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K. Sharan, P. SpäthLearn JavaFX 17https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7848-2_9

9. Event Handling

Kishori Sharan1   and Peter Späth2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
 
In this chapter, you will learn:
  • What an event is

  • What an event source, an event target, and event type are

  • About the event processing mechanism

  • How to handle events using event filters and event handlers

  • How to handle mouse events, key events, and window events

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

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