Example for StackOverflow question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35675705/javafx-resize-rotated-object-to-gridpane-cell

MonopolyApp.java

package com.isp.stackoverflow;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.VPos;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
import javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.layout.RowConstraints;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

/**
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35675705/javafx-resize-rotated-object-to-gridpane-cell
 *
 * @author Mahen Vermeulen
 * @author okr
 * @date 01.03.2016
 *
 */
public class MonopolyApp extends Application
{
  @Override
  public void start( final Stage primaryStage )
  {
    //Construction of the grid
    final GridPane square = new GridPane();
    square.setGridLinesVisible( true );
    final int heightPercent = 14;
    final int widthPercent = 8;

    final RowConstraints rowsEdge = new RowConstraints();
    rowsEdge.setPercentHeight( heightPercent );
    final RowConstraints rowsMid = new RowConstraints();
    rowsMid.setPercentHeight( widthPercent );
    final ColumnConstraints colEdge = new ColumnConstraints();
    colEdge.setHgrow( Priority.ALWAYS );
    final ColumnConstraints colMid = new ColumnConstraints();
    colMid.setPercentWidth( widthPercent );

    square.getColumnConstraints().addAll( colEdge, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colMid, colEdge );
    square.getRowConstraints().addAll( rowsEdge, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid, rowsMid,
        rowsEdge );

    final Node wrongSuare = makeMonopolySquare( Layout.LEFT );
    square.add( wrongSuare, 0, 4 );
    //    wrongSuare.setRotate( 90 );


    final Node correctSquare = makeMonopolySquare( Layout.RIGHT );
    square.add( correctSquare, 10, 7 );
    //    correctSuare.getTransforms().add( new Rotate( 270 ) );

    final Node topSquare = makeMonopolySquare( Layout.TOP );
    square.add( topSquare, 5, 0 );

    final Node rightSquare = makeMonopolySquare( Layout.BOTTOM );
    square.add( rightSquare, 1, 10 );

    final Scene s = new Scene( square );
    primaryStage.setHeight( 500 );
    primaryStage.setWidth( 500 );
    primaryStage.setScene( s );
    primaryStage.show();

  }

  /**
   * @param args ignored.
   */
  public static void main( final String[] args )
  {
    Application.launch( args );
  }

  private static enum Layout
  {
    TOP,
    LEFT,
    BOTTOM,
    RIGHT;
  }

  private static Node makeMonopolySquare( final Layout layout )
  {
    final GridPane monopolySquare = new GridPane();
    monopolySquare.setGridLinesVisible( true );
    final Label label = new Label( "name" );
    final StackPane name = new StackPane( label );
    final Pane colorPane = new Pane();
    GridPane.setMargin( colorPane, new Insets( 1 ) );
    colorPane.setMaxSize( Double.MAX_VALUE, Double.MAX_VALUE );
    colorPane.setBackground( new Background( new BackgroundFill( Color.BLUE, null, null ) ) );
    final RowConstraints top = new RowConstraints();
    final RowConstraints bottom = new RowConstraints();
    //    bottom.setValignment( VPos.CENTER );
    //    top.setValignment( VPos.CENTER );
    final ColumnConstraints c = new ColumnConstraints();
    c.setPercentWidth( 100 );
    final ColumnConstraints right = new ColumnConstraints();
    //    right.setHalignment( HPos.CENTER );
    final ColumnConstraints left = new ColumnConstraints();
    //    left.setHalignment( HPos.CENTER );
    final RowConstraints r = new RowConstraints();
    r.setPercentHeight( 100 );

    switch ( layout )
    {
      case BOTTOM:
        top.setPercentHeight( 20 );
        bottom.setPercentHeight( 80 );

        monopolySquare.getRowConstraints().addAll( top, bottom );
        monopolySquare.getColumnConstraints().addAll( c );

        monopolySquare.add( colorPane, 0, 0 );
        monopolySquare.add( name, 0, 1 );
        break;
      case LEFT:
        right.setPercentWidth( 20 );
        left.setPercentWidth( 80 );

        monopolySquare.getColumnConstraints().addAll( left, right );
        monopolySquare.getRowConstraints().addAll( r );

        monopolySquare.add( name, 0, 0 );
        monopolySquare.add( colorPane, 1, 0 );
        break;
      case RIGHT:
        right.setPercentWidth( 80 );
        left.setPercentWidth( 20 );

        monopolySquare.getColumnConstraints().addAll( left, right );
        monopolySquare.getRowConstraints().addAll( r );

        monopolySquare.add( colorPane, 0, 0 );
        monopolySquare.add( name, 1, 0 );
        break;
      case TOP:
        top.setPercentHeight( 80 );
        bottom.setPercentHeight( 20 );

        monopolySquare.getRowConstraints().addAll( top, bottom );
        monopolySquare.getColumnConstraints().addAll( c );
        bottom.setValignment( VPos.CENTER );

        monopolySquare.add( colorPane, 0, 1 );
        monopolySquare.add( name, 0, 0 );
        break;
    }

    return monopolySquare;
  }
}