Pro JavaFX 2, 1st ed.
A Definitive Guide to Rich Clients with Java Technology

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640 p. · 17.8x25.4 cm · Paperback
In Pro JavaFX 2: A Definitive Guide to Rich Clients with Java Technology, Jim Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson, and Johan Vos show you how you can use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications. You'll see how JavaFX provides a powerful Java-based UI platform capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications.

Covering the JavaFX API, development tools, and best practices, this book provides code examples that explore the exciting new features provided with JavaFX 2. It contains engaging tutorials that cover virtually every facet of JavaFX development and reference materials on JavaFX that augment the JavaFX API documentation. Written in an engaging and friendly style, Pro JavaFX 2 is an essential guide to JavaFX 2.

  1. Getting a Jump Start in JavaFX
  2. Creating a User Interface in JavaFX
  3. Properties and Bindings
  4. Dynamically Laying Out Nodes in the User Interface
  5. Using the JavaFX UI Controls
  6. Collections and Concurrency
  7. Creating  Charts in JavaFX
  8. Using the Media Classes
  9. Accessing Web Services                
  10. JavaFX Languages and Markup
  11. Appendix A: The Visage Language In-Depth
Jim Weaver is an author, speaker, teacher, and developer in rich Internet application technologies such as JavaFX, and may be contacted at jim.weaver@javafxpert.com.
A Definitive Guide to Rich Clients with Java Technology, Jim Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson, and Johan Vos show you how you can use the Java. FX platform to create rich-client applications.