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Java FX: Stack pane children width in percentage (FXML only)

Novice in Java FX. Trying to create the following layout:

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I do not see the reason to use Grid Pane: maybe it's my mistake, but Grid pane is overkill for two child element. So, I selected the Stack Pane.

How can I set width of children to 50% and height to 100% of parent?

Solution

  • Don't use a StackPane; use a HBox and set the HBox.hgrow property to ALWAYS for both children:

    <HBox fillHeight="true">
   <children>
      <TextArea HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
      <TextArea HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
   </children>
</HBox>