Learn JavaFX 17: Building User Experience and Interfaces with Java

by Kishori Sharan, Peter Spïth

Overview

This unique in-depth tutorial shows you how to start developing rich-client desktop applications using your Java skills and provides comprehensive coverage of JavaFX 17's features. Each chapter starts with an introduction to the topic at hand, followed by a step-by-step discussion of the topic with small snippets of code. The book contains numerous figures aiding readers in visualizing the GUI that is built at every step in the discussion. This book has been revised to include JavaFX 17 and earlier releases since previous edition.

It starts with an introduction to JavaFX and its history. It lists the system requirements and the steps to start developing JavaFX applications. It shows you how to create a Hello World application in JavaFX, explaining every line of code in the process. Later in the book, authors Kishori Sharan and Peter Späth discuss advanced topics such as 2D and 3D graphics, charts, FXML, advanced controls, and printing. Some of the advanced controls such as TableView, and WebView are covered at length in separate chapters.

This book provides complete and comprehensive coverage of JavaFX 17 features; uses an incremental approach to teach JavaFX, assuming no prior GUI knowledge; includes code snippets, complete programs, and pictures; covers MVC patterns using JavaFX; and covers advanced topics such as FXML, effects, transformations, charts, images, canvas, audio and video, DnD, and more. So, after reading and using this book, you'll come away with a comprehensive introduction to the JavaFX APIs.

What You Will Learn

• How to build JavaFX User Interfaces and Java clients
• What are properties, bindings, observable collections, stages, scenes; how to use these
• How to play with colors, styling nodes and event handling
• How to add user interactivity (mouse, keyboard, DnD)
• How to do tables, trees and tree tables
• How to do 2D shapes, text nodes, 3D shapes
• How to apply effects, transformations, animations, images
• How to draw; play audio and video

Who is this book for:

Developers new to the JavaFX platform. Some prior Java experience is recommended.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484278475
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	01/26/2022
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	924
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kishori Sharan has earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems degree from Troy State University, Alabama. He is a Sun Certified Java 2 programmer. He has vast experience in providing training to professional developers in Java, JSP, EJB, and Web technology. He possesses over ten years of experience in implementing enterprise level Java application.

Peter Späth graduated in 2002 as a physicist and soon afterward became an IT consultant, mainly for Java-related projects. In 2016, he decided to concentrate on writing books on various aspects, but with a main focus on software development. With two books about graphics and sound processing, three books on Android app development, and a beginner’s book on Jakarta EE development, the author continues his effort in writing software development-related literature.

Table of Contents

1: Getting Started.- 2: Properties and Bindings.- 3: Observable Collections.- 4: Managing Stages.- 5: Making Scenes.- 6: Understanding Nodes.- 7: Playing with Colors.- 8: Styling Nodes.- 9: Event Handling.- 10: Understanding Layout Panes.- 11: Model-View-Controller Pattern.- 12: Understanding Controls.- 13: Understanding TableView.- 14: Understanding 2D Shapes.- 15: Understanding Text Nodes.- 16: Understanding 3D Shapes.- 17: Applying Effects.- 18: Understanding Transformations.- 19: Understanding Animation.- 20: Understanding Charts.- 21: Understanding the Image API.- 22: Drawing on a Canvas.- 23: Understanding Drag and Drop.- 24: Understanding Concurrency in JavaFX.- 25: Playing Audio and Video.- 26: Understanding FXML.- 27: Understanding the Print API.- Appendix A: Additional Controls and Resources.