The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX: Cross-Platform Mobile and Cloud Development. 3 Ed

Table of Contents....4

About the Authors....13

About the Technical Reviewer....14

Contributors....15

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Client Java....16

Java Client Technology in Action....16

Java Clients in Business....17

Gaming and 3D....18

Mobile Conference Apps....20

A Modern Approach to Client Java....22

Target Mobile First....22

Build for the Cloud....24

Package Your Platform....26

Setting Up Your Environment....27

macOS JDK Installation....28

Windows JDK Installation....29

Linux JDK Installation....33

JavaFX Installation....33

Your First Modern Java Client....35

Coding Client Apps with IntelliJ IDEA....35

Rapid Application Development with Scene Builder....40

The Path to Modern Client Development....47

Chapter 2: JavaFX Fundamentals....48

JavaFX Stage and Scene Graph....48

JavaFX Is Single-Threaded....49

Hierarchical Node Structure....49

A Simple Shape Example....51

Color....53

Text Is a Shape....54

The JavaFX Coordinate System....54

Layout Controls....55

StackPane....55

AnchorPane....56

GridPane....56

FlowPane and TilePane....57

BorderPane....57

SplitPane....58

HBox, VBox, and ButtonBar....58

Make a Scene....58

Enhancing the MyShapes Application....59

Linear Gradient....59

DropShadow....60

Reflection....61

Configuring Actions....62

Animation....63

JavaFX Properties....65

Property Listeners....66

Invalidation Listeners....66

Change Listeners....68

Subscription-Based Listeners....69

Binding....70

Unidirectional Binding....70

Bidirectional Binding....71

Fluent API and Bindings API....71

Using FXML....72

Controller Class....76

JavaFX Application Class....77

Adding CSS....78

Using Scene Builder....80

Putting It All Together....81

Master-Detail UI....81

The Model....84

Observable Lists....86

Implementing ListView Selection....86

Using Multiple Selection....87

ListView and Sort....88

Person UI Application Actions....89

Delete a Person....89

Add a Person....90

Update a Person....91

Person UI with Records....94

Person Record....95

Key Point Summary....96

Chapter 3: Properties and Bindings....99

Key Concepts....100

Observable and InvalidationListener....101

ObservableValue and ChangeListener....101

Subscription....102

WritableValue and ReadOnlyProperty....102

JavaFX Properties....102

Creating Bindings....109

JavaFX Bindings....109

Create Bindings by Direct Extension....110

Type-Specific Specializations....112

Factory Methods in Bindings....115

Create Bindings with the Fluent API....118

Observable Collections....123

Factory and Utility Methods in FXCollections....123

Change Listeners for Observable Collections....128

Change Events in ListChangeListener....130

Change Events in MapChangeListener....135

Change Events in SetChangeListener....138

Change Events in ArrayChangeListener....140

Create Bindings for Observable Collections....143

JavaFX Beans....143

Eagerly Instantiated Property....144

Half-Lazily Instantiated Property....146

Fully Lazily Instantiated Property....147

Selection Bindings....148

Adapting Java Beans....151

Summary....157

Resources....158

Chapter 4: JavaFX Controls Deep Dive....160

The UI Controls Module....160

What Is a UI Control?....161

JavaFX Basic Controls....162

Labeled Controls....162

Label....163

Button....164

CheckBox....165

Note: in this snippet and in snippets below the log() method is used as a short for System.out.println().....166

Hyperlink....166

ToggleButton....166

RadioButton....168

Text Input Controls....168

TextFormatter....169

TextField, PasswordField, and TextArea....170

Other Simple Controls....171

ProgressBar and ProgressIndicator....171

Slider....172

Container Controls....173

Accordion and TitledPane....173

ButtonBar....174

ScrollPane....175

SplitPane....177

TabPane....178

ToolBar....180

Other Controls....181

HTMLEditor....181

Pagination....181

ScrollBar....183

Separator....183

Spinner....184

Tooltip....185

Popup Controls....186

Menu-Based Controls....186

Menu and MenuItem....186

MenuBar....188

MenuButton and SplitMenuButton....189

ContextMenu....191

ChoiceBox....192

ComboBox-Based Controls....194

ComboBox....195

ColorPicker....196

DatePicker....197

JavaFX Dialogs....198

Alert....199

ChoiceDialog....200

TextInputDialog....200

Dialog and DialogPane....201

Advanced Controls....202

ListView....203

Cells and Cell Factories....204

Cell Editing....206

Pre-built Cell Factories....208

TreeView....208

TableView....210

TableColumn and TreeTableColumn....212

Nested Columns....216

Cell Factories in TableView....216

TreeTableView....217

Selection and Focus Models....220

SelectionModel....220

FocusModel....221

Summary....222

Acknowledgments....222

Chapter 5: Mastering Visual and CSS Design....223

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets....223

Selectors Based on Class Name....226

Selectors Based on Custom Style Classes....227

Selectors Based on Object ID....227

Applying CSS Styles....227

Loading CSS Stylesheets....227

Applying CSS Styles to JavaFX Nodes....229

Advanced CSS Techniques....232

Using Descendant Selectors....232

Using Pseudo-classes....232

Using Imports....233

Font Loading in the Stylesheet....233

Reusing Styles....234

Using Advanced Color Definitions....235

Using Linear Gradients....235

Using Radial Gradients....236

Using Image Patterns....236

Using RGB Color Definitions....237

Using HSB Color Definitions....239

Using Color Functions....239

Using Effect Definitions....240

Drop Shadow....240

Inner Shadow....241

Useful Tips and Tricks....242

Study the Modena Stylesheet....242

Define Themes Based on Modena....242

Define Icons Using CSS....243

CSS Reusability by Using Color Constants....243

Using Transparent Colors....244

Advanced CSS API....245

Platform Preferences API....253

CSS in JavaFX Applications: Summary....256

Chapter 6: High-Performance Graphics....257

Using Canvas....258

Giving Life to a Canvas Application....264

Particle Systems....269

Fractals....279

High Performance....292

Conclusion....304

Chapter 7: Bridging Swing and JavaFX....305

Integrating JavaFX into Swing....305

JFXPanel: Swing Component with JavaFX Inside....306

Threading....311

Interaction Between Swing and JavaFX....312

Drag and Drop with JavaFX and Swing....320

JavaFX 3D Integrated in Swing....323

Integrating Swing into JavaFX....325

Migration Strategies....327

Large-Scale Integrations....327

Conclusion....328

Chapter 8: JavaFX 3D....329

Prerequisites....329

Getting Started with Shapes....330

Shape3D....335

Sphere....336

Box....337

Cylinder....337

Creating User-Defined 3D Shapes....338

Camera....351

ParallelCamera....352

PerspectiveCamera....352

Light....356

Understanding the LightBase Class....356

Understanding the AmbientLight Class....357

Understanding the PointLight Class....357

Material....365

Understanding the PhongMaterial Class....366

Adding Texture to 3D Shapes....369

Interacting with JavaFX 3D Scenes....373

Understanding the PickResult Class....374

Third-Party Software: FXyz 3D....379

FXyz 3D Sample....380

Conclusion....382

Chapter 9: JavaFX, the Web, and Cloud Infrastructure....383

Integrating with the Web....385

Displaying a Web Page....385

Adding Navigation and History....387

Showing Loading Progress....389

From Web Sites to APIs....390

Building for the Cloud....390

Architecture of a JavaFX Cloud Application....391

Use Case: Querying OpenWeather....393

Conclusion....410

Chapter 10: Packaging Apps for the Desktop....411

Web vs. Desktop Applications....411

Evolutions in Application Deployment....413

The jpackage Tool....415

What Is jpackage?....415

Using jpackage....417

jpackage Usage....418

jpackage Options....418

Requirements....425

WiX Setup....425

Samples....425

Nonmodular Application: Sample1....426

Instructions for Windows....426

Modifying the Installer....430

macOS....431

Modifying the Installer....433

Linux....434

