ShowBorderPane.java

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class ShowBorderPane extends Application {
  @Override // Override the start method in the Application class
  public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
    // Create a border pane 
    BorderPane pane = new BorderPane();

    // Place nodes in the pane
    pane.setTop(new CustomPane("Top")); 
    pane.setRight(new CustomPane("Right"));
    pane.setBottom(new CustomPane("Bottom"));
    pane.setLeft(new CustomPane("Left"));
    pane.setCenter(new CustomPane("Center")); 
    
    // Create a scene and place it in the stage
    Scene scene = new Scene(pane);
    primaryStage.setTitle("ShowBorderPane"); // Set the stage title
    primaryStage.setScene(scene); // Place the scene in the stage
    primaryStage.show(); // Display the stage
  }
} 

// Define a custom pane to hold a label in the center of the pane
class CustomPane extends StackPane {
  public CustomPane(String title) {
    getChildren().add(new Label(title));
    setStyle("-fx-border-color: red");
    setPadding(new Insets(11.5, 12.5, 13.5, 14.5));
  }
}