JavaFX set margins for items in GridPane
I am trying to get some better layout and for that I would like to setMargin for my items inside a GridPane. This is what I tried (only for the first idLabel, idTextField, nameLabel, nameTextField for testing):
private Pane createCenterPane() { centerGridPane = new GridPane(); centerGridPane.add(createIdLabel(), 0, 0); centerGridPane.add(createIdTextField(), 2, 0); BorderPane.setMargin(idLabel, new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10)); BorderPane.setMargin(idTextField, new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10)); centerGridPane.add(createNameLabel(), 0, 1); centerGridPane.add(createNameTextField(), 2, 1); BorderPane.setMargin(nameLabel, new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10)); BorderPane.setMargin(nameTextField, new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10)); centerGridPane.add(createDescriptionLabel(), 0, 2); centerGridPane.add(createDescriptionTextArea(), 2, 2); centerGridPane.add(createSeverityLabel(), 0, 3); centerGridPane.add(createSeverityComboBox(), 2, 3); centerGridPane.add(createTypeLabel(), 0, 4); centerGridPane.add(createTypeComboBox(), 2, 4); centerGridPane.add(createDependencyLabel(), 0, 5); centerGridPane.add(createDependencyListView(), 2, 5); return centerGridPane; } createIdLabel (the other createsX work similar):
private Label createIdLabel() { return idLabel = new Label("Id:"); } But setMargin doesn’t do anything:
I would like to have some spacing between the "rows" and also between the label and the item next to it.
I am quite new to this, so if anything is unclear just let me know! happy for every help!
Use:
- For margins use
GridPane.setMargin(node, insets)instead ofBorderPane.setMargin(node, insets) - For horizontal space between columns use
centerGridPane.setHgap(value) - For vertical space between lines use
centerGridPane.setVgap(value)
