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Introduction to Java FX 8

A New Framework to Design GUI in Java

José Paumard
blog.paumard.org
@JosePaumard
Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage


Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage

 Layout
Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage

 Layout

 Designing a GUI using the JavaFX API


Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage

 Layout

 Designing a GUI using the JavaFX API

 Using an FXML file


Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage

 Layout

 Designing a GUI using the JavaFX API

 Using an FXML file

 Dependency injection in a JavaFX controller


Module Outline

 A first and simple example: scene, stage

 Layout

 Designing a GUI using the JavaFX API

 Using an FXML file

 Dependency injection in a JavaFX controller

 Catching events in callbacks


A Simple Example

 How to launch a JavaFX application?


A Simple Example

 Create a class that extends Application, and overrides start()

 Call the launch() method on that class


A Simple Example

 Create a class that extends Application, and overrides start()

 Call the launch() method on that class


import javafx.application.Application;

public class FirstApplication extends Application {

public void start(Stage stage) {


// callback
}

public static void main(String... args) {


launch();
}
}
A Simple Example

 Then add some content


public void start(Stage stage) {
// a simple UI
Label message = new Label("Hello world!");
message.setFont(new Font(100));

stage.setScene(new Scene(message));
stage.setTitle("Hello");
stage.show();
}
A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »


A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »

 A Stage can be a top-level window


A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »

 A Stage can be a top-level window

 A Stage can be a rectangular area in the case of an applet


A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »

 A Stage can be a top-level window

 A Stage can be a rectangular area in the case of an applet

 A Stage can be the full screen itself


A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »

 Scene: a stage must hold a scene, a scene must reside in a stage


A Few Key Concepts

 Stage: « top-level window »

 Scene: a stage must hold a scene, a scene must reside in a stage

 A Scene holds all the graphical components, shapes, etc…


A Few Key Concepts

 On our example:

 The Label is added to a Scene

 The Scene is added to the Stage

 And we call the show() method on the stage


A Layout Example

 Layout: can hold several components


public void start(Stage stage) {
// javacontrol.Label
Label message1 = new Label("Hello world!");
message1.setFont(new Font(100));

Label message2 = new Label("Hello world!");


message2.setFont(new Font(100));
// java.scene.layout.VBox
VBox vbox = new VBox(message1, message2);

stage.setScene(new Scene(vbox));
stage.setTitle("Hello");
stage.show();
}
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF‐8"?>

<?import javafx.geometry.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.paint.*?>

<GridPane hgap="10" vgap="10">

<!‐‐ content of the grid pane ‐‐>

</GridPane>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<GridPane hgap="10" vgap="10">

<padding>
<Insets bottom="10.0" top="10.0"
left="10.0" right="10.0" />
</padding>

<children>
<!‐‐ children components ‐‐>
</children>
</GridPane>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<Label text="User name:" />
<TextField />
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<Label text="User name:" />
<TextField id="username"/>
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<Label text="User name:"
GridPane.columnIndex="0" GridPane.rowIndex="0" />
<TextField id="username"
GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="0" />
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<Label text="User name:"
GridPane.columnIndex="0" GridPane.rowIndex="0"
GridPane.halignment="RIGHT" />
<TextField id="username"
GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="0" />
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<Label text="User name:"
GridPane.columnIndex="0" GridPane.rowIndex="0"
GridPane.halignment="RIGHT" />
<TextField id="username"
GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="0" />
<Label text="Password:"
GridPane.columnIndex="0" GridPane.rowIndex="0"
GridPane.halignment="RIGHT" />
<PasswordField id="password"
GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="0" />
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Can also be designed in a XML file


<children>
<!‐‐ labels + textfields ‐‐>
<HBox >
<children>
<Button text="Ok" />
<Button text="Cancel" />
</children>
</HBox>
</children>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 Defining the ID attributes


<GridPane hgap="10" vgap="10"
xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
fx:controller="org.paumard.javafx.MyController">

<children>
<Label text="User name:" />
<TextField fx:id="username"/>
</children>

<HBox >
<children>
<Button text="Ok" onAction="#okAction"/>
</children>
</HBox>
<!‐‐ rest of the UI ‐‐>

</GridPane>
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 The controller class


public class MyController implements Initializable {

@FXML
private TextField username;

@Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle bundle) {
}

public void okAction(ActionEvent event) {

System.out.println("Clicked ok");
System.out.println("user name = " +
username.getText());
}
}
A Login Window Example – XML Version

 The Application class


public class MyApplication extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
try {
FXMLLoader loader = new
FXMLLoader(getClass().getResource("ihm.fxml"));

Parent root = loader.load();


stage.setScene(new Scene(root));
stage.show();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
// ...
}
}

public static void main(String... args) {


launch();
}
}
And There Is More

 Supports CSS for customizing the look and feel of the GUI

 A rich animation API for moving, scaling, rotating etc… components

 Support for touch interfaces

 Works on many types of displays

 Compatible with Swing (to a certain extent)


Summary

 Quick overview of Java FX 8

 How to create basic interfaces

 Building an interface with the API or FXML

 Dependency injection on GUI components

 Callbacks on simple events

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