Accessing FXML controller class

Question

I would like to communicate with a FXML controller class at any time, to update information on the screen from the main application or other stages.

Is this possible

Answer 1

Another solution is to set the controller from your controller class, like so...

public class Controller implements javafx.fxml.Initializable {

    @Override
    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
        // Implementing the Initializable interface means that this method
        // will be called when the controller instance is created
        App.setController(this);
    }

}

This is the solution I prefer to use since the code is somewhat messy to create a fully functional FXMLLoader instance which properly handles local resources etc

@Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
    Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml"));
}

versus

@Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
    URL location = getClass().getResource("/sample.fxml");
    FXMLLoader loader = createFXMLLoader(location);
    Parent root = loader.load(location.openStream());
}

public FXMLLoader createFXMLLoader(URL location) {
    return new FXMLLoader(location, null, new JavaFXBuilderFactory(), null, Charset.forName(FXMLLoader.DEFAULT_CHARSET_NAME));
}