The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX: Cross-Platform Mobile and Cloud Development. 3 Ed

Table of Contents....4 About the Authors....13 About the Technical Reviewer....14 Contributors....15 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Client Java....16 Java Client Technology in Action....16 Java Clients in Business....17 Gaming and 3D....18 Mobile Conference Apps....20 A Modern Approach to Client Java....22 Target Mobile First....22 Build for the Cloud....24 Package Your Platform....26 Setting Up Your Environment....27 macOS JDK Installation....28 Windows JDK Installation....29 Linux JDK Installation....33 JavaFX Installation....33 Your First Modern Java Client....35 Coding Client Apps with IntelliJ IDEA....35 Rapid Application Development with Scene Builder....40 The Path to Modern Client Development....47 Chapter 2: JavaFX Fundamentals....48 JavaFX Stage and Scene Graph....48 JavaFX Is Single-Threaded....49 Hierarchical Node Structure....49 A Simple Shape Example....51 Color....53 Text Is a Shape....54 The JavaFX Coordinate System....54 Layout Controls....55 StackPane....55 AnchorPane....56 GridPane....56 FlowPane and TilePane....57 BorderPane....57 SplitPane....58 HBox, VBox, and ButtonBar....58 Make a Scene....58 Enhancing the MyShapes Application....59 Linear Gradient....59 DropShadow....60 Reflection....61 Configuring Actions....62 Animation....63 JavaFX Properties....65 Property Listeners....66 Invalidation Listeners....66 Change Listeners....68 Subscription-Based Listeners....69 Binding....70 Unidirectional Binding....70 Bidirectional Binding....71 Fluent API and Bindings API....71 Using FXML....72 Controller Class....76 JavaFX Application Class....77 Adding CSS....78 Using Scene Builder....80 Putting It All Together....81 Master-Detail UI....81 The Model....84 Observable Lists....86 Implementing ListView Selection....86 Using Multiple Selection....87 ListView and Sort....88 Person UI Application Actions....89 Delete a Person....89 Add a Person....90 Update a Person....91 Person UI with Records....94 Person Record....95 Key Point Summary....96 Chapter 3: Properties and Bindings....99 Key Concepts....100 Observable and InvalidationListener....101 ObservableValue and ChangeListener....101 Subscription....102 WritableValue and ReadOnlyProperty....102 JavaFX Properties....102 Creating Bindings....109 JavaFX Bindings....109 Create Bindings by Direct Extension....110 Type-Specific Specializations....112 Factory Methods in Bindings....115 Create Bindings with the Fluent API....118 Observable Collections....123 Factory and Utility Methods in FXCollections....123 Change Listeners for Observable Collections....128 Change Events in ListChangeListener....130 Change Events in MapChangeListener....135 Change Events in SetChangeListener....138 Change Events in ArrayChangeListener....140 Create Bindings for Observable Collections....143 JavaFX Beans....143 Eagerly Instantiated Property....144 Half-Lazily Instantiated Property....146 Fully Lazily Instantiated Property....147 Selection Bindings....148 Adapting Java Beans....151 Summary....157 Resources....158 Chapter 4: JavaFX Controls Deep Dive....160 The UI Controls Module....160 What Is a UI Control?....161 JavaFX Basic Controls....162 Labeled Controls....162 Label....163 Button....164 CheckBox....165 Note: in this snippet and in snippets below the log() method is used as a short for System.out.println().....166 Hyperlink....166 ToggleButton....166 RadioButton....168 Text Input Controls....168 TextFormatter....169 TextField, PasswordField, and TextArea....170 Other Simple Controls....171 ProgressBar and ProgressIndicator....171 Slider....172 Container Controls....173 Accordion and TitledPane....173 ButtonBar....174 ScrollPane....175 SplitPane....177 TabPane....178 ToolBar....180 Other Controls....181 HTMLEditor....181 Pagination....181 ScrollBar....183 Separator....183 Spinner....184 Tooltip....185 Popup Controls....186 Menu-Based Controls....186 Menu and MenuItem....186 MenuBar....188 MenuButton and SplitMenuButton....189 ContextMenu....191 ChoiceBox....192 ComboBox-Based Controls....194 ComboBox....195 ColorPicker....196 DatePicker....197 JavaFX Dialogs....198 Alert....199 ChoiceDialog....200 TextInputDialog....200 Dialog and DialogPane....201 Advanced Controls....202 ListView....203 Cells and Cell Factories....204 Cell Editing....206 Pre-built Cell Factories....208 TreeView....208 TableView....210 TableColumn and TreeTableColumn....212 Nested Columns....216 Cell Factories in TableView....216 TreeTableView....217 Selection and Focus Models....220 SelectionModel....220 FocusModel....221 Summary....222 Acknowledgments....222 Chapter 5: Mastering Visual and CSS Design....223 Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets....223 Selectors Based on Class Name....226 Selectors Based on Custom Style Classes....227 Selectors Based on Object ID....227 Applying CSS Styles....227 Loading CSS Stylesheets....227 Applying CSS Styles to JavaFX Nodes....229 Advanced CSS Techniques....232 Using Descendant Selectors....232 Using Pseudo-classes....232 Using Imports....233 Font Loading in the Stylesheet....233 Reusing Styles....234 Using Advanced Color Definitions....235 Using Linear Gradients....235 Using Radial Gradients....236 Using Image Patterns....236 Using RGB Color Definitions....237 Using HSB Color Definitions....239 Using Color Functions....239 Using Effect Definitions....240 Drop Shadow....240 Inner Shadow....241 Useful Tips and Tricks....242 Study the