Can I change the alignment of one element in a VBox? - javafx

Question

If I put controls (or layouts with controls) in a VBox all elements get aligned the same way. I want to change the alignment of one of those elements like this
I tried to change the alignment of Button 2by calling setAlignment() on it, but calling setAlignment() on an individual element doesn't change the alignment within the VBox. (The JavaDoc's explanation of Button.setAlignment() is useless.)
I was able to change the alignment of Button 4 by using an HBox and setting its alignment. I'd rather not introduce extra Nodes if I don't have to. Is there a way to change the alignment of one Node in a layout container without having to use another layout?
Here's the code:
public class VBoxAlignmentDemoApplication extends Application {
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("/VBoxAlignmentDemo.fxml"));
Parent root = loader.load();
Scene scene = new Scene(root);
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.setTitle("VBoxAlignmentDemo");
primaryStage.show();
}
}
public class VBoxAlignmentDemoController implements Initializable {
#FXML
VBox vbox;
#FXML
Button button2;
public void initialize(URL arg0, ResourceBundle arg1) {
button2.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
}
}
<VBox fx:id="vbox" alignment="CENTER_LEFT" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefWidth="200.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.111" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="vbox.alignment.demo.VBoxAlignmentDemoController">
<children>
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Button 1" />
<Button fx:id="button2" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Button 2" />
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Button 3" />
<HBox alignment="CENTER">
<children>
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Button 4" />
</children>
</HBox>
</children>
</VBox>