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Simplistic docking setup for JavaFX
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Orientation;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.*;
public class SimpleDocking extends Application {
public void start(final Stage stage) throws Exception {
final SplitPane rootPane = new SplitPane();
rootPane.setOrientation(Orientation.VERTICAL);
final FlowPane dockedArea = new FlowPane();
dockedArea.getChildren().add(new Label("Some docked content"));
final FlowPane centerArea = new FlowPane();
final Button undockButton = new Button("Undock");
centerArea.getChildren().add(undockButton);
rootPane.getItems().addAll(centerArea, dockedArea);
stage.setScene(new Scene(rootPane, 300, 300));
stage.show();
final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(stage);
undockButton.disableProperty().bind(dialog.showingProperty());
undockButton.setOnAction(actionEvent -> {
rootPane.getItems().remove(dockedArea);
dialog.setOnHidden(windowEvent -> {
rootPane.getItems().add(dockedArea);
});
dialog.setContent(dockedArea);
dialog.show(stage);
});
}
private class Dialog extends Popup {
private BorderPane root;
private Dialog(Window parent) {
root = new BorderPane();
root.setPrefSize(200, 200);
root.setStyle("-fx-border-width: 1; -fx-border-color: gray");
root.setTop(buildTitleBar());
setX(parent.getX() + 50);
setY(parent.getY() + 50);
getContent().add(root);
}
public void setContent(Node content) {
root.setCenter(content);
}
private Node buildTitleBar() {
BorderPane pane = new BorderPane();
pane.setStyle("-fx-background-color: burlywood; -fx-padding: 5");
final Delta dragDelta = new Delta();
pane.setOnMousePressed(mouseEvent -> {
dragDelta.x = getX() - mouseEvent.getScreenX();
dragDelta.y = getY() - mouseEvent.getScreenY();
});
pane.setOnMouseDragged(mouseEvent -> {
setX(mouseEvent.getScreenX() + dragDelta.x);
setY(mouseEvent.getScreenY() + dragDelta.y);
});
Label title = new Label("My Dialog");
title.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: midnightblue;");
pane.setLeft(title);
Button closeButton = new Button("X");
closeButton.setOnAction(actionEvent -> hide());
pane.setRight(closeButton);
return pane;
}
}
private static class Delta {
double x, y;
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
launch(args);
}
}
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Adopted from zonski's answer to an Oracle Forum Question requesting info on a docking framework for JavaFX.

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