close fxml window by code, javafx

Question

I need to close the current fxml window by code in the controller

I know stage.close() or stage.hide() do this in fx

how to implement this in fxml? I tried

private void on_btnClose_clicked(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
        Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("currentWindow.fxml"));    
        Scene scene = new Scene(root);

        Stage stage = new Stage();            
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
}

but it doesn't work!

All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

1. give your close button an fx:id, if you haven't yet: <Button fx:id="closeButton" onAction="#closeButtonAction">

2. In your controller class:

   @FXML private javafx.scene.control.Button closeButton;
   
   @FXML
   private void closeButtonAction(){
       // get a handle to the stage
       Stage stage = (Stage) closeButton.getScene().getWindow();
       // do what you have to do
       stage.close();
   }
   

Answer 2

If you have a window which extends javafx.application.Application; you can use the following method. (This will close the whole application, not just the window. I misinterpreted the OP, thanks to the commenters for pointing it out).

Platform.exit();

Example:

public class MainGUI extends Application {
.........

Button exitButton = new Button("Exit");
exitButton.setOnAction(new ExitButtonListener());
.........

public class ExitButtonListener implements EventHandler<ActionEvent> {

  @Override
  public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
    Platform.exit();
  }
}

Edit for the beauty of Java 8:

 public class MainGUI extends Application {
    .........

    Button exitButton = new Button("Exit");
    exitButton.setOnAction(actionEvent -> Platform.exit());
 }

Answer 3

I implemented this in the following way after receiving a NullPointerException from the accepted answer.

In my FXML:

<Button onMouseClicked="#onMouseClickedCancelBtn" text="Cancel">

In my Controller class:

@FXML public void onMouseClickedCancelBtn(InputEvent e) {
    final Node source = (Node) e.getSource();
    final Stage stage = (Stage) source.getScene().getWindow();
    stage.close();
}

Answer 4

I'm not sure if this is the best way (or if it works), but you could try:

private void on_btnClose_clicked(ActionEvent actionEvent) {

        Window window = getScene().getWindow();   

        if (window instanceof Stage){
            ((Stage) window).close();
        }
}

(Assuming your controller is a Node. Otherwise you have to get the node first (getScene() is a method of Node)

Answer 5

I found a nice solution which does not need an event to be triggered:

@FXML
private Button cancelButton;

close(new Event(cancelButton, stage, null));

@FXML
private void close(Event event) {
    ((Node)(event.getSource())).getScene().getWindow().hide();                      
}

Answer 6

stage.setOnCloseRequest(new EventHandler<WindowEvent>() {
    public void handle(WindowEvent we) {                        
        Platform.setImplicitExit(false);
        stage.close();
    }
});

It is equivalent to hide. So when you are going to open it next time, you just check if the stage object is exited or not. If it is exited, you just show() i.e. (stage.show()) call. Otherwise, you have to start the stage.

Answer 7

you can simply achieve this with,

@FXML
private void closeAction(ActionEvent evt){
    System.exit(0);
}

will do the trick for you.