Quick Start Guide to JavaFX

Chapter 4

Using JavaFX Layouts

Key Skills & Concepts

•   Arranging nodes in a Scene

•   Using the HBox

•   Nested layouts

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, ...