What is wrong with this JavaFX/FXML custom component? - java

I am learning to write FXML custom components for use with JavaFX 8 and Scene Builder.
I wrote the FXML file shown below but Scene Builder will not open it, giving me the message "Open operation has failed" due to the exception:
java.io.IOException: javafx.fxml.LoadException: mycustomcomponent.TicoTeco is not a valid type.
/C:/Users/xxxxx/Documents/NetBeansProjects/MyCustomComponent/src/mycustomcomponent/TicoTeco.fxml:9
at com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.fxom.FXOMLoader.load(FXOMLoader.java:92)
at com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.fxom.FXOMDocument.(FXOMDocument.java:80)
at com.oracle.javafx.scenebuilder.kit.fxom.FXOMDocument.(FXOMDocument.java:95)
...
Why am I getting this exception?
Here's the FXML file:
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<fx:root type="mycustomcomponent.TicoTeco" prefHeight="93.0" prefWidth="304.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
<children>
<BorderPane layoutX="61.0" prefHeight="115.0" prefWidth="200.0">
<left>
<Button fx:id="tico" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Tico" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
</left>
<right>
<Button fx:id="teco" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Teco" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
</right>
</BorderPane>
</children>
</fx:root>
And here are the Java files for TicoTeco.java and Main.java:
package mycustomcomponent;
import java.io.IOException;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
public class TicoTeco extends AnchorPane {
#FXML
Button tico;
#FXML
Button teco;
public TicoTeco() throws IOException {
FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(TicoTeco.class.getResource("TicoTeco.fxml"));
fxmlLoader.setRoot(this);
fxmlLoader.setController(this);
fxmlLoader.load();
}
#FXML
public void initialize() {
final EventHandler<ActionEvent> onAction =
event -> System.out.println("Hi, I'm " + (event.getSource() == tico? "Tico" : "Teco") + "!");
tico.setOnAction(onAction);
teco.setOnAction(onAction);
}
}
package mycustomcomponent;
import java.io.IOException;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws IOException {
Scene scene = new Scene(new TicoTeco());
primaryStage.setTitle("Here are Tico and Teco!");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
/**
* #param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}

It's a bit tricky. So your fxml have a little mistake:
Your custom class is extending AnchorPane, so this should be the root in your fxml:
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<fx:root type="AnchorPane" prefHeight="93.0" prefWidth="304.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
<children>
<BorderPane layoutX="61.0" prefHeight="115.0" prefWidth="200.0">
<left>
<Button fx:id="tico" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Tico" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
</left>
<right>
<Button fx:id="teco" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Teco" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
</right>
</BorderPane>
</children>
</fx:root>
After that, you have to make a jar of it, because you have a fxml and a java class. This is the tricky part in Netbeans, so follow up:
First: Create an own Library Project for the component that looks like this with your copied source files:
Second: Delete the copied Main (where the main method is in) file
Third: Do a "Clean and Build" at the project. The generated .jar file will be in the subfolder "dist" in your Project directory.
Fourth: Open Scene Builder and import your CustomComponent .jar file like this:
Now you are able to use the component as you want. But be aware of changes to the component are not dynamicaly refresh the imported jar, you have to do the whole thing again.

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import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.scene.canvas.Canvas;
import javafx.scene.canvas.GraphicsContext;
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#FXML private Canvas can;
#FXML
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and main
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import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
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#Override
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stage.setTitle("MyApp");
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stage.show();
}
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launch(args);
}
}
my fxml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.canvas.Canvas?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
<BoarderPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.171" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller=MyController">
<top>
<ToolBar prefHeight="40.0" prefwidth="200.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
<items>
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#buttonPressed" text="Press" />
</item>
</ToolBar>
</top>
<center>
<Canvas fx:id="can" height="300.0" width="300.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
</center>
</BorderPane>
every time I try to run this I get
Error: JavaFX runtime components are missing, and are required to run this application
I have already added both jfxrt.jar and jfxswt.jar to a library and add it to the project and I've added permissions to javafx in the JRE but I keep getting this exception

How do you change the value of a text element already defined in a .fxml file in JavaFX?

