Passing Parameters JavaFX FXML

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How can I pass parameters to a secondary window in javafx  Is there a way to communicate with the corresponding controller   For example  The user chooses a customer from a TableView and a new window is opened  showing the customer s info   Stage newStage   new Stage    try        AnchorPane page    AnchorPane  FXMLLoader load HectorGestion class getResource fxmlResource        Scene scene   new Scene page       newStage setScene scene       newStage setTitle windowTitle       newStage setResizable isResizable       if showRightAway                 newStage show              newStage would be the new window  The problem is  I can t find a way to tell the controller where to look for the customer s info  by passing the id as parameter    Any ideas

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Here is an example for passing parameters to a fxml document through namespace.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
<VBox xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/null" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
    <BorderPane>
        <center>
            <Label text="$labelText"/>
        </center>
    </BorderPane>
</VBox>

Define value External Text for namespace variable labelText:

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
import javafx.scene.Parent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

import java.io.IOException;

public class NamespaceParameterExampleApplication extends Application {

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

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws IOException {
        final FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("namespace-parameter-example.fxml"));

        fxmlLoader.getNamespace()
                  .put("labelText", "External Text");

        final Parent root = fxmlLoader.load();

        primaryStage.setTitle("Namespace Parameter Example");
        primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 400, 400));
        primaryStage.show();
    }
}

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Yes you can  You need to add in the first controller     YourController controller   loader getController         controller setclient client     Then in the second one declare a client  then at the bottom of your controller   public void setclien Client c        this client   c

