How do I configure IntelliJ IDEA with JavaFX and scenebulider?

Question

I'm trying to set up IntelliJ IDEA with screenbuilder and JavaFX and scenebuilder. I have both instealled, but when I create a new JavaFX project, open the fxml file, and switch to the scenebuilder tab, I get a very long error message in place of the scenebuilder UI:

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderCreatorImpl.create(SceneBuilderCreatorImpl.java:35)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderEditor.addSceneBuilder(SceneBuilderEditor.java:204)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderEditor.access$700(SceneBuilderEditor.java:34)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderEditor$ExternalChangeListener.checkContent(SceneBuilderEditor.java:338)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderEditor.initSceneBuilder(SceneBuilderEditor.java:180)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderEditor.selectNotify(SceneBuilderEditor.java:252)
    at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl$10.run(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:875)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:301)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:749)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:702)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:696)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:75)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:719)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:748)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:577)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:384)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.pumpEventsForHierarchy(IdeEventQueue.java:832)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.util.ProgressWindow.startBlocking(ProgressWindow.java:208)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(ApplicationImpl.java:660)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(ProgressManagerImpl.java:418)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(ProgressManagerImpl.java:413)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(ProgressManagerImpl.java:366)
    at com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.ProjectManagerImpl.openProject(ProjectManagerImpl.java:456)
    at com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.ProjectManagerImpl.loadAndOpenProject(ProjectManagerImpl.java:544)
    at com.intellij.ide.impl.ProjectUtil.openProject(ProjectUtil.java:181)
    at com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManager.doOpenProject(RecentProjectsManager.java:46)
    at com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase.doReopenLastProject(RecentProjectsManagerBase.java:340)
    at com.intellij.ide.RecentProjectsManagerBase$MyAppLifecycleListener.appStarting(RecentProjectsManagerBase.java:367)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusConnectionImpl.deliverMessage(MessageBusConnectionImpl.java:114)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.doPumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:315)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:302)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.sendMessage(MessageBusImpl.java:287)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.access$200(MessageBusImpl.java:41)
    at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl$2.invoke(MessageBusImpl.java:177)
    at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy45.appStarting(Unknown Source)
    at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.loadProject(IdeaApplication.java:306)
    at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.access$500(IdeaApplication.java:55)
    at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication$IdeStarter$2.run(IdeaApplication.java:280)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.LaterInvocator$FlushQueue.run(LaterInvocator.java:318)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:749)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:702)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:696)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:75)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:719)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:748)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:577)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:384)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/fxml/FXMLLoader
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.javaFX.sceneBuilder.SceneBuilderKitWrapper.create(SceneBuilderKitWrapper.java:19)
    ... 66 more

I think something is misconfgured, but I'm not sure what to check. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

Please try deleting and recreating the JDK that you use in your project. — yole, Feb 19 '15 at 20:14
@yole as in uninstalling and reinstalling it, or something else? — Unsolved Cypher, Feb 19 '15 at 21:30
As in removing the JDK in the Project Structure dialog and then adding it back. — yole, Feb 20 '15 at 08:19
same problem here. Removing the jdk and adding it back doesn't help — L. Blanc, Feb 08 '16 at 20:28
FYI: Intellij bug tracker link for the unusable fonts in SceneBuilder on Mac when embedded in Idea [IDEA-266524](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-266524), replicated on Mac OS (10.15), Scene Builder inside IntelliJ (2021.2 UE). Hopefully, Intellij will fix the linked bug so that Scene Builder becomes useable when embedded in Idea on a Mac. — jewelsea, Sep 02 '21 at 20:28

score 22 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 08 '15 at 15:10

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I had the same problem and it was caused by intellij's bundeled jdk in my case. Try to switch the ide's jdk as show here to oracle jdk 8 for example which contains all the needed classes.

answered Nov 08 '15 at 15:10

Vaduva Tibi

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IntelliJ Idea v15.0.2, switching to Oracle JDK 1.8.0_65 does not solve – Guildenstern70 Dec 15 '15 at 16:15
It helped for me: Idea 15.0.2, Mac OS X – Dzmitry Misiuk Dec 20 '15 at 10:37
It helped me too. Thank you – Jeba Ranganathan Feb 21 '16 at 17:56
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Just to clarify Tibi's correct answer: You need to switch the JDK under which IntelliJ runs, not the project SDK. This is currently under Help -> Find action -> Switch IDE boot JDK. – knaecke Mar 25 '16 at 01:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:02

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You have to add the file idea.jdk on ~/.IntelliJIdea2016.1/config folder.

Add the Oracle JDK path like /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_73

answered Mar 23 '16 at 22:02

Jose Delgado

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How do I configure IntelliJ IDEA with JavaFX and scenebulider?

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