2-3. Animating Shapes Along a Path

Problem

You want to create a way to animate shapes along a path.

Solution

Create an application that allows a user to draw the path for a shape to follow. The main Java classes used in this recipe are these:

  • javafx.animation.PathTransition
  • javafx.animation.PathTransitionBuilder
  • javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent
  • javafx.event.EventHandler
  • javafx.geometry.Point2D
  • javafx.scene.shape.LineTo
  • javafx.scene.shape.MoveTo
  • javafx.scene.shape.Path

The following code demonstrates drawing a path for a shape to follow:

/**  * Working with the Scene Graph  * @author cdea  */ public class WorkingWithTheSceneGraph extends Application {     Path onePath = new Path();     Point2D anchorPt;     /**      * @param args the command ...

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