In this JavaFX example, we will see how to use the JavaFX TabPane control with an example.

TabPane is a control that allows switching between a group of Tabs. Only one tab is visible at a time. Tabs in a TabPane can be positioned at any of the four sides of the window. The default side is the top side.

The JavaFX TabPane control is implemented by the javafx.scene.control.TabPane class.

JavaFX TabPane Example

The example contains a TabPane control with three tabs. Each tab contains a geometric shape. The second tab is selected when the application starts.

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Tab;
import javafx.scene.control.TabPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
import javafx.scene.shape.Line;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {

        initUI(stage);
    }

    private void initUI(Stage stage) {

        var root = new StackPane();
        var tabPane = new TabPane();

        var tab1 = new Tab();
        tab1.setText("Rectangle");
        tab1.setContent(new Rectangle(100, 100, Color.LIGHTSTEELBLUE));

        var tab2 = new Tab();
        tab2.setText("Line");
        tab2.setContent(new Line(0, 0, 100, 100));

        var tab3 = new Tab();
        tab3.setText("Circle");
        tab3.setContent(new Circle(0, 0, 50));

        tabPane.getSelectionModel().select(1);
        tabPane.getTabs().addAll(tab1, tab2, tab3);

        root.getChildren().add(tabPane);

        var scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250);

        stage.setTitle("TabPane");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

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

Output:

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