JavaFX - adding css file to Maven project

Question

I just started to write my first simple gui in javafx and Im trying to add css file to javafx application. It works fine when it isnt maven project. When it comes to maven it cant`t find the file. I have also tried to copy whole path to file, and it was no difference.

I also used scene.getStylesheets().add("SceneStyle.css"); and it was just another error.

I would also appreciate all opinions about design. Is it fine to contain all scenes in 1 class or should I divide it to more files ? If so how to communicate between them.

MainWindow

public class MainWindow extends Application
{
private Stage window;
private MenuBar menuBar;

private BorderPane mainLayout;
private VBox entryLayout;
private HBox lobbyLayout;


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

public void start (Stage primaryStage) throws Exception
{
    window = primaryStage;

    mainLayout = new BorderPane();

    prepareMenuBar();
    mainLayout.setTop(menuBar);
    BorderPane.setMargin(menuBar,new Insets(0,0,20,0));

    prepareEntryLayout();
    mainLayout.setCenter(entryLayout);

    Scene scene = new Scene(mainLayout,300,200);
    scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("SceneStyle.css").toExternalForm());


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

private void prepareMenuBar()
{
    menuBar = new MenuBar();
    Menu options, gameRules, info;

    options = new Menu("Opcje");
    MenuItem display = new MenuItem("Wyświetlanie");
    MenuItem connection = new MenuItem("Połączenie");
    options.getItems().addAll(display,connection);

    gameRules = new Menu("Zasady Gry");
    info = new Menu("Info");

    menuBar.getMenus().addAll(options, gameRules, info);
}

private void prepareEntryLayout()
{
    entryLayout = new VBox();
    Label nicknameLabel = new Label("Pseudonim :");
    TextField userInput = new TextField();
    Button nextScene = new Button("nextScene");

    Board b = new Board();
    b.createPieces();

    nextScene.setOnAction(e -> {
        mainLayout.setCenter(boardPrint(b));
    });

    entryLayout.getChildren().addAll(nicknameLabel, userInput, nextScene);

}
}

pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>pl.chinesecheckers.client</groupId>
    <artifactId>client</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.8</source>
                    <target>1.8</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>junit</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            <version>RELEASE</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

</project>

SceneStyle.css

.root {
    -fx-background-color: #FFF8DC;
}

EDIT: Im using Intellij and this is projects structure

-src
--main
---java
----GUI
-----MainWindow.java
-----SceneStyle.css
-pom.xml

try putting main/java/GUI/SceneStyle.css instead of just SceneStyle.css — Austin
– Austin, Commented Jan 4, 2018 at 16:58
No difference between main/java/GUI/SceneStyle.css and SceneStyle.css — Arryyyy
– Arryyyy, Commented Jan 4, 2018 at 17:06

João Junior · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-04 17:06:42Z

4

Have you checked the resulting jar if the .css file is inside it?

I put the .css in resourcess

The ideal is to create a class for each scene, but if there is a need for more than one in a class, I do not see why not.

edited Jan 4, 2018 at 17:06

answered Jan 4, 2018 at 16:56

João Junior

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2 Comments

Arryyyy Over a year ago

You are right - jar doesnt have it. How can i add .css file to it ?

neo_lestat Over a year ago

follow his structure, you need to add resources directory and inside you need to create the same directory structure of your package

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