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Why answer a 6 year old question   One the most fundamental concepts working with any programming language is how to navigate from one  window  form or page  to another  Also while doing this navigation the developer often wants to pass data from one  window  form or page  and display or use the data passed While most of the answers here provide good to excellent examples how to accomplish this we thought we would kick it up a notch or two or three We said three because we will navigate between three  window  form or page  and use the concept of static variables to pass data around the  window  form or page  We will also include some decision making code while we navigate  public class Start extends Application         Override     public void start Stage stage  throws Exception              This is MAIN Class which runs first         Parent root   FXMLLoader load getClass   getResource  start fxml             Scene scene   new Scene root           stage setScene scene           stage setResizable false     This sets the value for all stages         stage setTitle  Start Page             stage show            stage sizeToScene               public static void main String   args            launch args              Start Controller  public class startController implements Initializable     FXML Pane startPane pageonePane   FXML Button btnPageOne   FXML TextField txtStartValue  public Stage stage  public static int intSETonStartController  String strSETonStartController    FXML private void toPageOne   throws IOException       strSETonStartController   txtStartValue getText   trim                 yourString    null  amp  amp  yourString trim   length    gt  0            int L   testText length               if L    0              System out println  LENGTH IS   L              return                          if  testText matches   1-2     amp  amp   testText matches     s                  Second Match is regex for White Space NOT TESTED                       String testText   txtStartValue getText   trim               NOTICE IF YOU REMOVE THE   CHARACTER FROM   1-2               NO NEED TO CHECK LENGTH it also permited 12 or 11 as valid entry                                                                                       if  testText matches   1-2                   intSETonStartController   Integer parseInt strSETonStartController            else              txtStartValue setText  Enter 1 OR 2                return                     System out println  You Entered     intSETonStartController           stage    Stage startPane getScene   getWindow      pane you are ON         pageonePane   FXMLLoader load getClass   getResource  pageone fxml       pane you are GOING TO         Scene scene   new Scene pageonePane     pane you are GOING TO         stage setScene scene           stage setTitle  Page One             stage show            stage sizeToScene            stage centerOnScreen         private void doGET           Why this testing          strSENTbackFROMPageoneController is null because it is set on Pageone                                                                                  txtStartValue setText strSENTbackFROMPageoneController       if intSETonStartController    1         txtStartValue setText str               System out println     doGET WAS RUN           if txtStartValue getText      null          txtStartValue setText                   Override public void initialize URL url  ResourceBundle rb           This Method runs every time startController is LOADED      doGET              Page One Controller  public class PageoneController implements Initializable     FXML Pane startPane pageonePane pagetwoPane   FXML Button btnOne btnTwo   FXML TextField txtPageOneValue  public static String strSENTbackFROMPageoneController  public Stage stage        FXML private void onBTNONE   throws IOException           stage    Stage pageonePane getScene   getWindow      pane you are ON         pagetwoPane   FXMLLoader load getClass   getResource  pagetwo fxml       pane you are GOING TO         Scene scene   new Scene pagetwoPane     pane you are GOING TO         stage setScene scene           stage setTitle  Page Two             stage show            stage sizeToScene            stage centerOnScreen        FXML private void onBTNTWO   throws IOException      if intSETonStartController    2           Alert alert   new Alert AlertType CONFIRMATION           alert setTitle  Alert            alert setHeaderText  YES to change Text Sent Back            alert setResizable false           alert setContentText  Select YES to send  Alert YES Pressed  Text Back n                      nSelect CANCEL send no Text Back r      NOTE this is a Carriage return r         ButtonType buttonTypeYes   new ButtonType  YES            ButtonType buttonTypeCancel   new ButtonType  CANCEL   ButtonData CANCEL CLOSE            alert getButtonTypes   setAll buttonTypeYes  buttonTypeCancel            Optional lt ButtonType gt  result   alert showAndWait            if  result get      buttonTypeYes               txtPageOneValue setText  Alert YES Pressed              else               System out println  canceled                txtPageOneValue setText                  onBack      Optional                     FXML private void onBack   throws IOException       strSENTbackFROMPageoneController   txtPageOneValue getText        System out println  Text Returned     strSENTbackFROMPageoneController       stage    Stage pageonePane getScene   getWindow        startPane   FXMLLoader load getClass   getResource  start fxml          Scene scene   new Scene