Java™ How To Program (Early Objects), Tenth Edition

Section 25.5.3 Building the App’s GUI

• If a control or layout will be manipulated programmatically in the controller class, you must provide a name for that control or layout. Each object’s name is specified via its fx:id property. You can set this property’s value by selecting a component in your scene, then expanding the Inspector window’s Code section—the fx:id property appears at the top.

• By default, the GridPane contains two columns and three rows. You can add a row above or below an existing row by right clicking a row and selecting Grid Pane > Add Row Above or Grid Pane > Add Row Below. You can delete a row or column by right clicking the tab containing its row or column number and selecting Delete.

• You can set a Button’s text by ...