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_1

1. Getting Started

Kishori Sharan¹   and Peter Späth²

(1)

Montgomery, AL, USA

(2)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

 

In this chapter, you will learn:

• What JavaFX is

• The history of JavaFX

• How to set up Eclipse IDE to work with a JavaFX application, and how to write your first JavaFX application

• How to pass parameters to a JavaFX application

• How to launch a JavaFX application

• The life cycle of a JavaFX application

• How to terminate a JavaFX application

What Is JavaFX?

JavaFX is an open source Java-based framework for developing rich client applications. It is comparable to other frameworks on the market ...