Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

13 JavaFX GUI: Part 2

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Learn more details of laying out nodes in a scene graph with JavaFX layout panels.

• Continue building JavaFX GUIs with Scene Builder.

• Create and manipulate RadioButtons and ListViews.

• Use BorderPanes and TitledPanes to layout controls.

• Handle mouse events.

• Use property binding and property listeners to perform tasks when a control’s property value changes.

• Programmatically create layouts and controls.

• Customize a ListView’s cells with a custom cell factory.

• See an overview of other JavaFX capabilities.

• Be introduced to the JavaFX 9 updates in Java SE 9.

Outline

1. 13.1 Introduction

2. 13.2 Laying Out Nodes in a Scene Graph

3. 13.3 Painter App: RadioButtons, Mouse Events and Shapes ...