startPane       stage setScene scene       stage setTitle  Start Page         stage show        stage sizeToScene        stage centerOnScreen        private void doTEST        String fromSTART   String valueOf intSETonStartController       txtPageOneValue setText  SENT    fromSTART       if intSETonStartController    1          btnOne setVisible true          btnTwo setVisible false          System out println  INTEGER Value Entered     intSETonStartController          else         btnOne setVisible false          btnTwo setVisible true          System out println  INTEGER Value Entered     intSETonStartController                Override public void initialize URL url  ResourceBundle rb        doTEST               Page Two Controller  public class PagetwoController implements Initializable     FXML Pane startPane pagetwoPane  public Stage stage  public static String str    FXML private void toStart   throws IOException       str    You ON Page Two       stage    Stage pagetwoPane getScene   getWindow      pane you are ON     startPane   FXMLLoader load getClass   getResource  start fxml       pane you are GOING TO     Scene scene   new Scene startPane     pane you are GOING TO     stage setScene scene       stage setTitle  Start Page         stage show        stage sizeToScene        stage centerOnScreen          Override public void initialize URL url  ResourceBundle rb                Below are all the FXML files  x000D   x000D   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt  x000D   x000D   lt  import javafx scene control Button  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene layout AnchorPane  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene text Font  gt  x000D   x000D   lt AnchorPane id  AnchorPane  fx id  pagetwoPane  prefHeight  400 0  prefWidth  600 0  xmlns  http   javafx com javafx 8 0 60  xmlns fx  http   javafx com fxml 1  fx controller  atwopage PagetwoController  gt  x000D      lt children gt  x000D         lt Button layoutX  227 0  layoutY  62 0  mnemonicParsing  false  onAction   toStart  text  To Start Page  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font name  System Bold  size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Button gt  x000D      lt  children gt  x000D   lt  AnchorPane gt  x000D   x000D   x000D     x000D   x000D   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt  x000D   x000D   lt  import javafx scene control Button  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene control Label  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene control TextField  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene layout AnchorPane  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene text Font  gt  x000D   x000D   lt AnchorPane id  AnchorPane  fx id  startPane  prefHeight  200 0  prefWidth  400 0  xmlns  http   javafx com javafx 8 0 60  xmlns fx  http   javafx com fxml 1  fx controller  atwopage startController  gt  x000D      lt children gt  x000D         lt Label focusTraversable  false  layoutX  115 0  layoutY  47 0  text  This is the Start Pane  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Label gt  x000D         lt Button fx id  btnPageOne  focusTraversable  false  layoutX  137 0  layoutY  100 0  mnemonicParsing  false  onAction   toPageOne  text  To Page One  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Button gt  x000D         lt Label focusTraversable  false  layoutX  26 0  layoutY  150 0  text  Enter 1 OR 2  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Label gt  x000D         lt TextField fx id  txtStartValue  layoutX  137 0  layoutY  148 0  prefHeight  28 0  prefWidth  150 0    gt  x000D      lt  children gt  x000D   lt  AnchorPane gt  x000D   x000D   x000D     x000D   x000D   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt  x000D   x000D   lt  import javafx scene control Button  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene control Label  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene control TextField  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene layout AnchorPane  gt  x000D   lt  import javafx scene text Font  gt  x000D   x000D   lt AnchorPane id  AnchorPane  fx id  pageonePane  prefHeight  200 0  prefWidth  400 0  xmlns  http   javafx com javafx 8 0 60  xmlns fx  http   javafx com fxml 1  fx controller  atwopage PageoneController  gt  x000D      lt children gt  x000D         lt Label focusTraversable  false  layoutX  111 0  layoutY  35 0  text  This is Page One Pane  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Label gt  x000D         lt Button focusTraversable  false  layoutX  167 0  layoutY  97 0  mnemonicParsing  false  onAction   onBack  text  BACK  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  lt  Button gt  x000D         lt Button fx id  btnOne  focusTraversable  false  layoutX  19 0  layoutY  97 0  mnemonicParsing  false  onAction   onBTNONE  text  Button One  visible  false  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Button gt  x000D         lt Button fx id  btnTwo  focusTraversable  false  layoutX  267 0  layoutY  97 0  mnemonicParsing  false  onAction   onBTNTWO  text  Button Two  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Button gt  x000D         lt Label focusTraversable  false  layoutX  19 0  layoutY  152 0  text  Send Anything BACK  gt  x000D            lt font gt  x000D               lt Font size  18 0    gt  x000D            lt  font gt  x000D         lt  Label gt  x000D         lt TextField fx id  txtPageOneValue  layoutX  195 0  layoutY  150 0  prefHeight  28 0  prefWidth  150 0    gt  x000D      lt  children gt  x000D   lt  AnchorPane gt  x000D   x000D   x000D

