CHAPTER
5
JavaFX Basic Controls
JavaFX 8 provides a huge set of default controls that you can use to create modern desktop applications. Because there are so many, it will take two chapters to cover all of them. This chapter will cover the
Control class and the basic controls that are part of JavaFX 8. In addition, the chapter will demonstrate how the controls can be used and combined to create an application. Lastly, the chapter will look at how to start changing the UI and behavior of these controls. In Chapter 6, I’ll cover the more advanced controls.The Control Class
All controls in JavaFX extend the abstract
Control class. This class provides ...Get Mastering JavaFX 8 Controls now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
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