JavaFX HBox

by Online Tutorials Library July 14, 2022

JavaFX HBox

HBox layout pane arranges the nodes in a single row. It is represented by javafx.scene.layout.HBox class. We just need to instantiate HBox class in order to create HBox layout.

Properties

The Properties of the class along with their setter methods are given in the table below.

Property	Description	Setter Methods
alignment	This represents the alignment of the nodes.	setAlignment(Double)
fillHeight	This is a boolean property. If you set this property to true the height of the nodes will become equal to the height of the HBox.	setFillHeight(Double)
spacing	This represents the space between the nodes in the HBox. It is of double type.	setSpacing(Double)

Constructors

The HBox class contains two constructors that are given below.

new HBox() : create HBox layout with 0 spacing
new Hbox(Double spacing) : create HBox layout with a spacing value

Example

  package application;  import javafx.application.Application;  import javafx.scene.Scene;  import javafx.scene.control.Button;  import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;  import javafx.stage.Stage;  public class Label_Test extends Application {    @Override  public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {  Button btn1 = new Button(“Button 1”);  Button btn2 = new Button(“Button 2”);  HBox root = new HBox();  Scene scene = new Scene(root,200,200);  root.getChildren().addAll(btn1,btn2);  primaryStage.setScene(scene);  primaryStage.show();  }  public static void main(String[] args) {  launch(args);  }    }  

JavaFX HBox Output1

Example : Setting the space among the nodes.

  package application;  import javafx.application.Application;  import javafx.scene.Scene;  import javafx.scene.control.Button;  import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;  import javafx.stage.Stage;  public class Label_Test extends Application {    @Override  public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {  Button btn1 = new Button(“Button 1”);  Button btn2 = new Button(“Button 2”);  HBox root = new HBox();  Scene scene = new Scene(root,200,200);  root.getChildren().addAll(btn1,btn2);  root.setSpacing(40);  primaryStage.setScene(scene);  primaryStage.show();  }  public static void main(String[] args) {  launch(args);  }    }  

JavaFX HBox Output2

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