mouse enters, I create a pane, stick some text in it, and display it near the mouse.
StatisticsController.java
stackPane.setOnMouseEntered(event -> {
Pane pane = new Pane();
Text text = new Text("Example Text");
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However it doesn't have the blue background I'm looking for.
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//Styles Correctly
getInfoBox().getChildren().add(pane);
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Some things that may be worth noting:
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Main.java
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// I've cut it out to save space but this repeats 4 times to set
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Suggestion: Could it be because the CSS is not defined for the Scene or BorderPane itself, it only applies to nodes added into the borderPane sections? If so how would I go about letting the enter Scene/Stage use the same css and would that negate adding in the css to each .fxml?
Edit:
When adding this code to the main to apply the CSS to the scene:
Scene scene = new Scene(root,1366,768);
scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("/css/main.css").toExternalForm());
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
I get this:
So the CSS for the text is now working, but not for the Pane? I have no idea why this might happen.
// ---- REPRODUCTION -- //
Main.java
package sample;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
#Override
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BorderPane bp = new BorderPane();
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Parent right = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("right.fxml"));
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bp.setRight(right);
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primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
MasterController.java
package sample;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
public class MasterController {
private static VBox rightBox;
private static BorderPane root;
public static VBox getRightBox() {
return rightBox;
}
public static void setRightBox(VBox rightBox) {
MasterController.rightBox = rightBox;
}
public static BorderPane getRoot() {
return root;
}
public static void setRoot(BorderPane root) {
MasterController.root = root;
}
}
LeftController.java
package sample;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import java.io.IOException;
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#FXML
public void loadCenter(ActionEvent event) {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("center.fxml"));
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e.printStackTrace();
}
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package sample;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
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#FXML
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}
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Text text = new Text("ROLL OVER");
stackPane.getChildren().add(text);
center.getChildren().add(stackPane);
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getRightBox().getChildren().clear();
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pane1.getStyleClass().add("blueBG");
Pane pane2 = new Pane();
Text exampleText2 = new Text("Example Text");
pane2.getStyleClass().add("blueBG");
pane1.getChildren().add(exampleText1);
pane2.getChildren().add(exampleText2);
pane1.setLayoutY(event.getSceneY() + 40);
pane1.setLayoutX(event.getSceneX() - 40);
getRoot().getChildren().add(pane1);
getRightBox().getChildren().add(pane2);
});
}
}
RightController.java
package sample;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
public class RightController extends MasterController {
#FXML
private VBox rightBox;
public void initialize() {
setRightBox(rightBox);
}
}
left.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<VBox maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="200.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="sample.LeftController">
<children>
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#loadCenter" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="200.0" text="Click me to load center" />
</children>
</VBox>
center.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<VBox fx:id="center" alignment="TOP_CENTER" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="200.0" stylesheets="#main.css" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="sample.CenterController">
<children>
<Text strokeType="OUTSIDE" strokeWidth="0.0" text="Center" />
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right.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
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IntelliJ IDEA community ide.
Java JDK 9.0.1
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Here is my code:
Main Class:
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import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.ScrollPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
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#FXML
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Thanks

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