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I realize this is a very old post and has some great answers already    but I wanted to make a simple MCVE to demonstrate one such approach and allow new coders a way to quickly see the concept in action    In this example  we will use 5 files    Main java - Simply used to start the application and call the first controller  Controller1 java - The controller for the first FXML layout  Controller2 java - The controller for the second FXML layout  Layout1 fxml - The FXML layout for the first scene  Layout2 fxml - The FXML layout for the second scene    All files are listed in their entirety at the bottom of this post   The Goal  To demonstrate passing values from Controller1 to Controller2 and vice versa   The Program Flow    The first scene contains a TextField  a Button  and a Label  When the Button is clicked  the second window is loaded and displayed  including the text entered in the TextField  Within the second scene  there is also a TextField  a Button  and a Label  The Label will display the text entered in the TextField on the first scene  Upon entering text in the second scene s TextField and clicking its Button  the first scene s Label is updated to show the entered text    This is a very simple demonstration and could surely stand for some improvement  but should make the concept very clear   The code itself is also commented with some details of what is happening and how      THE CODE   Main java   import javafx application Application  import javafx stage Stage   public class Main extends Application        public static void main String   args            launch args               Override     public void start Stage primaryStage                Create the first controller  which loads Layout1 fxml within its own constructor         Controller1 controller1   new Controller1                Show the new stage         controller1 showStage               Controller1 java   import javafx fxml FXML  import javafx fxml FXMLLoader  import javafx scene Scene  import javafx scene control Button  import javafx scene control Label  import javafx scene control TextField  import javafx stage Stage   import java io IOException   public class Controller1           Holds this controller s Stage     private final Stage thisStage          Define the nodes from the Layout1 fxml file  This allows them to be referenced within the controller      FXML     private TextField txtToSecondController       FXML     private Button btnOpenLayout2       FXML     private Label lblFromController2       public Controller1                 Create the new stage         thisStage   new Stage                Load the FXML file         try               FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader getClass   getResource  Layout1 fxml                     Set this class as the controller             loader setController this                   Load the scene             thisStage setScene new Scene loader load                      Setup the window stage             thisStage setTitle  Passing Controllers Example - Layout1               catch  IOException e                e printStackTrace                                    Show the stage that was loaded in the constructor             public void showStage             thisStage showAndWait                          The initialize   method allows you set setup your scene  adding actions  configuring nodes  etc               FXML     private void initialize                 Add an action for the  Open Layout2  button         btnOpenLayout2 setOnAction event - gt  openLayout2                           Performs the action of loading and showing Layout2             private void openLayout2                 Create the second controller  which loads its own FXML file  We pass a reference to this controller            using the keyword  this   that allows the second controller to access the methods contained in here          Controller2 controller2   new Controller2 this               Show the new stage window         controller2 showStage                           Returns the text entered into txtToSecondController  This allows other controllers classes to view that data              public String getEnteredText             return txtToSecondController getText                          Allows other controllers to set the text of this layout s Label             public void setTextFromController2 String text            lblFromController2 setText text             Controller2 java   import javafx fxml FXML  import javafx fxml FXMLLoader  import javafx scene Scene  import javafx scene control Button  import javafx scene control Label  import javafx scene control TextField  import javafx stage Stage   import java io IOException   public class Controller2           Holds this controller s Stage     private Stage thisStage          Will hold a reference to the first controller  allowing us to access the methods found there      private final Controller1 controller1          Add references to the controls in Layout2 fxml      FXML     private Label lblFromController1       FXML     private TextField txtToFirstController       FXML     private Button btnSetLayout1Text       public Controller2 Controller1 controller1               We received the first controller  now let s make it usable throughout this controller          this controller1   controller1              Create the new stage         thisStage   new Stage                Load the FXML file         try               FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader getClass   getResource  Layout2 fxml                     Set this class as the controller             loader setController this                   Load the scene             thisStage setScene new Scene loader load                      Setup the window stage             thisStage setTitle  Passing Controllers Example - Layout2               catch  IOException e                e printStackTrace                                    Show the stage that was loaded in the constructor             public void showStage             thisStage showAndWait                FXML     private void initialize                 Set the label to whatever the text entered on Layout1 is         lblFromController1 setText controller1 getEnteredText                 Set the action for the button         btnSetLayout1Text setOnAction event - gt  setTextOnLayout1                           Calls the  setTextFromController2    method on the first controller to update its Label             private void setTextOnLayout1             controller1 setTextFromController2 txtToFirstController getText                Layout1 fxml    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt   lt  import javafx geometry Insets  gt   lt  import javafx scene control    gt   lt  import javafx scene layout AnchorPane  gt   lt  import javafx scene layout HBox  gt   lt  import javafx scene layout VBox  gt   lt AnchorPane xmlns  http   javafx com javafx 9 0 1  xmlns fx  http   javafx com fxml 1  gt       lt VBox alignment  CENTER  spacing  10 0  gt           lt padding gt               lt Insets bottom  10 0  left  10 0  right  10 0  top  10 0   gt           lt  padding gt           lt Label style  -fx-font-weight  bold   text  This is Layout1    gt           lt HBox alignment  CENTER LEFT  spacing  10 0  gt               lt Label text  Enter Text    gt               lt TextField fx id  txtToSecondController   gt               lt Button fx id  btnOpenLayout2  mnemonicParsing  false  text  Open Layout2   gt           lt  HBox gt           lt VBox alignment  CENTER  gt               lt Label text  Text From Controller2    gt               lt Label fx id  lblFromController2  text  Nothing Yet    gt           lt  VBox gt       lt  VBox gt   lt  AnchorPane gt    Layout2 fxml    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt   lt  import javafx geometry Insets  gt   lt  import javafx scene control    gt   lt  import javafx scene layout AnchorPane  gt   lt  import javafx scene layout HBox  gt   lt  import javafx scene layout VBox  gt   lt AnchorPane xmlns  http   javafx com javafx 9 0 1  xmlns fx  http   javafx com fxml 1  gt       lt VBox alignment  CENTER  spacing  10 0  gt           lt padding gt               lt Insets bottom  10 0  left  10 0  right  10 0  top  10 0   gt           lt  padding gt           lt Label style  -fx-font-weight  bold   text  Welcome to Layout 2    gt           lt VBox alignment  CENTER  gt               lt Label text  Text From Controller1    gt               lt Label fx id  lblFromController1  text  Nothing Yet    gt           lt  VBox gt           lt HBox alignment  CENTER LEFT  spacing  10 0  gt               lt Label text  Enter Text    gt               lt TextField fx id  txtToFirstController   gt               lt Button fx id  btnSetLayout1Text  mnemonicParsing  false  text  Set Text on Layout1   gt           lt  HBox gt       lt  VBox gt   lt  AnchorPane gt

