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Chapter 4
Using JavaFX Layouts
Key Skills & Concepts
   Arranging nodes in a Scene
   Using the HBox
   Nested layouts
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Throughout this book, you have learned how to create and use nodes. At its core, JavaFX would not be very interesting without the ability to place these nodes on the screen. Nodes need to be placed logically on the screen for any user interface (UI) to be intuitive and usable.
To this point in the book, you have manually placed nodes within the context of a Scene. Then, using the x and y coordinates of the desired position, ...

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