JavaFX Resizing TextField with Window

Question

In JavaFX, how do I create a textfield inside an hbox (BorderPane layout) resize in width/length as the user resizes the window?

Answer 1

You can set the HGROW for the textfield as Priority.ALWAYS.

This will enable the TextField to shrink/grow whenever the HBox changes its width.

MCVE :

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
 @Override
 public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
 TextField textField = new TextField();
 HBox container = new HBox(textField);
 container.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
 container.setPadding(new Insets(10));
 // Set Hgrow for TextField
 HBox.setHgrow(textField, Priority.ALWAYS);
 BorderPane pane = new BorderPane();
 pane.setCenter(container);
 Scene scene = new Scene(pane, 150, 150);
 primaryStage.setScene(scene);
 primaryStage.show();
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 launch(args);
 }
}

Output :

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• noobProgrammer: That worked for me. How do I do the same for a textarea inside a scrollpane?