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Mastering JavaFX 10

By : Sergey Grinev
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Book Image

Mastering JavaFX 10

5 (1)
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.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Using binding operations

Directly connecting properties is not always enough. The Binding API can build complex dependencies between properties.

String operations

Concatenation is the most common string operation. It's called by one property of the String type and takes another property of any type or a constant that will be used as a String, as shown in the following code snippet:

// chapter3/operations/ConcatBinding.java 
label.textProperty().bind(
stage.widthProperty().asString() // property one
.concat(" : ") // concatting with a string constant
.concat(stage.heightProperty()) // concatting with a property 2
);
You don't need to call asString() for a concat() parameter, as...