Pro JavaFX 8: A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients - Softcover

Weaver, James; Gao, Weiqi; Chin, Stephen; Iverson, Dean; Vos, Johan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1430265744 ISBN 13: 9781430265740

Publisher: Apress, 2014

Synopsis

In Pro JavaFX 8 expert authors show you how to use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications. You'll discover how you can use this powerful Java-based UI platform, which is capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications for PC as well as now mobile and embedded devices.

Covering the JavaFX API, development tools, and best practices, this book provides code examples that explore the exciting new features provided with JavaFX 8 which comes as part of Oracle's new Java (SE) 8 release. This book also contains engaging tutorials that cover virtually every facet of JavaFX development and reference materials on JavaFX that augment the JavaFX API documentation.

After reading and using this book, you'll have the authoritative knowledge that should give you an edge in your next JavaFX-based application projects for your job or your clients.

What you’ll learn

• How to get started with JavaFX, including downloading the SDK and available tools
• How to express user interfaces with SceneBuilder and FXML
• How to use property binding to keep the UI easily in sync with the model
• How to use the rich set of JavaFX UI controls, charts, shapes, effects, transformations, and animations to create stunning, responsive, user interfaces
• How to use the powerful JavaFX layout classes to define the user interface in a cross-platform fashion
• How to leverage the observable collection classes to observe changes in, and bind to, Java collections
• How to use the JavaFX media classes to play audio and video
• How to interact with external application services to create an enterprise application with JavaFX
• How to use the JavaFX API with alternative languages such as Scala and Groovy
• How to use Java on embedded, mobile, and tablet devices

Who this book is for

Application developers, graphic designers, and IT decision makers. Not only does this book contain comprehensive technical information for developers and designers, it builds a compelling case for choosing JavaFX.

Table of Contents

1. Getting a Jump Start in JavaFX 8

2. Creating a User Interface in JavaFX 8

3. Using SceneBuilder to create a User Interface

4. Properties and Bindings

5. Building Dynamic UI Layouts in JavaFX

6. Using the JavaFX UI Controls

7.Collections and Concurrency

8. Creating Charts in JavaFX

9. Using the media classes

10. JavaFX 3D

11. Accessing Web Services

12. Java on Embedded, Mobile and Tablet

13. JavaFX languages and markup

About this title

From the Back Cover

Use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications and discover how you can use this powerful Java-based UI platform, which is capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications for PC as well as mobile and embedded devices. The expert authors cover the new more modular JavaFX 9 APIs, development tools, and best practices and provide code examples that explore the exciting new features provided with JavaFX 9, part of Oracle's new Java 9 release.Pro JavaFX 9: A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients also contains engaging tutorials that cover virtually every facet of JavaFX development and reference materials on JavaFX that augment the JavaFX API documentation.

New material in this edition includes JavaFX UI controls and CSS APIs for modularization. Additionally, there is coverage of the Shader DSL for JavaFX that allows you to generate Shaders for OpenGL and Direct3D. After reading and using this book, you'll have the knowledge to give you an edge in your next JavaFX-based project.

You will:

• Create a user interface in JavaFX 
  
• Use SceneBuilder to create a user interface
  
• Build dynamic UI layouts in JavaFX and using the JavaFX UI controls
  
• Create charts in JavaFX
  
• Use the media classes, including JavaFX 3D
  
• Design and deploy for embedded, mobile and tablet
  
• Leverage JavaFX languages and markup 

About the Author

Jim Weaver is an author, speaker, teacher, and developer in rich Internet application technologies such as JavaFX, and may be contacted at jim.weaver@javafxpert.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1430265744
• ISBN 13: 9781430265740
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 616