Currently, I'm making a client-side anime streamer, and currently learning JavaFX. I've created a static thumbnail, and I need to change the value of the static content. So, how do you change the value of a text element already defined in a .fxml file in JavaFX?
For reference, here's the code.
videoThumbnail.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.image.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<AnchorPane prefHeight="387.0" prefWidth="243.0" style="-fx-background-color: #000000;" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/11.0.1" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="test.gui.Controller">
<children>
<ImageView fitHeight="266.0" fitWidth="184.0" layoutX="36.0" layoutY="26.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
<image>
<Image url="#../images/mL0215_1024x1024.png" />
</image>
</ImageView>
<Label layoutX="36.0" layoutY="308.0" style="-fx-background-color: #000000;" text="My Hero Acadamia" textFill="WHITE">
<font>
<Font name="System Bold" size="17.0" />
</font>
</Label>
</children>
</AnchorPane>
main.java
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/fxml/videoThumbnail.fxml"));
Pane root = (Pane) loader.load();
Scene scene = new Scene(new Group(root));
primaryStage.setTitle("test");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
letterbox(scene, root);
primaryStage.setFullScreen(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
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}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
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package test.gui;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
public class Controller {
}
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.image.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPane" prefHeight="387.0" prefWidth="243.0" style="-fx-background-color: #000000;" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/11.0.1" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="test.gui.Controller">
...
</AnchorPane>
Note the addition of fx:id="anchorPane". That is the id attribute.
Now, you can reference it from the Controller by using the id as the variable name. Just add the AnchorPane as an instance variable using the #FXML annotation.
package test.gui;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
public class Controller {
#FXML
private AnchorPane anchorPane;
/*Rest of class*/
}
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Why do I get a runtime exception while trying to load fxml file in my program

I am learning javafx and now I am trying to apply the techniques I learnt in my java applications. My program is called "WhatsTheTime" which is a simple program which consists of an AnchorPane with an Image of a clock in it. When the pane is clicked, it is supposed to set the text of the label behind the ImageView with the current time and the clock image is set to be invisible. When I try to run the application, I get a runtimeException in the loader.load() statement. While searching on the internet, I found that it is mostly due to incorrectly specifying the fileName, but I checked the fileName and it is absolutely correct.
This is my fxml code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.shape.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.image.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<fx:root type = "AnchorPane" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity"
minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" onMouseClicked="#getTheTime" prefHeight="198.0" prefWidth="208.0" type="AnchorPane"
xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="myPrototypes.WhatsTheTime">
<children>
<Rectangle arcHeight="5.0" arcWidth="5.0" height="200.0" stroke="BLACK" strokeType="INSIDE" width="208.0" />
<Label fx:id="timeLabel" layoutX="90.0" layoutY="90.0" text="Label" />
<ImageView fx:id="clockImage" fitHeight="186.0" fitWidth="193.0" layoutX="7.0" layoutY="7.0">
<image>
<Image url="#../../What'sTheTimeIcon.png" />
</image>
</ImageView>
</children>
</fx:root>
This is my Controller class:
package myPrototypes;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
public class WhatsTheTime extends AnchorPane{
#FXML
private ImageView clockImage;
#FXML
private Label timeLabel;
WhatsTheTime(){
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader
(getClass().getResource("WhatsTheTime.fxml"));
loader.setRoot(this);
loader.setController(this);
try{
loader.load();
}
catch(IOException e){
throw new RuntimeException();
}
}
#FXML
public void getTheTime(){
clockImage.setVisible(false);
SimpleDateFormat timeFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
Date date = new Date();
timeLabel.setText(timeFormat.format(date));
}
}
And this is my main class:
package myPrototypes;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class WhatsTheTimeMain extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
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Scene scene = new Scene(component);
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.sizeToScene();
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
Please help me solve this problem. Tell me if you need any other information
If you specify a controller class in the FXML via the fx:controller attribute, you are instructing the FXMLLoader to instantiate that class during the load() process, and use the instance as the controller object.
However, in your case you are explicitly setting a controller on the loader prior to invoking load:
loader.setController(this);
Since the controller is already set when the FXML is loaded, this generates an exception. (If you read the stack trace, you will see it includes an error message along the lines of "Controller already specified".)
Remove the fx:controller attribute from the root element of the FXML:
<fx:root type = "AnchorPane" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity"
minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" onMouseClicked="#getTheTime" prefHeight="198.0" prefWidth="208.0"
xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" >
(Note: there may be other errors: this is the one that is immediately obvious. You should include the stack trace in your question for more complete answers.)

