Chin / Vos / Weaver The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX

Cross-Platform Mobile and Cloud Development
1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4842-4926-0
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 621 Seiten

Build enhanced visual experiences and design and deploy modern, easy-to-maintain, client applications across a variety of platforms. This book will show you how these applications can take advantage of the latest user interface components, 3D technology, and cloud services to create immersive visualizations and allow high-value data manipulation. 

The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX is a professional reference for building Java applications for desktop, mobile, and embedded in the Cloud age. It offers end-to-end coverage of the latest features in JavaFX and Java 13. After reading this book, you will be equipped to upgrade legacy client applications, develop cross-platform applications in Java, and build enhanced desktop and mobile native clients.

What You Will Learn

• Create modern client applications in Java using the latest JavaFX and Java 13
• Buildenterprise clients that will enable integration with existing cloud services 
• Use advanced visualization and 3D features
• Deploy on desktop, mobile, and embedded devices

Who This Book Is For

Professional Java developers who are interested in learning the latest client Java development techniques to fill out their skillset. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chin, Stephen

Vos, Johan

Weaver, James

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Table of Contents;4
2;About the Authors;14
3;About the Contributors;15
4;About the Technical Reviewer;19
5;Foreword;20
6;Chapter 1: Getting Started with Client Java;22
6.1;Java Client Technology in Action;22
6.1.1;Java Client in Business;23
6.2;Gaming and 3D;24
6.3;Mobile Conference Apps;26
6.4;A Modern Approach to Client Java;27
6.4.1;Target Mobile First;27
6.4.2;Build for the Cloud;29
6.4.3;Package Your Platform;31
6.5;Setting Up Your Environment;32
6.5.1;Mac OS X JDK Installation;33
6.5.2;Windows JDK Installation;34
6.5.3;Linux JDK Installation;38
6.5.4;JavaFX Installation;38
6.6;Your First Modern Java Client;40
6.6.1;Coding Client Apps with IntelliJ IDEA;40
6.6.2;Rapid Application Development with Scene Builder;46
6.7;The Path to Modern Client Development;53
7;Chapter 2: JavaFX Fundamentals;54
7.1;JavaFX Stage and Scene Graph;54
7.1.1;JavaFX Is Single-Threaded;55
7.1.2;Hierarchical Node Structure;55
7.2;A Simple Shape Example;57
7.3;Color;59
7.4;Text Is a Shape;60
7.5;The JavaFX Coordinate System;60
7.6;Layout Controls;61
7.6.1;StackPane;61
7.6.2;AnchorPane;62
7.6.3;GridPane;62
7.6.4;FlowPane and TilePane;63
7.6.5;BorderPane;63
7.6.6;SplitPane;64
7.6.7;HBox, VBox, and ButtonBar;64
7.7;Make a Scene;64
7.8;Enhancing the MyShapes Application;65
7.8.1;Linear Gradient;65
7.8.2;DropShadow;66
7.8.3;Reflection;67
7.9;Configuring Actions;68
7.10;Animation;69
7.11;JavaFX Properties;71
7.11.1;Property Listeners;72
7.11.1.1;Invalidation Listeners;72
7.11.1.2;Change Listeners;74
7.11.2;Binding;75
7.11.2.1;Unidirectional Binding;75
7.11.2.2;Bidirectional Binding;76
7.11.2.3;Fluent API and Bindings API;76
7.12;Using FXML;78
7.12.1;Controller Class;81
7.12.1.1;JavaFX Application Class;83
7.12.1.2;Adding CSS;84
7.12.1.3;Using Scene Builder;86
7.13;Putting It All Together;87
7.13.1;Master-Detail UI;87
7.13.1.1;The Model;90
7.13.2;Observable Lists;92
7.13.2.1;Implementing ListView Selection;93
7.13.2.2;Using Multiple Selection;93
7.13.2.3;ListView and Sort;94
7.13.3;Person UI Application Actions;95
7.13.3.1;Delete a Person;95
7.13.3.2;Add a Person;96
7.13.3.3;Update a Person;97
7.14;Key Point Summary;100
8;Chapter 3: Properties and Bindings;102
8.1;Key Concepts;103
8.1.1;Observable and InvalidationListener;104