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You have to create one Context Class   public class Context       private final static Context instance   new Context        public static Context getInstance             return instance             private Connection con      public void setConnection Connection con                this con con            public Connection getConnection             return con             private TabRoughController tabRough      public void setTabRough TabRoughController tabRough            this tabRough tabRough             public TabRoughController getTabRough             return tabRough            You have to just set instance of controller in initialization using  Context getInstance   setTabRough this     and you can use it from your whole application just using  TabRoughController cont Context getInstance   getTabRough      Now you can pass parameter to any controller from whole application

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javafx scene Node class has a pair of methods  setUserData Object   and  Object getUserData    Which you could use to add your info to the Node   So  you can call page setUserData info    And controller can check  if info is set  Also  you could use ObjectProperty for back-forward data transfering  if needed   Observe a documentation here  http   docs oracle com javafx 2 api javafx fxml doc-files introduction to fxml html Before the phrase  In the first version  the handleButtonAction   is tagged with  FXML to allow markup defined in the controller s document to invoke it  In the second example  the button field is annotated to allow the loader to set its value  The initialize   method is similarly annotated    So  you need to associate a controller with a node  and set a user data to the node

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You can decide to use a public observable list to store public data  or just create a public setter method to store data and retrieve from the corresponding controller

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This WORKS     Remember first time you print the passing value you will get null  You can use it after your windows loaded   same for everything you want to code for any other component      First Controller   try       Stage st   new Stage        FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader getClass   getResource   com inty360 free form MainOnline fxml          Parent sceneMain   loader load         MainOnlineController controller   loader  lt MainOnlineController gt getController        controller initVariable 99L        Scene scene   new Scene sceneMain       st setScene scene       st setMaximized true       st setTitle  My App        st show      catch  IOException ex        Logger getLogger LoginController class getName    log Level SEVERE  null  ex          Another Controller   public void initVariable Long id usuario       this id usuario   id usuario      label usuario nombre setText id usuario toString

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Here is an example for using a controller injected by Guice          Loads a FXML file and injects its controller from the given Guice   code Provider      public abstract class GuiceFxmlLoader       public GuiceFxmlLoader Stage stage  Provider lt   gt  provider          mStage   Objects requireNonNull stage         mProvider   Objects requireNonNull provider                       return the FXML file name           public abstract String getFileName                  Load FXML  set its controller with given   code Provider   and add it to   code Stage             public void loadView           try            FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader getClass   getClassLoader   getResource getFileName               loader setControllerFactory p - gt  mProvider get              Node view   loader load             setViewInStage view                 catch  IOException ex             LOGGER error  Failed to load FXML      getFileName    ex                    private void setViewInStage Node view          BorderPane pane    BorderPane mStage getScene   getRoot          pane setCenter view            private static final Logger LOGGER   Logger getLogger GuiceFxmlLoader class       private final Stage mStage     private final Provider lt   gt  mProvider      Here is a concrete implementation of the loader   public class ConcreteViewLoader extends GuiceFxmlLoader        Inject    public ConcreteViewLoader Stage stage  Provider lt MyController gt  provider          super stage  provider             Override    public String getFileName           return  my view fxml            Note this example loads the view into the center of a BoarderPane that is the root of the Scene in the Stage  This is irrelevant to the example  implementation detail of my specific use case  but decided to leave it in as some may find it useful

