public class Controller implements javafx.fxml.Initializable {
@Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
// Implementing the Initializable interface means that this method
// will be called when the controller instance is created
App.setController(this);
}
}
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
//Static global variable for the controller (where MyController is the name of your controller class
static MyController myControllerHandle;
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
//Set up instance instead of using static load() method
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("FXMLDocument.fxml"));
Parent root = loader.load();
//Now we have access to getController() through the instance... don't forget the type cast
myControllerHandle = (MyController)loader.getController();
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}