JavaFx Finding source parent node with specific id?

Question

Is there is the way to find parent Node ( high in hierarchy ) via method? Element id or class can be use. Any alternative to something like this? ``` source.getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent(); ```

Accepted Answer

You can lookup any Node by its ID from the Scene object.

For example:

```
Scene scene = source.getScene();
Node nodeToFind = scene.lookup("#nodeToFindId");
```

The ID is a CSS selector (id), or an FX ID. It has to be set up on the node without the '#' character. When invoking the method 'lookup', the '#' character has to precede the ID, like above.

JavaFx Finding source parent node with specific id?

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