JavaFX VBox

Implementation

We’ll have a look at two different programs in which we’ll implement vbox. In the first program, we’ll create a very basic application in which we’ll add two buttons and a label with custom text just to get the gist of how VBox works. And in the second program we’ll update our current program and we’ll add a text field in which user can enter some text. Also, we’ll update the text of our buttons and add some margin using the inbuilt functions available in VBox class.

Let’s see the implementation.

Program 1

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;

public class VBox_Example extends Application { 
   @Override 
   public void start(Stage stage) {       
      
        try{

            // setting the title
            stage.setTitle("VBox Example");

            // creating VBox
            VBox vbox = new VBox(10);

            // creating a scene
            Scene scene = new Scene(vbox, 400, 400);
            
            // creating two buttons
            Button submit = new Button("Button 1");
            Button clear = new Button("Button 2");

            // creating label
            Label label = new Label("VBox Example ( Two Buttons ) ");
            
            // adding label to vbox
            vbox.getChildren().add(label);
            
            // adding two buttons
            vbox.getChildren().add(submit);
            vbox.getChildren().add(clear);


            // setting alignment
            vbox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
            
            // setting the scene
            stage.setScene(scene);

            stage.show();
            
        } catch (Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        
   } 
   public static void main(String args[]){ 
        // launching the application
        launch(args); 
   } 
}

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Program 2

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;

public class VBox_Example extends Application { 
   @Override 
   public void start(Stage stage) {       
      
        try{

            // setting the title
            stage.setTitle("VBox Example");

            // creating VBox
            VBox vbox = new VBox(10);

            // creating a scene
            Scene scene = new Scene(vbox, 400, 400);
            
            //creating a text field 
            TextField textField = new TextField();
            
            // creating two buttons
            Button submit = new Button("Submit");
            Button clear = new Button("Clear");

            // creating label
            Label label = new Label("VBox Example (Two Buttons and Textfield) ");
            
            // adding label to vbox
            vbox.getChildren().add(label);
            
            // adding textfield
            vbox.getChildren().add(textField);


            // adding two buttons
            vbox.getChildren().add(submit);
            vbox.getChildren().add(clear);


            // setting alignment
            vbox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);

            // setting margin
            vbox.setMargin(label, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 25));
            vbox.setMargin(textField, new Insets(0, 50, 0, 25));
            vbox.setMargin(submit, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 25));
            vbox.setMargin(clear, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 25));
            
            // setting the scene
            stage.setScene(scene);

            stage.show();
            
        } catch (Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

   } 
   public static void main(String args[]){ 
        // launching the application
        launch(args); 
   } 
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is JavaFX used for?

Rich client applications can be created, tested, debugged, and deployed using JavaFX, a set of graphics and media packages, across a variety of platforms..
 

What is a VBox in JavaFX?

It is a class present inside the javafx.scene.layout package. Vbox is used as the layout in our application and the children of vbox are arranged in the vertical column.
 

What is Insets class in JavaFX?

JavaFX includes the Insets class. The inside offsets for the four sides of a rectangular region are stored in the Insets class.

Conclusion

In this article, we have extensively discussed the VBox Class present inside JavaFx Framework. We have seen different constructors to initialize the VBox object. Also, we have seen different methods available inside the class along with the implementation.

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