How to pass object created in FXML Controller1 to Controller2 of inner FXML control

Question

I have a JavaFX 2.0 application, which consists of two FXML files, and two controllers for them + one "main" .java file.

At the start time, FXML1 is initial

Answer 1

In FX 2.2 new API for controller-node was introduced:

// create class which is both controller and node
public class InnerFxmlControl extends HBox implements Initializable {
  @FXML public ComboBox cb;

  public InnerFxmlControl () {
     FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("fxml_example2.fxml"));
     fxmlLoader.setRoot(this);
     fxmlLoader.setController(this);
     try {
         fxmlLoader.load();            
     } catch (IOException exception) {
         throw new RuntimeException(exception);
     }
  }

with next fxml (note tag fx:root):

<fx:root type="javafx.scene.layout.HBox" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml">
  <children>
    <ComboBox fx:id="cb" />
  </children>
</fx:root>

By this you've created a new control, which you can use as regular JavaFX controls. E.g. in your case:

@FXML protected void handleSubmitButtonAction(ActionEvent event) {
    // you just create new control, all fxml tricks are encapsulated
    InnerFxmlControl root = new InnerFxmlControl();
    // and you can access all its' methods and fields including matched by @FXML tag:
    root.cb.getItems().add("new item");

    Scene cc = buttonStatusText.getScene();
    cc.setRoot(root);
  }

and in fxml:

<InnerFxmlControl />

Answer 2

i'm using 1.7.0_21, it can now code like this: in main app fxml file ,

<VBox ...>
      <fx:include fx:id="tom" source="Tom.fxml" />
</VBox>

and the included fxml can defind it's own fxml file , like this :

<AnchorPane id="AnchorPane" fx:id="tomPan" ... xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:controller="**com.tom.fx.TomController**">

and then , in the main application contoller require the "Tom.fxml" 's controller like this :

 @FXML private TomController tomController;

notice the "@FXML" . maybe it invoke the contoller automatic.