JavaFx - How to use all vertical height (width) in the HBox with labels - javafx

Question

I need to design a java application using javaFx. In the fxml there is two hBoxes; one filled with text fields and one filled with labels. Every text fields and label hGrow set to ALWAYS but text fields do grow horizontaly but labels wont.
Note that I know I can set a Pref Width to 999999 on all of them and they will behave as I want, but there has to be a more legit way.
Here is the fxml:
<VBox prefHeight="375.0" prefWidth="640.0">
<HBox alignment="CENTER" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
<TextField promptText="ichi" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<TextField promptText="ni " HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<TextField promptText="san " HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
</HBox>
<HBox alignment="CENTER" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
<Label text="eins" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<Label text="zwei" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<Label text="drei" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
</HBox>
</VBox>
As you can see all the hgrows set to ALYAWS but the results are like this:
Trying to fit all labels in to HBox with equal width distrubition. I figured a way but it is cheeky

Answer 1

Key Code:
Max Width = MAX_VALUE
Hgrow = ALWAYS
Full code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
<VBox maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/19" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
<children>
<HBox alignment="CENTER" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
<children>
<TextField maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" promptText="ichi" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<TextField maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" promptText="ni" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<TextField maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" promptText="san" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
</children>
</HBox>
<HBox VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
<children>
<Label alignment="CENTER" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" text="eins" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<Label alignment="CENTER" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" text="zwei" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
<Label alignment="CENTER" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" text="drei" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
</children>
</HBox>
</children>
</VBox>
Output: