Tài liệu JavaFX™ Script - Dynamic Java™ Scripting for Rich Internet/Client-Side Applications

About the Authors vii
About the Technical Reviewer . ix
Acknowledgments xi
■CHAPTER 1 Introduction to JavaFX 1
The JavaFX Family . 1
JavaFX Mobile 1
JavaFX Script 1
JavaFX Script's Relationship to Java . 2
Features and Advantages of JavaFX Script . 2
Current Status of JavaFX Script . 3
Getting the Most from This Book 3
Summary 3
Resources . 4
■CHAPTER 2 Quick Start . 5
Choosing a JavaFX Development Environment 5
Obtaining JavaFXPad . 6
Obtaining an IDE Plug-In 6
The Eclipse Plug-In 7
The NetBeans Plug-In 7
Your First JavaFX Application: HelloJFX . 7
Understanding the HelloJFX Application . 9
Comments 10
The package Declaration . 10
import Statements 10
Declarative Code That Defines the User Interface . 11
Using the Frame Class . 12
Creating String Literals 13
Using the Canvas GUI Widget 13
Drawing Text 13
Defining Fonts . 14
Running and Examining the HelloJFXBind Application 15
Structure of a Minimal JavaFX Class 17
The class Declaration 17
Making an Instance of the Class . 18
Declaring and Assigning Variables 18
Understanding Binding . 19
Assigning Color Constants to the Text Object 20
Assigning an Array of Values to an Attribute . 21
Moving the HelloJFXModel Class into Its Own File 22
Special Instructions for Running This Example with JavaFXPad 24
Summary . 26
Resources 27
■CHAPTER 3 Creating User Interfaces in JavaFX . 29
Overview of the Word Search Builder Application . 29
Invoking the Application 30
A Tour of the Application . 31
The Word Search Builder Application Architecture 36
The Declarative Code and Classes in the
wordsearch_jfx.ui Package . 37
The Classes in the wordsearch_jfx.model Package . 38
Creating the Frame and Menu Structure 39
The Exoskeleton of the Word Search Builder UI . 39
Creating Menus 45
Creating a MenuBar Widget . 46
Creating Menu Widgets 47
Creating MenuItem Widgets . 48
Creating CheckBoxMenuItem Widgets . 49
Visually Separating Menu Items 50
Table of Menu-Related Widgets 50
Invoking Java Methods from JavaFX 51
Instantiating the Model, Handler, and View Classes . 53
Using Borders . 55
Understanding JavaFX Layout Widgets . 62
Using the GridPanel Layout Widget 62
Using the Box Layout Widget 64
Using the BorderPanel Layout Widget 65
The Layout Widget Types . 66
Creating a ToolBar 69
Using Button Widgets on a Toolbar 71
Summary . 77
Resources 78
■CHAPTER 4 Creating JavaFX Classes and Objects 81
Testing the Word Search Builder Model 81
Understanding the Structure of a JavaFX Class 87
Understanding Attribute Initializers 87
Introducing Triggers . 88
Defining the Body of an Operation 88
Producing Console Output 89
Creating String Expressions . 90
Invoking an Operation Located in the Same Class 90
The for Statement 90
Examining the Model Behind the Word Search Grid . 94
Understanding JavaFX Data Types . 107
Considerations When Declaring an Attribute 108
Considerations When Declaring a var . 110
Defining and Using Named Instances (Constants) 111
Creating Operations and Functions 112
Defining the Parameters and Return Type of an Operation . 112
Understanding the Effects of the new Operator . 114
Creating JavaFX Functions . 116
Understanding JavaFX Triggers . 116
Using JavaFX Statements and Operators 117
The if/else Statement . 118
The while Statement . 119
The break Statement . 120
Using JavaFX Sequences 127
Sequence Literals . 130
Accessing a Specific Element of a Sequence . 131
Iterating Over an Sequence 132
Inserting Sequence Elements . 132
Querying Sequences . 133
Deleting Sequence Elements . 134
Zeroing Out a Sequence 135
The JavaFX Statements . 136
The JavaFX Operators 137
The Model Behind Each Word Search Grid Cell 139
The Model Behind the Word List Boxes 141
Naming Rules and Conventions for JavaFX Identifiers 143
Summary 144
Resources . 145
■CHAPTER 5 More UI Fun Including 2D Drawing 147
Understanding JavaFX 2D Graphic . 147
Drawing and Painting Shapes 149
Transforming Graphics Objects . 150
Using the Group Node to Group Shapes Together 150
Canvas Mouse Events 155
Using the var Pseudo-Attribute . 157
Creating Custom Graphical Components 158
Extending CompositeNode . 162
Working with Images on the Canvas . 163
Controlling the Opacity of a Node 164
Animating a Node . 165
Using a Custom Component in a Program . 165
Examining the WordGridView
Custom Graphical Component 166
Using the PopupMenu Widget 175
Creating Custom Widgets 179
Supplying a composeWidget() Operation 181
Creating and Using the ListBox Widget 181
Creating Dialog Boxes 182
Using the JavaFX MessageDialog Class . 192
Using the Java Swing JOptionPane Class 192
Using the JavaFX Dialog Class 194
Experiencing the GroupPanel Layout . 198
Using the RadioButton Widget 198
More JavaFX UI Components . 198
Summary 199
Resources . 200
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