To get the most out of this book

Read the chapters systematically and answer the quiz questions at the end of each chapter. Clone or just download the source code repository (see the following sections) and run all the code samples that demonstrate the discussed topics. For getting up to speed in programming, there is nothing better than executing the provided examples, modifying them, and trying your own ideas. Code is truth.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packt.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packt.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packt.com
2. Select the SUPPORT tab
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Java-12-Programming. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789957051_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "When an exception is thrown inside a try block, it redirects control flow to the first catch clause."

A block of code is set as follows:

void someMethod(String s){
    try {
        method(s);
    } catch (NullPointerException ex){
        //do something
    } catch (Exception ex){
        //do something else
    }
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

class TheParentClass {
    private int prop;
    public TheParentClass(int prop){
        this.prop = prop;
    }
    // methods follow
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

--module-path /path/JavaFX/lib \
            :-add-modules=javafx.controls,javafx.fxml

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Select a value for Project SDK (java version 12, if you have installed JDK 12 already) and click Next."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.