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Modular Programming in Java 9

You're reading from   Modular Programming in Java 9 Build large scale applications using Java modularity and Project Jigsaw

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787126909
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Koushik Srinivas Kothagal Koushik Srinivas Kothagal
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Preface 1. Introducing Java 9 Modularity 2. Creating Your First Java Module FREE CHAPTER 3. Handling Inter-Module Dependencies 4. Introducing the Modular JDK 5. Using Platform APIs 6. Module Resolution, Readability, and Accessibility 7. Introducing Services 8. Understanding Linking and Using jlink 9. Module Design Patterns and Strategies 10. Preparing Your Code for Java 9 11. Migrating Your Code to Java 9 12. Using Build Tools and Testing Java Modules

Adding UI with Java FX

Let's now create a UI application that allows us to click and browse contact information. We will be using the Java FX APIs to create and display the UI. As in the last section, I should highlight that the focus here is not for us to learn the JavaFX API itself. In fact, I'll be glossing over most of the Java FX API details in this section because that's beyond the scope of this book, although the full working code is available for you to peruse if you are interested. The intention of this exercise is for us to learn how to use Java APIs and how to handle the different usage scenarios and nuances that come with it.

Here's what we'll do to add UI to the address book application:

  1. Create a new module called packt.addressbook.ui which contains code to display the address book in a Java FX powered user interface.
  2. Have the packt.addressbook...
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