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Mastering JavaFX 10

You're reading from   Mastering JavaFX 10 Build advanced and visually stunning Java applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788293822
Length 268 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sergey Grinev Sergey Grinev
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Stages, Scenes, and Layout 2. Building Blocks – Shapes, Text, and Controls FREE CHAPTER 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

Working with the Property API

In addition to the regular getters and setters, JavaFX provides a Property API to almost all its classes' fields.

For example, there are the following methods to work with the Stage title:

String getTitle();              //getter
void setTitle(String title); //setter
StringProperty titleProperty(); //property access

Technically, getters and setters are not required, and the Property value can be used all the time.

The Property class has the following two important APIs—Observable and Binding.

Using the Observable API

An Observable is an interface which allows you to subscribe to the change event of the corresponding property. All JavaFX properties are observable, thus you can track...

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