Resize JavaFX table

Question

I have this simple example of a table.

   import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TableCell;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn.CellEditEvent;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.util.Callback;


public class MainApp extends Application
{

    private TableView<Person> table = new TableView<>();
    private final ObservableList<Person> data
        = FXCollections.observableArrayList(
            new Person("Processor", "72"),
            new Person("RAM", "78"),
            new Person("HDD Free Space", "890"),
            new Person("Lan Adapter NIC 1", "36"),
            new Person("Lan Adapter NIC 2", "67"));

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        launch(args);
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage)
    {
        Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
        stage.setTitle("Table View Sample");
        //stage.setWidth(850);
        //stage.setHeight(550);

        final Label label = new Label("Address Book");
        label.setFont(new Font("Arial", 20));

        table.setEditable(false);
        Callback<TableColumn, TableCell> cellFactory
            = new Callback<TableColumn, TableCell>()
            {
                @Override
                public TableCell call(TableColumn p)
                {
                    return new EditingCell();
                }
            };

        table.setColumnResizePolicy(TableView.CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY);

        TableColumn firstNameCol = new TableColumn("Credentials");
        //firstNameCol.setPrefWidth(300);
        firstNameCol.setMinWidth(50);
        //firstNameCol.prefWidthProperty().bind(table.widthProperty().divide(2)); // w * 1/2

        firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("firstName"));
        firstNameCol.setCellFactory(cellFactory);
        firstNameCol.setOnEditCommit(
            new EventHandler<CellEditEvent<Person, String>>()
            {
                @Override
                public void handle(CellEditEvent<Person, String> t)
                {
                    ((Person) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
                        t.getTablePosition().getRow())).setFirstName(t.getNewValue());
                }
            }
        );

        TableColumn lastNameCol = new TableColumn("Value");
        //lastNameCol.setPrefWidth(300);
        lastNameCol.setMinWidth(50);
        //lastNameCol.prefWidthProperty().bind(table.widthProperty().divide(2));  // w * 1/2

        lastNameCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("lastName"));
        lastNameCol.setCellFactory(cellFactory);
        lastNameCol.setOnEditCommit(
            new EventHandler<CellEditEvent<Person, String>>()
            {
                @Override
                public void handle(CellEditEvent<Person, String> t)
                {
                    ((Person) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
                        t.getTablePosition().getRow())).setLastName(t.getNewValue());
                }
            }
        );

        table.setItems(data);
        table.getColumns().addAll(firstNameCol, lastNameCol);

        final VBox vbox = new VBox();
        VBox.setVgrow(table, Priority.ALWAYS);
        vbox.setSpacing(5);
        vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
        vbox.getChildren().addAll(label, table);

        ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().addAll(vbox);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

    public static class Person
    {

        private final SimpleStringProperty firstName;
        private final SimpleStringProperty lastName;

        private Person(String fName, String lName)
        {
            this.firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(fName);
            this.lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(lName);
        }

        public String getFirstName()
        {
            return firstName.get();
        }

        public void setFirstName(String fName)
        {
            firstName.set(fName);
        }

        public String getLastName()
        {
            return lastName.get();
        }

        public void setLastName(String fName)
        {
            lastName.set(fName);
        }

    }

    class EditingCell extends TableCell<Person, String>
    {

        private TextField textField;

        public EditingCell()
        {
        }

        @Override
        public void startEdit()
        {
            if (!isEmpty())
            {
                super.startEdit();
                createTextField();
                setText(null);
                setGraphic(textField);
                textField.selectAll();
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void cancelEdit()
        {
            super.cancelEdit();

            setText((String) getItem());
            setGraphic(null);
        }

        @Override
        public void updateItem(String item, boolean empty)
        {
            super.updateItem(item, empty);

            if (empty)
            {
                setText(null);
                setGraphic(null);
            }
            else
            {
                if (isEditing())
                {
                    if (textField != null)
                    {
                        textField.setText(getString());
                    }
                    setText(null);
                    setGraphic(textField);
                }
                else
                {
                    setText(getString());
                    setGraphic(null);
                }
            }
        }

        private void createTextField()
        {
            textField = new TextField(getString());
            textField.setMinWidth(this.getWidth() - this.getGraphicTextGap() * 2);
            textField.focusedProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Boolean>()
            {
                @Override
                public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> arg0,
                    Boolean arg1, Boolean arg2)
                {
                    if (!arg2)
                    {
                        commitEdit(textField.getText());
                    }
                }
            });
        }

        private String getString()
        {
            return getItem() == null ? "" : getItem().toString();
        }
    }
}

I want resize the table and fit the main stage when I resize the window. How I can do this?

P.S I tested to add table.setColumnResizePolicy(TableView.CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY); but nothing is changed.

Answer 1

use vbox as root for scene and set vgrow constraint for table to always.

Sample Code :

Scene scene = new Scene(vbox);
vbox.setVgrow(table, Priority.ALWAYS);