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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 ...

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