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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 the CSS API

The CSS API was introduced in JavaFX 8 and extended in JavaFX 9 and 10 with 11 new classes. It's located in the package javafx.css and provides the following functionality:

  • Make your own styleable properties
  • Introduce and support new pseudo-class states

In the following example, we'll add a new style class to control the Clock sample we wrote in the previous chapters.

Introducing ClockControl

Before adding a new style class, let's start by converting out Clock application into a ClockControl which can be used in any application like other JavaFX nodes.

It will not be a full-fledged Control, but a first step. We'll talk about making a real Controls in Chapter 10, Advanced Controls and...