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  • Copyright 2009
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-701287-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-701287-9

Build Rich Applications that Run on the Desktop, the Web, Mobile Devices...Anywhere!

Using JavaFX, developers and graphic designers can work together to build robust, immersive applications and deploy them anywhere: on the desktop, on the Web, and on millions of Java-enabled mobile devices. JavaFX lets you maintain your existing graphics and seamlessly integrate them into Java applications. Plus, JavaFX Script is a declarative language that allows you to preserve your investment in the Java platform while allowing more creativity with JavaFX’s Rich Internet Application environment.

JavaFX™: Developing Rich Internet Applications brings together all the knowledge, techniques, and reusable code you need to quickly deliver production-quality solutions. Writing for both developers and designers, the authors explain how JavaFX simplifies and improves the RIA development process, and they show how to make the most of its ready-built components and frameworks.

JavaFX™ covers everything from data integration to multimedia, special effects to REST. The authors present a full chapter of code recipes and a complete case study application. This book’s wide-ranging content includes

  • Building and running JavaFX programs
  • Understanding the role of graphics designers in creating JavaFX Graphical Assets
  • Writing fast, efficient JavaFX Script programs
  • Using data binding to simplify Model-View-Controller application design
  • Creating rich user experiences with JavaFX visual components
  • Bringing user interfaces to life with lighting, reflection, and other special effects
  • Adding motion with the JavaFX animation framework
  • Incorporating pictures, sound, and videos in your applications
  • Creating RESTful applications with JSON and XML
  • Writing JavaFX applications that make the most of the underlying Java platform

The Java™ Series is supported, endorsed, and authored by the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems, Inc. It is the official place to go for complete, expert, and definitive information on Java technology. The books in this Series provide the inside information you need to build effective, robust, and portable applications and applets. The Series is an indispensable resource for anyone targeting the Java platform.

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Table of Contents

Foreword xiii

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xxi

About the Authors xxiii

Chapter 1: Getting Started 1

Installing the JavaFX Platform 1

Setting Up NetBeans IDE for JavaFX 1.2 2

Command Line 9

Eclipse 13

Chapter Summary 18

Chapter 2: JavaFX for the Graphic Designer 19

Graphic Design and JavaFX 19

JavaFX Production Suite 20

Adobe Illustrator CS3 20

Adobe Photoshop CS3 26

Scalable Vector Graphics 30

Chapter Summary 31

Chapter 3: JavaFX Primer 33

JavaFX Script Basics 33

JavaFX Script Language 34

Class Declaration 36

Mixin Classes 38

Object Literals 40

Variables 41

Sequences 45

Functions 49

Strings 50

Expressions and Operators 55

Chapter Summary 64

Chapter 4: Synchronize Data Models–Binding and Triggers 65

Binding 65

Bidirectional Binding 77

Advanced Binding Topics 80

Triggers 85

Coming Features 91

Chapter Summary 92

Chapter 5: Create User Interfaces 93

User Interfaces 93

The Stage 93

The Scene 96

Nodes 105

Layout 108

Input Events 121

Text Display 125

Custom Controls 136

Shapes 140

Java Swing Extension 145

Chapter Summary 150

Chapter 6: Apply Special Effects 151

Effects 152

Chapter Summary 180

Chapter 7: Add Motion with JavaFX Animation 181

Computer Animation 181

Timelines 183

Key Frames 185

Interpolation 189

Path-Based Animation 199

Total Solar Eclipse Examples 205

Chapter Summary 218

Chapter 8: Include Multimedia 219

Multimedia 219

Images 219

Media–Audio and Video 225

Chapter Summary 234

Chapter 9: Add JavaFX to Web Pages with Applets 235

JavaFX and Applets 235

Deploying a JavaFX Application as an Applet 235

Java Web Start 256

Chapter Summary 258

Chapter 10: Create RESTful Applications 259

What Is REST? 259

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) 264

JavaFX and REST 266

JavaFX and XML 277

Chapter Summary 278

Chapter 11: JavaFX and Java Technology 279

Classes 280

Java Objects 281

Function Parameter and Return Mapping 284

Java Scripting 293

JavaFX Reflection 299

Chapter Summary 302

Chapter 12: JavaFX Code Recipes 303

JavaFX and JavaBeans 303

Server Call Back 307

Node Effects–Fader and Magnifier 311

Wizard Framework 319

Progress Bar 325

Slider 327

Matrix 330

Chapter Summary 332

Chapter 13: Sudoku Application 333

How to Access the JavaFX Sudoku Application 334

The Interface 334

Source for the Sudoku Application 336

The Overall Design 338

Interfacing with Java Components 342

Chapter Summary 346

Index 347

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