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Mastering JavaFX 10

By : Sergey Grinev

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Mastering JavaFX 10

3.6 (8)

By: Sergey Grinev

Overview of this book

: JavaFX 10 is used to create media-rich client applications. This book takes you on a journey to use JavaFX 10 to build applications that display information in a high-performance, modern user interface featuring audio, video, graphics, and animation. Mastering JavaFX 10 begins by introducing you to the JavaFX API. You will understand the steps involved in setting up your development environment and build the necessary dependencies. This is followed by exploring how to work with the assets, modules, and APIs of JavaFX. This book is filled with practical examples to guide you through the major features of JavaFX 10. In addition to this, you will acquire a practical understanding of JavaFX custom animations, merging different application layers smoothly, and creating a user-friendly GUI with ease. By the end of the book, you will be able to create a complete, feature-rich Java graphical application using JavaFX.

Preface

Preface

Who this book is for

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Stages, Scenes, and Layout

Stages, Scenes, and Layout

Application and JavaFX subsystems

Stage – a JavaFX term for the window

Scene and SceneGraph

Organizing the Scene content with Layout Managers

Clock demo

Summary

Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls

Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls

Shapes and their properties

Transformations

Coordinates and bounds

Basic Controls

Clock demo

Summary

Connecting Pieces – Binding

Connecting Pieces – Binding

Working with the Property API

Using binding operations

Working with bidirectional binding and converters

Creating custom bindings

Understanding binding collections

Summary

FXML

FXML

Introduction to FXML

Working with FXML loaders

Working with Controllers

Syntax details of FXML

SceneBuilder

Summary

Animation

Animation

What is an animation?

Using the Interpolator API

Using transitions – the predefined animations

Building an animated application

Summary

Styling Applications with CSS

Styling Applications with CSS

Introduction to CSS

Loading CSS files from the JavaFX code

Applying styles to JavaFX nodes

Working with advanced CSS syntax

Why use CSS?

Using the CSS API

Summary

Building a Dynamic UI

Building a Dynamic UI

Tuning min and max size properties

Controlling node location with AnchorPane

Planning node size behavior with grow priorities

Fluid layouts

Enhancing applications with scrolling

Summary

Effects

Effects

Applying basic effects

Adding color effects

Applying lighting effects

Transformation effects

Using blend effects

Summary

Media and WebView

Media and WebView

Working with web content

Incorporating media into a JavaFX application

Summary

Advanced Controls and Charts

Advanced Controls and Charts

Advanced controls

Working with JavaFX charts

Custom controls

Summary

Packaging with Java9 Jigsaw

Packaging with Java9 Jigsaw

Handmaking JAR files

Creating self-contained applications

Working with Jigsaw modules

Summary

3D at a Glance

3D at a Glance

Introduction to the JavaFX 3D API

Summary

What's Next?

What's Next?

Other materials

Beyond the official API

Future of JavaFX

Summary

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Building a Dynamic UI

In this chapter, we will take a break from studying JavaFX APIs and look into good practices for using them.

Modern applications are not set in stone and try to adapt to different users' settings, most prominently the size of the application's window. This may change due to a variety of reasons: different devices, rotation, split-screen functionality, or just the user's manual resizing to a comfortable position. This adaptivity, or a dynamic UI, provides a better user experience.

We will review the following practices for building a dynamic UI:

Tuning min and max size properties
Controlling node location with AnchorPane
Planning node size behavior with grow priorities
Fluid layouts
Enhancing applications with scrolling

Visually different images

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