Type Safe Builders

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Type Safe Builders

Builders are extension functions to the Java FX Pane class which enables you to create a new node, set some properties and add it to the children list of the parent Pane with very little code. The hierarchical nature of the builders makes it extremely easy to understand the ui composition with a simple glance.

Builders also support automatic property binding for input type components like TextField, ComboBox etc.

hbox {
    label("Hello world") {
        addClass("heading")
    }

    textfield {
        promptText = "Enter your name"
    }

    // Create a row in a GridPane with a label and a bound textfield
    row("Customer name") {
        textfield(customer.nameProperty)
    }

    // You can also add nodes that are not created with the builders
    this += Label("Plain old label")
}

The full list of available functions can be seen in the Builders.kt source file. If you miss a feature, send us a pull request, and we'll be happy to include it.

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