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Open a new Window in JavaFX

  1. Window in JavaFX
  2. Example, Open a Modeless Window
  3. Example, Open a Modal Window

1. Window in JavaFX

In JavaFX, to create awindow, you use Stage class.
There are three modelities that you can apply to the Stage through the stage.initModality(Modelity) method.
  • Modelity.NONE
  • Modelity.WINDOW_MODAL
  • Modelity.APPLICATION_MODAL
When creating a new Stage, you can set up a parent window for it (also called the window owning it), via the stage.initOwner(parentStage) method.
No
Modelity
Description
1
Modelity.NONE
When you open a new window with this modelity, the new window will be independent from the parent window. You can interact with the parent window, or close it without affecting the new window.
2
Modelity.WINDOW_MODAL
When you open a new window with this modelity, it will lock the parent window. You can not interact with the parent window until this window is closed.
3
Modelity.APPLICATION_MODAL
When you open a new window with this modelity, it will lock any other windows of the application. You can not interact with any other windows until this window is closed.

2. Example, Open a Modeless Window

For example, when you press a Button on the window 1, it will open the second window with the default modelity (Modeless Window / Modelity.NONE).
OpenNewModelessWindowExample.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.window;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class OpenNewModelessWindowExample extends Application {

	@Override
	public void start(final Stage primaryStage) {

		Button button = new Button();
		button.setText("Open a New Window");

		button.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

			@Override
			public void handle(ActionEvent event) {

				Label secondLabel = new Label("I'm a Label on new Window");

				StackPane secondaryLayout = new StackPane();
				secondaryLayout.getChildren().add(secondLabel);

				Scene secondScene = new Scene(secondaryLayout, 230, 100);

				// New window (Stage)
				Stage newWindow = new Stage();
				newWindow.setTitle("Second Stage");
				newWindow.setScene(secondScene);

				// Set position of second window, related to primary window.
				newWindow.setX(primaryStage.getX() + 200);
				newWindow.setY(primaryStage.getY() + 100);

				newWindow.show();
			}
		});

		StackPane root = new StackPane();
		root.getChildren().add(button);

		Scene scene = new Scene(root, 450, 250);

		primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Open a new Window (o7planning.org)");
		primaryStage.setScene(scene);
		primaryStage.show();
	}

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

}

3. Example, Open a Modal Window

For example, when you press a Button on the window 1, it will open a new window with the Modal Window modelity (Modelity.WINDOW_MODAL) . When the new window still displays you can not interact with the father window.
OpenNewModelWindowExample.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.window;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Modality;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class OpenNewModelWindowExample extends Application {

   @Override
   public void start(final Stage primaryStage) {

      Button button = new Button();
      button.setText("Open a New Window");

      button.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

         @Override
         public void handle(ActionEvent event) {

            Label secondLabel = new Label("I'm a Label on new Window");

            StackPane secondaryLayout = new StackPane();
            secondaryLayout.getChildren().add(secondLabel);

            Scene secondScene = new Scene(secondaryLayout, 230, 100);

            // New window (Stage)
            Stage newWindow = new Stage();
            newWindow.setTitle("Second Stage");
            newWindow.setScene(secondScene);

            // Specifies the modality for new window.
            newWindow.initModality(Modality.WINDOW_MODAL);

            // Specifies the owner Window (parent) for new window
            newWindow.initOwner(primaryStage);

            // Set position of second window, related to primary window.
            newWindow.setX(primaryStage.getX() + 200);
            newWindow.setY(primaryStage.getY() + 100);

            newWindow.show();
         }
      });

      StackPane root = new StackPane();
      root.getChildren().add(button);

      Scene scene = new Scene(root, 450, 250);

      primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Open a new Window (o7planning.org)");
      primaryStage.setScene(scene);
      primaryStage.show();
   }

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

}

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