FXML templates

Netbeans plugin for creating standalone FXML Nodes to JavaFX projects.

This plugin adds two new creatable file types under the JavaFX category:

JavaFX FXML Node

Creates two files:

• FXML file, representing the scene graph of the node.
• Java class file, which works as both the root and controller of the FXML.

The Java file works as a standalone Node, meaning it can be added as a child to other Nodes.

JavaFX FXML Application

Creates three files:

• JavaFX application main class
• The two files of an FXML Node, as described in the previous section. The node is used as the root node of the application.

Usage

The new file types can be found in the "New file" dialog under the JavaFX category.

Examples

JavaFX FXML Node

Creating a JavaFX FXML Node with the name MyNode will create the following files:

MyNode.java

package myapp;

import java.io.IOException;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;

public class MyNode extends AnchorPane {

    public MyNode() {
        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("MyNode.fxml"));
        fxmlLoader.setRoot(this);
        fxmlLoader.setController(this);

        try {
            fxmlLoader.load();
        } catch (IOException exception) {
            throw new RuntimeException(exception);
        }
    }

    @FXML
    private void initialize() {
    }
}

MyNode.fxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>

<fx:root id="AnchorPane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" type="AnchorPane" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" />

JavaFX FXML Application

Creating a JavaFX FXML Application with the name MyApp will create similar files, with an additional main class:

MyApp.java

package myapp;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class MyApp extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
        MyAppPane root = new MyAppPane();

        Scene scene = new Scene(root);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}

MyAppPane.java

package myapp;

import java.io.IOException;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;

public class MyAppPane extends AnchorPane {

    public MyAppPane() {
        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("MyAppPane.fxml"));
        fxmlLoader.setRoot(this);
        fxmlLoader.setController(this);

        try {
            fxmlLoader.load();
        } catch (IOException exception) {
            throw new RuntimeException(exception);
        }
    }

    @FXML
    private void initialize() {
    }
}

MyAppPane.fxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>

<fx:root id="AnchorPane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" type="AnchorPane" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" />