C H A P T E R 7
Creating Charts in JavaFX
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
—Arthur C. Clarke
Reporting is an important aspect in many business applications. The JavaFX Platform contains an API for creating charts. Because a chart is basically a node, integrating charts with other parts of a JavaFX application is straightforward. As a consequence, reporting is an integral part of the typical JavaFX Business Application.
Designing an API is often a compromise between a number of requirements. Two of the most common requirements are “make it easy” and “make it easy to extend.” The JavaFX Chart API fulfills both of these. The Chart API contains a number of methods that allow developers to change the look ...
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