Modular Application: Sample2....435

Windows....436

macOS....437

Linux....438

Gradle Projects....439

Using GraalVM’s Native Image....441

Platform Requirements....442

Requirements for macOS....443

Requirements for Linux....443

Requirements for Windows....443

The Code....444

Maven Project....445

Gradle Project....447

Build the Project....448

Compile....449

Link....450

Run....451

Conclusion....452

Chapter 11: Native Mobile Apps for iOS and Android....453

Why JavaFX on Mobile....454

Different Approaches for Mobile Apps....455

OS-Specific Native Controls....456

Mobile Websites....456

Device Native Rendering....456

Hello, JavaFX on iOS and Android....458

GluonFX Plugins to Reduce Complexity....458

The Development Flow....459

The Code....461

iOS....466

Requirements....466

Build the Project....466

Compile....467

Link and Package....469

Run....469

Android....471

Requirements....471

Compile....471

Link and Package....472

Run....473

How Does It Work?....474

Using the Plugin Options....475

bundlesList....475

resourcesList....476

reflectionList....476

jniList....477

runAgent Task/Goal....477

Creating Real Mobile-Looking Apps....477

Different Stylesheets....478

Mobile-Specific Controls....482

The Code....483

Build the Project....489

Summary....492

Chapter 12: JavaFX 23 on Raspberry Pi....493

Intro to Raspberry Pi....493

Getting Started with a Raspberry Pi....494

Initial Kit....494

Raspberry Pi....494

Power Adaptor....495

SD Card....495

Monitor....496

Install SD....496

Raspberry Pi Configuration....497

raspi-config....498

Remote Connection via SSH....501

Java 21....502

Testing Java 21....503

Installing JavaFX 23....504

64 Bits....504

Sample1....504

Wayland/X11....506

JavaFX Applications Without Windows Manager....507

Direct Rendering Manager (DRM)....507

Running JavaFX Applications Without Windows Manager....508

Sample2....511

Gradle....511

Maven....512

Running JavaFX Applications Remotely....515

Java Remote Platform....516

Gradle SSH Plugin....520

Creating JavaFX Native Images....523

Working with Dependencies....527

The DIY In-Car Navigation System....527

Bill of Materials....527

Setup for GPIO....528

GPIO Connections....529

Required GPS Software....530

NMEA Readings....532

GPIO, Serial Port, and Java....539

jSerialComm....539

GPS Service....540

The UI....543

Gluon Maps....544

Afterburner....546

Scene Builder....546

The Application Class....556

Deploy and Test....562

Next Challenge....563

Conclusions....564

Chapter 13: Machine Learning and JavaFX....565

What Is Machine Learning....565

Supervised Learning....566

Unsupervised Learning....566

Artificial Neural Networks....566

Convolutional Neural Networks....568

Eclipse DeepLearning4J: Java API for Neural Networks....570

Training Neural Networks from a JavaFX Application....573

Read an Image from JavaFX to a Neural Network....578

Detecting Objects in a Video....583

Chapter 14: Scientific Applications Using JavaFX....592

JavaFX for Space Exploration....592

JavaFX for Quantum Computing....594

Using JShell....597

Using JShell....599

About ND4J....602

Using ND4J in JShell....606

Using JavaFX in JShell....611

Starting Stand-Alone JavaFX Code....612

JavaFX Applications in JShell....614

JavaFX Libraries in JShell....617

Conclusion....622

Index....623

Build enhanced visual experiences and design and deploy modern, easy-to-maintain, client applications across a variety of platforms. This book will show you how these applications can take advantage of the latest user interface components, 3D technology, and cloud services to create immersive visualizations and allow high-value data manipulation.The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX is a professional reference for building Java applications for desktop, mobile, and embedded in the Cloud age. It offers end-to-end coverage of the latest features in JavaFX and Java 13. After reading this book, you will be equipped to upgrade legacy client applications, develop cross-platform applications in Java, and build enhanced desktop and mobile native clients.

What You Will Learn

• Create modern client applications in Java using the latest JavaFX 21 and 23
• Build enterprise clients that will enable integration with existing cloud services
• Use advanced visualization and 3D features
• Deploy on desktop, mobile, and embedded devices

Who This Book Is For

Professional Java developers who are interested in learning the latest client Java development techniques to fill out their skillset.