Quick Start Guide to JavaFX

Chapter 8

Applying Effects and Transformations

Key Skills & Concepts

•   Applying effects to shapes and images

•   Moving images in an application

•   Rotating images and shapes

In Chapter 7 you learned how to write images to the screen using the Image class and ImageView node. In Chapter 5 you learned how to create different shapes and place them around your application. In this chapter you begin to apply effects and transitions to these images and shapes.

The first section of this chapter covers effects. JavaFX has a comprehensive list of effects ...