javafx fxml program error(no main method)

i'm fairly new to javafx and fxml. I'm trying to teach myself! However, when I was creating a program for a simple login GUI I came into an issue when I finally tried to run my program. It told me there was no main method in my class and I'm unsure of how to fix it. Any ideas?
My program creates a login screen and when you enter "test" for the username and password it'll take you to another scene.
Here is my Login.java
package com;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
/**
*
* #author Tyler
*/
public class Login extends Application{
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("Login.fxml"));
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.setTitle("Login");
stage.show();
}
}
Here is my LoginController.java
package com;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.PasswordField;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
/**
* FXML Controller class
*
* #author Tyler
*/
public class LoginController implements Initializable {
#FXML
private Label lblMessage;
#FXML
private TextField txtUsername;
#FXML
private PasswordField txtPassword;
#FXML
private void btnLoginAction(ActionEvent event) throws Exception{
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((Node) (event.getSource())).getScene().getWindow().hide();
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Stage stage = new Stage();
Scene scene = new Scene(parent);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.setTitle("Date Selection");
stage.show();
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}
/**
* Initializes the controller class.
* #param url
* #param rb
*/
#Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
// TODO
}
}
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<AnchorPane id="AnchorPane" fx:id="lblMessage" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="com.LoginController">
<children>
<PasswordField fx:id="txtPassword" layoutX="200.0" layoutY="200.0" prefHeight="30.0" prefWidth="200.0" promptText="Password" />
<TextField fx:id="txtUsername" layoutX="200.0" layoutY="140.0" prefHeight="30.0" prefWidth="200.0" promptText="Username" />
<Button fx:id="btnLogin" layoutX="269.0" layoutY="251.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#btnLoginAction" prefHeight="30.0" text="Login">
<font>
<Font size="14.0" />
</font></Button>
<Label fx:id="lblMessage" layoutX="283.0" layoutY="71.0" text="Label" />
</children>
</AnchorPane>
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package com;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
/**
* FXML Controller class
*
* #author Tyler
*/
public class DateSelectionController implements Initializable {
/**
* Initializes the controller class.
*/
#Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
// TODO
}
}
Here is my DateSelection.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<AnchorPane id="AnchorPane" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" fx:controller="com.DateSelectionController">
<children>
<Label layoutX="191.0" layoutY="164.0" text="Welcome">
<font>
<Font name="System Bold" size="50.0" />
</font>
</Label>
</children>
</AnchorPane>
From Oracle:
The main() method is not required for JavaFX applications when the JAR file for the application is created with the JavaFX Packager tool, which embeds the JavaFX Launcher in the JAR file. However, it is useful to include the main() method so you can run JAR files that were created without the JavaFX Launcher, such as when using an IDE in which the JavaFX tools are not fully integrated. Also, Swing applications that embed JavaFX code require the main() method.
So one solution is to make sure it's being built in a way that fully supports the JavaFX tools. The other solution is to add a main method to starts the application. That would avoid any potential problems like this, and doesn't cause any problems in the case where it's not needed.
Your main method should look like this:
public static void main(String[] args){
Application.launch(Login.class, args);
}
That will simply pass control on to JavaFX to handle like it would normally.

How to change fxml lable text by id

I have Label on my fxml file:
<children>
<Label fx:id="lblTest" text="Label" />
</children>
How can i change the text from "Label" to "Hello" from the main/controller java file?
I just started to learn the basics of JavaFX and i am not sure if it possible
Problem
You want to set the text on a label that is part of FXML/Controller/MainApp
Solution
Normally you have three files:
FXML-Document
FXML-Controller
Class that extends Application and overrides the start method
A little Example:
LabelText.java
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class LabelText extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
FXMLDocument.fxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import java.util.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<AnchorPane id="AnchorPane" prefHeight="200" prefWidth="320" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.40" fx:controller="labeltext.FXMLDocumentController">
<children>
<Label fx:id="lblTest" layoutX="126.0" layoutY="92.0" minHeight="16" minWidth="69" />
</children>
</AnchorPane>
FXMLDocumentController.java
package labeltext;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
public class FXMLDocumentController {
#FXML
private Label lblTest;
#FXML
private void initialize() {
lblTest.setText("I'm a Label.");
}
}
And that's it.
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Label lblData = (Label) root.lookup("#lblTest");
if (lblData!=null) lblData.setText("bye");

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