Is this what you need?
public final void setManaged(boolean value)
Property description:
Defines whether or not this node's layout will be managed by it's parent.
> On 22 Jul 2015, at 13:33, Mike Hearn <m...@plan99.net> wrote:
>
> One common layout task that seems harder than necessary in JavaFX is to
> temporarily remove a node from the scene graph, without having to actually
> mess about with the parent container. In HTML you can do use #foo {
> display: none; } to hide something temporarily. In JFX you have to remove
> from the parent container's child nodes list, and then remember where it
> was so it can be put back later.
>
> The visible property is nearly good enough except that it doesn't affect
> layout. Setting both visible and managed to false can sometimes work but
> seems indirect.
>
> Is there any appetite for a boolean display property that makes layout
> managers ignore/skip the child and also makes it invisible?
