JavaFX adding and removing Node from BorderPane

Question

I want to programmatically add and remove side menu in BorderPane. Problem is when I add a Node, it is not visible. BorderPane and StackPane are defined in FXML file.

I want to do something like this:

StackPane temp = (StackPane) borderPane.getChildren().get(1);
borderPane.getChildren().remove(1);
borderPane.getChildren().add(0, temp);

I have tried borderPane.requestLayout() but it is not working.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 27 '17 at 06:09

7

You can use setRight or setLeft, setTop, setBottom, setCenter methods to add Nodes to different parts and also getRight, getLeft, getTop, getBottom, getCenter to retrieve the currently assigned Node. The set methods can be also used to remove the currently set Node by passing null value.

Example:

Imagine that you have a BorderPane that has a StackPane placed on the right side, and you want to move it to the left side.

StackPane temp = (StackPane) borderPane.getRight(); // Casting is unnecessary
borderPane.setRight(null);
borderPane.setLeft(temp);

edited Sep 27 '17 at 06:09

Graham

7,431
18
59
84

answered Nov 17 '16 at 11:08

DVarga

21,311
6
55
60

Thank you, that is what I was looking for. – Milorad Nov 17 '16 at 11:11
How come I am advised to use static when I use `borderPane.setAligment()`? I would have preferred to position my nodes that way – Lealo Sep 27 '17 at 15:04

Rashmin Mevada · Answer 2 · 2019-08-31T05:34:59.510

0

It's to simple to remove node from border pane. Declare border pane ID and using that id select children node and remove specified side(left,right,top,bottom) by below code.

    @FXML
    private BorderPane borderPane;

    @Override
    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
        borderPane.getChildren().remove(borderPane.getLeft());
        borderPane.getChildren().remove(borderPane.getRight());
    }

edited Aug 31 '19 at 05:34

answered Aug 16 '19 at 21:22

Rashmin Mevada

41
2

1

Explain the author what exactly are you doing and why his approach doesn't work. – mentallurg Aug 16 '19 at 22:50
1

@mentallurg please check now – Rashmin Mevada Aug 31 '19 at 05:35
Not it is clear what you mean, what your code is doing. I don't say anything about the solution. Let the others check it. – mentallurg Aug 31 '19 at 08:28

JavaFX adding and removing Node from BorderPane

2 Answers2