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Recommended Approach This answer enumerates different mechanisms for passing parameters to FXML controllers  For small applications I highly recommend passing parameters directly from the caller to the controller - it s simple  straightforward and requires no extra frameworks  For larger  more complicated applications  it would be worthwhile investigating if you want to use Dependency Injection or Event Bus mechanisms within your application  Passing Parameters Directly From the Caller to the Controller Pass custom data to an FXML controller by retrieving the controller from the FXML loader instance and calling a method on the controller to initialize it with the required data values  Something like the following code  public Stage showCustomerDialog Customer customer      FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader      getClass   getResource         quot customerDialog fxml quot                Stage stage   new Stage StageStyle DECORATED     stage setScene      new Scene loader load            CustomerDialogController controller   loader getController      controller initData customer      stage show       return stage          class CustomerDialogController      FXML private Label customerName    void initialize        void initData Customer customer        customerName setText customer getName            A new FXMLLoader is constructed as shown in the sample code i e  new FXMLLoader location    The location is a URL and you can generate such a URL from an FXML resource by  new FXMLLoader getClass   getResource  quot sample fxml quot      Be careful NOT to use a static load function on the FXMLLoader  or you will not be able to get your controller from your loader instance  FXMLLoader instances themselves never know anything about domain objects   You do not directly pass application specific domain objects into the FXMLLoader constructor  instead you   Construct an FXMLLoader based upon fxml markup at a specified location Get a controller from the FXMLLoader instance  Invoke methods on the retrieved controller to provide the controller with references to the domain objects   This blog  by another writer  provides an alternate  but similar  example  Setting a Controller on the FXMLLoader CustomerDialogController dialogController        new CustomerDialogController param1  param2    FXMLLoader loader   new FXMLLoader      getClass   getResource           quot customerDialog fxml quot           loader setController dialogController    Pane mainPane   loader load     You can construct a new controller in code  passing any parameters you want from your caller into the controller constructor   Once you have constructed a controller  you can set it on an FXMLLoader instance before you invoke the load   instance method  To set a controller on a loader  in JavaFX 2 x  you CANNOT also define a fx controller attribute in your fxml file  Due to the limitation on the fx controller definition in FXML  I personally prefer getting the controller from the FXMLLoader rather than setting the controller into the FXMLLoader  Having the Controller Retrieve Parameters from an External Static Method This method is exemplified by Sergey s answer to Javafx 2 0 How-to Application getParameters   in a Controller java file  Use Dependency Injection FXMLLoader supports dependency injection systems like Guice  Spring or Java EE CDI by allowing you to set a custom controller factory on the FXMLLoader   This provides a callback that you can use to create the controller instance with dependent values injected by the respective dependency injection system  An example of JavaFX application and controller dependency injection with Spring is provided in the answer to   Adding Spring Dependency Injection in JavaFX  JPA Repo  Service   A really nice  clean dependency injection approach is exemplified by the afterburner fx framework with a sample air-hacks application that uses it   afterburner fx relies on JEE6 javax inject to perform the dependency injection  Use an Event Bus Greg Brown  the original FXML specification creator and implementor  often suggests considering use of an event bus  such as the Guava EventBus  for communication between FXML instantiated controllers and other application logic   The EventBus is a simple but powerful publish subscribe API with annotations that allows POJOs to communicate with each other anywhere in a JVM without having to refer to each other   Follow-up Q amp A  on first method  why do you return Stage  The method can be void as well because you already giving the command show    just before return stage   How do you plan usage by returning the Stage  It is a functional solution to a problem  A stage is returned from the showCustomerDialog function so that a reference to it can be stored by an external class which may wish to do something  such as hide the stage based on a button click in the main window  at a later time   An alternate  object-oriented solution could encapsulate the functionality and stage reference inside a CustomerDialog object or have a CustomerDialog extend Stage   A full example for an object-oriented interface to a custom dialog encapsulating FXML  controller and model data is beyond the scope of this answer  but may make a worthwhile blog post for anybody inclined to create one   Additional information supplied by StackOverflow user named  dzim Example for Spring Boot Dependency Injection The question of how to do it  quot The Spring Boot Way quot   there was a discussion about JavaFX 2  which I anserwered in the attached permalink  The approach is still valid and tested in March 2016  on Spring Boot v1 3 3 RELEASE  https   stackoverflow com a 36310391 1281217  Sometimes  you might want to pass results back to the caller  in which case you can check out the answer to the related question   JavaFX FXML Parameter passing from Controller A to B and back

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