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Mastering JavaFX 10

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Published in May 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788293822

Pages 268 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Application Development

Author (1):

Sergey Grinev

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Stages, Scenes, and Layout

2. Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls

3. Connecting Pieces – Binding

4. FXML

5. Animation

6. Styling Applications with CSS

7. Building a Dynamic UI

8. Effects

9. Media and WebView

10. Advanced Controls and Charts

11. Packaging with Java9 Jigsaw

12. 3D at a Glance

13. What's Next?

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Handmaking JAR files

The default Java application delivery mechanism is JAR files, which are ZIP archives with some extra information that makes them executable by Java. You can store class files (compiled Java files) and resources together in the JAR file.

Most of the IDEs you use will create a JAR file from your project, but in this section, we will review how it works under the hood.

Besides the direct download, there are also Java Web Start and browser plugin options, but they are being deprecated by Oracle so I'll leave them out of this book's scope.

Running the demo project

Let's consider the next project structure for the following examples:

I won't print all the source code here as the exact content...

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Authors (1)

Sergey Grinev

Sergey Grinev is an experienced software engineer focused on building reliable, quality processes for Java platforms. He started working in this area during his employment with Oracle, where he was responsible for JavaFX testing. For the last few years, Sergey has worked for Azul Systems, assuring the quality of their custom JVMs. Sergey enjoys sharing his experience: he regularly presents Java conferences, gives lessons, and solves questions on Stack Overflow.

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