8.1.2;ObservableValue and ChangeListener;104
8.1.3;WritableValue and ReadOnlyProperty;105
8.1.4;JavaFX Properties;105
8.2;Creating Bindings;110
8.2.1;JavaFX Bindings;110
8.2.2;Create Bindings by Direct Extension;111
8.3;Type-Specific Specializations;113
8.4;Factory Methods in Bindings;116
8.5;Create Bindings with the Fluent API;119
8.6;Observable Collections;125
8.6.1;Factory and Utility Methods in FXCollections;125
8.6.2;Change Listeners for Observable Collections;130
8.6.2.1;Change Events in ListChangeListener;133
8.6.2.2;Change Events in MapChangeListener;138
8.6.2.3;Change Events in SetChangeListener;141
8.6.2.4;Change Events in ArrayChangeListener;143
8.6.3;Create Bindings for Observable Collections;145
8.7;JavaFX Beans;146
8.7.1;Eagerly Instantiated Property;147
8.7.2;Half-Lazily Instantiated Property;149
8.7.3;Fully Lazily Instantiated Property;150
8.7.4;Selection Bindings;151
8.7.5;Adapting Java Beans;154
8.8;Summary;161
8.9;Resources;162
9;Chapter 4: JavaFX Controls Deep Dive;163
9.1;The UI Controls Module;164
9.2;What Is a UI Control?;164
9.3;JavaFX Basic Controls;165
9.3.1;Labeled Controls;165
9.3.1.1;Label;166
9.3.1.2;Button;167
9.3.1.3;CheckBox;168
9.3.1.4;Hyperlink;169
9.3.1.5;ToggleButton;169
9.3.1.6;RadioButton;171
9.3.2;Text Input Controls;171
9.3.2.1;TextFormatter;172
9.3.2.2;TextField, PasswordField, and TextArea;173
9.3.3;Other Simple Controls;174
9.3.3.1;ProgressBar and ProgressIndicator;174
9.3.3.2;Slider;175
9.4;Container Controls;176
9.4.1;Accordion and TitledPane;176
9.4.2;ButtonBar;177
9.4.3;ScrollPane;178
9.4.4;SplitPane;180
9.4.5;TabPane;181
9.4.6;ToolBar;183
9.5;Other Controls;184
9.5.1;HTMLEditor;184
9.5.2;Pagination;185
9.5.3;ScrollBar;186
9.5.4;Separator;186
9.5.5;Spinner;187
9.5.6;Tooltip;188
9.6;Popup Controls;189
9.6.1;Menu-Based Controls;189
9.6.1.1;Menu and MenuItem;189
9.6.1.2;MenuBar;191
9.6.1.3;MenuButton and SplitMenuButton;192
9.6.1.4;ContextMenu;194
9.6.1.5;ChoiceBox;196
9.6.2;ComboBox-Based Controls;197
9.6.2.1;ComboBox;198
9.6.2.2;ColorPicker;199
9.6.2.3;DatePicker;200
9.7;JavaFX Dialogs;201
9.7.1;Alert;201
9.7.2;ChoiceDialog;202
9.7.3;TextInputDialog;203
9.7.4;Dialog and DialogPane;204
9.8;Advanced Controls;205
9.8.1;ListView;205
9.8.1.1;Cells and Cell Factories;206
9.8.1.1.1;Cell Editing;208
9.8.1.1.2;Pre-built Cell Factories;210
9.8.2;TreeView;211
9.8.3;TableView;212
9.8.3.1;TableColumn and TreeTableColumn;214
9.8.3.1.1;Nested Columns;217
9.8.3.2;Cell Factories in TableView;218
9.8.4;TreeTableView;218
9.9;Selection and Focus Models;220
9.9.1;SelectionModel;220
9.9.2;FocusModel;221
9.10;Summary;222
9.10.1;Acknowledgments;222
10;Chapter 5: Mastering Visual and CSS Design;223
10.1;Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets;223
10.1.1;Selectors Based on Class Name;226
10.1.2;Selectors Based on Custom Style Classes;226
10.1.3;Selectors Based on Object ID;226
10.2;Applying CSS Styles;227
10.2.1;Loading CSS Stylesheets;227
10.2.2;Applying CSS Styles to JavaFX Nodes;228
10.3;Advanced CSS Techniques;231
10.3.1;Using Descendant Selectors;231
10.3.2;Using Pseudo-classes;232
10.3.3;Using Imports;233
10.3.4;Font Loading in the Stylesheet;233
10.3.5;Reusing Styles;233
10.3.6;Using Advanced Color Definitions;234
10.3.7;Using Linear Gradients;234
10.3.8;Using Radial Gradients;235
10.3.9;Using Image Pattern;236
10.3.10;Using RGB Color Definitions;237
10.3.11;Using HSB Color Definitions;238
10.3.12;Using Color Functions;239
10.3.13;Using Effect Definitions;240
10.3.13.1;Drop Shadow;240
10.3.13.2;Inner Shadow;240
10.3.14;Useful Tips and Tricks;241
10.3.14.1;Study Modena Stylesheet;241
10.3.14.2;Define Themes Based on Modena;241
10.3.14.3;Define Icons Using CSS;243
10.3.14.4;CSS Reusability by Using Color Constants;243
10.3.14.5;Using Transparent Colors;243
10.4;Advanced CSS API;245
10.5;CSS in JavaFX Applications: Summary;253
11;Chapter 6: High-Performance Graphics;255
