private static Controller guiCtrl;

@Override

public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception{

try {

FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(Main.class.getResource("MainWindow" +

".fxml"));

Parent root = fxmlLoader.load();

guiCtrl = fxmlLoader.getController();

primaryStage.setTitle("Barcode Generator");

primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 1080, 720));

primaryStage.show();

guiCtrl.setup();

}

catch(Exception e){

Alert eAlert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR);

eAlert.setTitle("Not able to load FXML");

eAlert.setHeaderText("An exception occured when attempting to load \"MainWindow.fxml\" resource");

eAlert.setContentText(e.toString());

eAlert.showAndWait();

}

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

launch(args);

}