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| Manning Early Access Program |
JavaFX in Action  Simon Morris MEAP Release: August 2008 Softbound print: September 2009 (est.) | 375 pages ISBN: 1933988991 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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1. Welcome to the future: introducing JavaFX - FREE
2. JavaFX Script: data and variables - AVAILABLE 3. JavaFX Script: code and structure - AVAILABLE 4. Swing by numbers - AVAILABLE 5. Behind the scene graph - AVAILABLE 6. Moving pictures - AVAILABLE 7. Is there anyone out there: connecting to a Web Service - AVAILABLE 8. Going back to the Web: from application to applet - AVAILABLE 9. Cracking the code - AVAILABLE 10. The best of both worlds: mixing JavaFX and Java - AVAILABLE Appendix A Getting started - AVAILABLE Appendix B JavaFX Script: a very quick reference - AVAILABLE Appendix C Not familiar with Java? - AVAILABLE Appendix D JavafX and the Java platform - AVAILABLE |
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DESCRIPTION
Whether you're writing a desktop app, spinning up a rich web interface, or pushing code to a mobile phone, graphics programming should be easier, and more fun, than it currently is. New technologies and devices—not to mention higher user expectations—have greatly multiplied the complexity level of interface programming. Enter JavaFX.
JavaFX is a set of Java-based rich user interface technologies that sits atop the existing Java Standard and Micro Editions, making current Java packages readily accessible from the JavaFX environment. At its heart is JavaFX Script, an innovative, compiled, domain specific language. JavaFX Script boasts a declarative syntax where the code structure mirrors the structure of the interface. Related UI pieces are kept in one efficient bundle, not strewn across multiple locations. A simple coding model reduces code complexity while increasing productivity. The JavaFX-specific libraries for presentation and animation take advantage of JavaFX Script's unique language features.
JavaFX in Action is a hands-on tutorial that introduces and explores JavaFX through numerous bite-sized projects. The book provides a solid grounding in the JavaFX syntax and related APIs by showing you how to apply the key features of the JavaFX platform. You'll absorb the fundamentals of the technology while exploring the possibilities JavaFX open up for your designs.
Author Simon Morris helps you transform variables and operators into bouncing raindrops, brilliant colors, and dancing interface components. Below the chrome, you'll master techniques to make your applications more responsive and user friendly. You'll also learn how to interact with your existing Java code so you can give your old apps some new JavaFX sparkle.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
- Techniques for desktop, web, and mobile development
- JavaFX Script language tutorial
- Mixing Java and JavaFX
- Connecting to resources in the Cloud
- Much more
This book assumes you know your way around the Java language, but doesn't require any previous knowledge of JavaFX.
About the Authors
Simon Morris has been programming Java since 1996. His experience encompasses web and desktop projects for commercial, academic, and government clients. He blogs on Java and rich UI topics at Java.net. Simon lives and works in the UK.
About the Early Access Version
This Early Access version of JavaFX in Action enables you to receive new chapters as they are being written. You can also interact with the authors to ask questions, provide feedback and errata, and help shape the final manuscript on the Author Forum
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