Modena Stylesheet....242 Define Themes Based on Modena....242 Define Icons Using CSS....243 CSS Reusability by Using Color Constants....243 Using Transparent Colors....244 Advanced CSS API....245 Platform Preferences API....253 CSS in JavaFX Applications: Summary....256 Chapter 6: High-Performance Graphics....257 Using Canvas....258 Giving Life to a Canvas Application....264 Particle Systems....269 Fractals....279 High Performance....292 Conclusion....304 Chapter 7: Bridging Swing and JavaFX....305 Integrating JavaFX into Swing....305 JFXPanel: Swing Component with JavaFX Inside....306 Threading....311 Interaction Between Swing and JavaFX....312 Drag and Drop with JavaFX and Swing....320 JavaFX 3D Integrated in Swing....323 Integrating Swing into JavaFX....325 Migration Strategies....327 Large-Scale Integrations....327 Conclusion....328 Chapter 8: JavaFX 3D....329 Prerequisites....329 Getting Started with Shapes....330 Shape3D....335 Sphere....336 Box....337 Cylinder....337 Creating User-Defined 3D Shapes....338 Camera....351 ParallelCamera....352 PerspectiveCamera....352 Light....356 Understanding the LightBase Class....356 Understanding the AmbientLight Class....357 Understanding the PointLight Class....357 Material....365 Understanding the PhongMaterial Class....366 Adding Texture to 3D Shapes....369 Interacting with JavaFX 3D Scenes....373 Understanding the PickResult Class....374 Third-Party Software: FXyz 3D....379 FXyz 3D Sample....380 Conclusion....382 Chapter 9: JavaFX, the Web, and Cloud Infrastructure....383 Integrating with the Web....385 Displaying a Web Page....385 Adding Navigation and History....387 Showing Loading Progress....389 From Web Sites to APIs....390 Building for the Cloud....390 Architecture of a JavaFX Cloud Application....391 Use Case: Querying OpenWeather....393 Conclusion....410 Chapter 10: Packaging Apps for the Desktop....411 Web vs. Desktop Applications....411 Evolutions in Application Deployment....413 The jpackage Tool....415 What Is jpackage?....415 Using jpackage....417 jpackage Usage....418 jpackage Options....418 Requirements....425 WiX Setup....425 Samples....425 Nonmodular Application: Sample1....426 Instructions for Windows....426 Modifying the Installer....430 macOS....431 Modifying the Installer....433 Linux....434 Modular Application: Sample2....435 Windows....436 macOS....437 Linux....438 Gradle Projects....439 Using GraalVM’s Native Image....441 Platform Requirements....442 Requirements for macOS....443 Requirements for Linux....443 Requirements for Windows....443 The Code....444 Maven Project....445 Gradle Project....447 Build the Project....448 Compile....449 Link....450 Run....451 Conclusion....452 Chapter 11: Native Mobile Apps for iOS and Android....453 Why JavaFX on Mobile....454 Different Approaches for Mobile Apps....455 OS-Specific Native Controls....456 Mobile Websites....456 Device Native Rendering....456 Hello, JavaFX on iOS and Android....458 GluonFX Plugins to Reduce Complexity....458 The Development Flow....459 The Code....461 iOS....466 Requirements....466 Build the Project....466 Compile....467 Link and Package....469 Run....469 Android....471 Requirements....471 Compile....471 Link and Package....472 Run....473 How Does It Work?....474 Using the Plugin Options....475 bundlesList....475 resourcesList....476 reflectionList....476 jniList....477 runAgent Task/Goal....477 Creating Real Mobile-Looking Apps....477 Different Stylesheets....478 Mobile-Specific Controls....482 The Code....483 Build the Project....489 Summary....492 Chapter 12: JavaFX 23 on Raspberry Pi....493 Intro to Raspberry Pi....493 Getting Started with a Raspberry Pi....494 Initial Kit....494 Raspberry Pi....494 Power Adaptor....495 SD Card....495 Monitor....496 Install SD....496 Raspberry Pi Configuration....497 raspi-config....498 Remote Connection via SSH....501 Java 21....502 Testing Java 21....503 Installing JavaFX 23....504 64 Bits....504 Sample1....504 Wayland/X11....506 JavaFX Applications Without Windows Manager....507 Direct Rendering Manager (DRM)....507 Running JavaFX Applications Without Windows Manager....508 Sample2....511 Gradle....511 Maven....512 Running JavaFX Applications Remotely....515 Java Remote Platform....516 Gradle SSH Plugin....520 Creating JavaFX Native Images....523 Working with Dependencies....527 The DIY In-Car Navigation System....527 Bill of Materials....527 Setup for GPIO....528 GPIO Connections....529 Required GPS Software....530 NMEA Readings....532 GPIO, Serial Port, and Java....539 jSerialComm....539 GPS Service....540 The UI....543 Gluon Maps....544 Afterburner....546 Scene Builder....546 The Application Class....556 Deploy and Test....562 Next Challenge....563 Conclusions....564 Chapter 13: Machine Learning and JavaFX....565 What Is Machine Learning....565 Supervised Learning....566 Unsupervised Learning....566 Artificial Neural Networks....566 Convolutional Neural Networks....568 Eclipse DeepLearning4J: Java API for Neural Networks....570 Training Neural Networks from a JavaFX Application....573 Read an Image from JavaFX to a Neural Network....578 Detecting Objects in a Video....583 Chapter 14: Scientific Applications Using JavaFX....592 JavaFX for Space Exploration....592 JavaFX for Quantum Computing....594 Using JShell....597 Using JShell....599 About ND4J....602 Using ND4J in JShell....606 Using JavaFX in JShell....611 Starting Stand-Alone JavaFX Code....612 JavaFX Applications in JShell....614 JavaFX Libraries in JShell....617 Conclusion....622 Index....623