Binding label to bottom-center of scene - JavaFX

Question

I am trying to figure out how to center and bind a label perfectly at the bottom of a scene. I have a simple test application here to show what I am working with and what my issue is.

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class LabelTest extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
        Pane root = new Pane();
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 400);

        Label label = new Label("Testing testing 1 2 3");

        label.layoutXProperty().bind(scene.widthProperty().divide(2).subtract(label.getWidth() / 2));   //Should align label to horizontal center, but it is off  
        label.layoutYProperty().bind(scene.heightProperty().subtract(label.getHeight() + 35));          //Aligns the label to bottom of scene

        root.getChildren().add(label);
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
}

The logic behind my positioning makes sense to me, so I am not sure why it is not horizontally centered. I have included a screenshot below to show what the output looks like:

And below is more of what I am wanting it to look like (still off by a bit, but you get the point)

Thanks in advance to anyone who helps me out!

Answer 1

Let layout managers do the layout for you:

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class LabelTest extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {

        Label label = new Label("Testing testing 1 2 3");
        BorderPane root = new BorderPane();
        //center label by
        //BorderPane.setAlignment(label, Pos.CENTER);
        //root.setBottom(label);
        //OR
        root.setBottom(new StackPane(label));
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 400);
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}