JavaFX How to - Create Login form with GridPane

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Question

We would like to know how to create Login form with GridPane.

Answer

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.HPos;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
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public class Main extends Application {

  private GridPane createGridPane() {
    GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
    gridpane.setPadding(new Insets(5));
    gridpane.setHgap(5);
    gridpane.setVgap(5);

    ColumnConstraints column1 = new ColumnConstraints(100);
    ColumnConstraints column2 = new ColumnConstraints(50, 150, 300);

    column2.setHgrow(Priority.ALWAYS);
    gridpane.getColumnConstraints().addAll(column1, column2);

    Label fNameLbl = new Label("First Name");
    TextField fNameFld = new TextField();

    Label lNameLbl = new Label("Last Name");
    TextField lNameFld = new TextField();

    Button saveButton = new Button("Save");

    GridPane.setHalignment(fNameLbl, HPos.RIGHT);
    GridPane.setHalignment(lNameLbl, HPos.RIGHT);

    GridPane.setHalignment(fNameFld, HPos.LEFT);
    GridPane.setHalignment(lNameFld, HPos.LEFT);

    GridPane.setHalignment(saveButton, HPos.RIGHT);

    gridpane.add(fNameLbl, 0, 0);
    gridpane.add(fNameFld, 1, 0);

    gridpane.add(lNameLbl, 0, 1);
    gridpane.add(lNameFld, 1, 1);

    gridpane.add(saveButton, 1, 2);

    return gridpane;

  }

  private FlowPane createTopBanner() {
    FlowPane topBanner = new FlowPane();
    topBanner.setPrefHeight(40);

    Font serif = Font.font("Dialog", 30);

    Text contactText = new Text("Contacts");
    contactText.setFill(Color.BLACK);
    contactText.setFont(serif);

    topBanner.getChildren().addAll(contactText);

    return topBanner;
  }

  @Override
  public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
    BorderPane root = new BorderPane();
    Scene scene = new Scene(root, 380, 150, Color.WHITE);

    GridPane gridpane = createGridPane();
    FlowPane topBanner = createTopBanner();

    root.setTop(topBanner);
    root.setCenter(gridpane);

    primaryStage.setTitle("Hello World!");
    primaryStage.setScene(scene);
    primaryStage.show();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    launch(args);
  }
}

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