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Java 11 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Nick Samoylov, Mohamed Sanaulla
Book Image

Java 11 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Nick Samoylov, Mohamed Sanaulla

Overview of this book

For more than three decades, Java has been on the forefront of developing robust software that has helped versatile businesses meet their requirements. Being one of the most widely used programming languages in history, it’s imperative for Java developers to discover effective ways of using it in order to take full advantage of the power of the latest Java features. Java 11 Cookbook offers a range of software development solutions with simple and straightforward Java 11 code examples to help you build a modern software system. Starting with the installation of Java, each recipe addresses various problem by explaining the solution and offering insights into how it works. You’ll explore the new features added to Java 11 that will make your application modular, secure, and fast. The book contains recipes on functional programming, GUI programming, concurrent programming, and database programming in Java. You’ll also be taken through the new features introduced in JDK 18.3 and 18.9. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the skills required to write robust, scalable, and optimal Java code effectively.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Creating a GUI using JavaFX controls

In this recipe, we will look at creating a simple GUI application, using JavaFX controls. We will build an app that will help you compute your age, after you provide your date of birth. Optionally, you can even enter your name, and the app will greet you and display your age. It is a pretty simple example that tries to show how you can create a GUI by using layouts, components, and event handling.

Getting ready

The following are the modules part of JavaFX:

  • javafx.base
  • javafx.controls
  • javafx.fxml
  • javafx.graphics
  • javafx.media
  • javafx.swing
  • javafx.web

If you are using Oracle JDK 10 and 9, it comes with the previously mentioned JavaFX modules as part of the setup; that is to say, you can find...