Learn JavaFX 17: Building User Experience and Interfaces with Java

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K. Sharan, P. SpäthLearn JavaFX 17https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7848-2_14

14. Understanding 2D Shapes

Kishori Sharan¹   and Peter Späth²

(1)

Montgomery, AL, USA

(2)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

 

In this chapter, you will learn:

• What 2D shapes are and how they are represented in JavaFX

• How to draw 2D shapes

• How to draw complex shapes using the Path class

• How to draw shapes using the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

• How to combine shapes to build another shape

• How to use strokes for a shape

• How to style shapes using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

The examples of this chapter lie in the com.jdojo.shape package. In order for them to work, you must add a corresponding line to ...