import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;


/**
 *
 * @author Alexander Kouznetsov
 */
public class LayoutTest extends Application{

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        final Label label = new Label("This is label");
        label.setStyle("-fx-background-color: red;");
        label.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
        label.setRotate(-90);
        final Group group = new Group(label);
        final GridPane pane = new GridPane(); // Try different layouts here
//        HBox.setHgrow(label, Priority.ALWAYS);
        pane.getChildren().setAll(group);
        pane.setGridLinesVisible(true);
//        Scene scene = new Scene(group);
        Scene scene = new Scene(pane, 500, 500);
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.setVisible(true);
        label.addEventHandler(MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED, new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {

            public void handle(MouseEvent event) {
                label.setText(label.getText() + " +1");
                System.out.println("label.layoutBounds = " + label.getLayoutBounds());
                System.out.println("label.getWidth() = " + label.getWidth() + ", label.getMinWidth() = " + label.getMinWidth());
                System.out.println("group.layoutBounds = " + group.getLayoutBounds());
                label.setMinWidth(label.getWidth() + 10);
                label.setMinHeight(label.getHeight() + 10);
//                group.requestLayout();
//                pane.requestLayout();
            }
        });
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }

}