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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.

Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

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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

Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls

Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls

Shapes and their properties

Transformations

Coordinates and bounds

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

FXML

Introduction to FXML

Working with FXML loaders

Working with Controllers

Syntax details of FXML

Animation

What is an animation?

Using the Interpolator API

Using transitions – the predefined animations

Building an animated application

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

Using the CSS API

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

Enhancing applications with scrolling

Effects

Applying basic effects

Adding color effects

Applying lighting effects

Transformation effects

Using blend effects

Media and WebView

Media and WebView

Working with web content

Incorporating media into a JavaFX application

Advanced Controls and Charts

Advanced Controls and Charts

Advanced controls

Working with JavaFX charts

Custom controls

Packaging with Java9 Jigsaw

Packaging with Java9 Jigsaw

Handmaking JAR files

Creating self-contained applications

Working with Jigsaw modules

3D at a Glance

Introduction to the JavaFX 3D API

What's Next?

Other materials

Beyond the official API

Future of JavaFX

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Creating self-contained applications

Distributing JAR files has one major inconvenience—it requires Java runtime (JRE) on the user's computer. And, if you want to use the latest features or rely on certain bugfixes, the version of this runtime also becomes important.

For mature commercial level projects, the requirements are usually stated on the download page, or their installer scripts are enhanced with runtime checks on the client side.

But, if you want to simplify your app to the users, there is an option to distribute a Java runtime alongside an application (or a Self-Contained Application). However, note the following cons to this approach:

You'll lose the run anywhere feature and will have to prepare a separate installer for each platform (such as Windows, masOS, or Linux)
You need an actual OS installation to create a corresponding bundle
The runtime...