How to dynamically create custom xml element (or custom javafx scene control) in java

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I am new to java, so please take it easy on me. I am trying to dynamically populate a xml file named clients.xml with clients. Each client needs to be displayed individually inside a VBox.

The xml for creating a individual client is as follows:

What I would like to do is dynamically create the above clientBox inside a HBox with the fx:id of clientSection via a loop in my clients controller.

Basically what I am trying to do is in ClientsCotroller, do something like:

   for (Client client : Bank.getInstance().getClients()) {
        clientSection.getChildren().add(new clientBox() );
    }

Please could I be advised as to how I could possibly achieve this. Kind regards, Matt.

Matthew Dejager · Accepted Answer

So all I ended up doing was creating a custom control. I separated the xml I wanted to create dynamically into its own fxml file named listItem.fxml.

listItem.fxml

I then created a separate controller for this file named ListItemControl.java.

ListItem.java

public class ListItemControl extends HBox {
       // associate the control to the fxml
  public ListItemControl() {
        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new 
          FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/com/company/fxml/listItem.fxml"));
        fxmlLoader.setRoot(this);
        fxmlLoader.setController(this);

        try {
            fxmlLoader.load();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    }

after that every time I wanted to use the custom component, I would create a new one like this:

ListItemControl clientBoxControl = new ListItemControl();

How to dynamically create custom xml element (or custom javafx scene control) in java

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