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K. Sharan, P. SpäthLearn JavaFX 17https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7848-2_5

5. Making Scenes

Kishori Sharan1   and Peter Späth2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
 
In this chapter, you will learn:
  • What a scene and a scene graph are in a JavaFX application

  • About different rendering modes of a scene graph

  • How to set the cursor for a scene

  • How to determine the focus owner in a scene

  • How to use the Platform and HostServices classes

The examples of this chapter lie in the com.jdojo.scene package. In order for them to work, you must add a corresponding line to the module-info.java file:
...
opens com.jdojo.scene to javafx.graphics, javafx.base;
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