FXMLLoader getController returns NULL? - javafx

Question

I have the main application class that does the following just fine:
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(
"RecordScreen.fxml"));
Parent root = (Parent) loader.load();
Scene newScene = new Scene(root);
Stage newStage = new Stage();
newStage.setScene(newScene);
newStage.show();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
It launches a table view that displays people. I select a person, hit the edit button, and try to launch a window that will let me edit them.
#FXML
public void editPerson() {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(
"PersonEditor.fxml"));
PersonEditorCtrl ctrl = loader.getController();
ctrl.init(table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
Parent root = (Parent) loader.load();
Scene newScene = new Scene(root);
Stage newStage = new Stage();
newStage.setScene(newScene);
newStage.show();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
The problem is, getController is returning null. I have been following this pattern for the past 2 weeks with no problems whatsoever. What am I doing wrong now? These untraceable bugs are aggravating!!!
Here are my two fxmls:
The screen with tableview:
<AnchorPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/2.2" fx:controller="application.RecordsCtrl">
<!-- TODO Add Nodes -->
<children>
<VBox id="VBox" alignment="CENTER" spacing="0.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
<children>
<TableView fx:id="table" prefHeight="-1.0" prefWidth="-1.0">
<columns>
<TableColumn prefWidth="75.0" text="Name" fx:id="nameCol" />
<TableColumn prefWidth="75.0" text="Age" fx:id="ageCol" />
</columns>
</TableView>
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#editPerson" text="Edit" />
</children>
</VBox>
</children>
</AnchorPane>
The person editor:
<AnchorPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/2.2" fx:controller="application.PersonEditorCtrl">
<!-- TODO Add Nodes -->
<children>
<VBox layoutX="0.0" layoutY="0.0" prefHeight="-1.0" prefWidth="-1.0">
<children>
<TextField fx:id="nameField" prefWidth="200.0" />
<TextField fx:id="ageField" prefWidth="200.0" />
<Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Button" />
</children>
</VBox>
</children>
</AnchorPane>

Answer 1

Change this
#FXML
public void editPerson() {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(
"PersonEditor.fxml"));
PersonEditorCtrl ctrl = loader.getController();
ctrl.init(table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
Parent root = (Parent) loader.load();
Scene newScene = new Scene(root);
Stage newStage = new Stage();
newStage.setScene(newScene);
newStage.show();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
To that:
#FXML
public void editPerson() {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(
"PersonEditor.fxml"));
Parent root = (Parent) loader.load();
PersonEditorCtrl ctrl = loader.getController();
ctrl.init(table.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem());
Scene newScene = new Scene(root);
Stage newStage = new Stage();
newStage.setScene(newScene);
newStage.show();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
You first have to run loader.load() then you can get the Controller.
Patrick