How do I make JavaFX MediaView stretch media to fill parent container?

Question

I\'m trying to make my video\'s dimensions stretch automatically and fill the MediaView and maintain the original aspect ratio of the video. Basically, I want my MediaPlayer

Answer 1

A more declarative way in a ".fxml" file would be:

...

  
     
  

...

You can use the "${...}" syntax for any attribute in your ".fxml" for Expression Binding. If you want to call a UI element you have to provide a "fx:id". For example in this case it's fx:id="mediaViewPane".

So you don't have to care about the UI stuff in your code. For me it's a little bit cleaner.