11.1;Using Canvas;256
11.2;Giving Life to a Canvas Application;262
11.3;Particle Systems;267
11.4;Fractals;278
11.5;High Performance;291
11.6;Conclusion;304
12;Chapter 7: Bridging Swing and JavaFX;305
12.1;Integrating JavaFX into Swing;305
12.1.1;JFXPanel: Swing Component with JavaFX Inside;306
12.1.2;Threading;311
12.1.3;Interaction Between Swing and JavaFX;313
12.1.4;Drag and Drop with JavaFX and Swing;321
12.1.5;JavaFX 3D Integrated in Swing;324
12.1.6;Integrating Swing into JavaFX;326
12.1.6.1;Migration Strategies;328
12.1.7;Large-Scale Integrations;328
12.2;Conclusion;329
13;Chapter 8: JavaFX 3D;330
13.1;Prerequisites;330
13.2;Getting Started with Shapes;331
13.2.1;Shape3D;337
13.2.2;Sphere;338
13.2.3;Box;338
13.2.4;Cylinder;339
13.2.5;Creating User-Defined 3D Shapes;339
13.3;Camera;353
13.3.1;ParallelCamera;354
13.3.2;PerspectiveCamera;354
13.4;Light;358
13.4.1;Understanding the LightBase Class;359
13.4.2;Understanding the AmbientLight Class;359
13.4.3;Understanding the PointLight Class;359
13.5;Material;365
13.5.1;Understanding the PhongMaterial Class;366
13.5.2;Adding Texture to 3D Shapes;370
13.6;Interacting with JavaFX 3D Scenes;375
13.6.1;Understanding the PickResult Class;376
13.7;Third-Party Software: FXyz 3D;381
13.7.1;FXyz 3D Sample;382
13.7.2;Conclusion;384
14;Chapter 9: JavaFX, the Web, and Cloud Infrastructure;385
14.1;Integrating with the Web;387
14.1.1;Displaying a Web Page;387
14.1.2;Adding Navigation and History;388
14.1.3;Showing Loading Progress;391
14.1.4;Executing JavaScript;392
14.1.5;Registering Java Callbacks;398
14.1.6;FXML and the Model View ViewModel Pattern;400
14.1.7;Writing a Controller for HTML;402
14.1.8;Adding the HTML View;406
14.1.9;HTML Data Binding Explained;408
14.1.10;Displaying a Map with DukeScript;412
14.1.11;From Web Sites to APIs;414
14.2;Building for the Cloud;414
14.2.1;Architecture of a JavaFX Cloud Application;415
14.2.2;Use Case: Querying OpenWeather;415
14.3;Conclusion;427
15;Chapter 10: Packaging Apps for the Desktop;428
15.1;Web vs. Desktop Applications;428
15.2;Evolutions in Application Deployment;430
15.3;The jpackage Tool;432
15.3.1;What Is jpackage?;432
15.3.2;Using jpackage;434
15.3.2.1;Jpackage Usage;435
15.3.2.2;Jpackage Options;435
15.3.2.3;Requirements;440
15.3.2.3.1;Inno Setup;440
15.3.2.4;Samples;441
15.3.2.4.1;Non-modular Application: Sample1;441
15.3.2.4.2;Instructions for Windows;441
15.3.2.4.3;Modifying the Installer;444
15.3.2.4.4;Mac OS X;445
15.3.2.4.5;Modifying the Installer;447
15.3.2.4.6;Linux;448
15.3.2.4.7;Modular Application: Sample2;449
15.3.2.4.8;Windows;450
15.3.2.4.9;Mac OS X;451
15.3.2.4.10;Linux;452
15.3.2.5;Gradle Projects;453
15.4;Using Graal’s Native;455
15.4.1;Requirements;456
15.4.2;The Code;457
15.4.3;Maven Project;458
15.4.4;Gradle Project;460
15.4.5;Build the Project;461
15.4.6;Compile;462
15.4.6.1;Link;463
15.4.6.2;Run;464
15.5;Conclusion;465
16;Chapter 11: Native Mobile Apps for iOS and Android;467
16.1;Why JavaFX on Mobile;468
16.1.1;Different Approaches for Mobile Apps;469
16.1.2;OS-Specific Native Controls;470
16.1.3;Mobile Web Sites;470
16.1.4;Device Native Rendering;470
16.2;Hello, JavaFX on iOS;472
16.2.1;Client Plugins to Reduce Complexity;472
16.2.2;The Development Flow;473
16.2.3;The Code;475
16.2.3.1;Requirements;480
16.2.3.2;Build the Project;481
16.2.3.2.1;Compile;483
16.2.3.2.2;Link;484
16.2.3.2.3;Run;484
16.3;How Does It Work?;486
16.4;Using the Plugin Options;487
16.4.1;bundlesList;488
16.4.2;resourcesList;488
16.4.3;reflectionList;489
16.4.4;jniList;489
16.4.5;delayInitList;489
16.4.6;releaseSymbolsList;489
16.5;Creating Real Mobile-Looking Apps;489
16.5.1;Different Stylesheets;490
16.5.2;Mobile-Specific Controls;494
16.5.2.1;The Code;495
16.5.2.2;Build the Project;502
16.6;Summary;505
17;Chapter 12: JavaFX 11 on Raspberry Pi;506
17.1;Intro to Raspberry Pi;506
17.2;Getting Started with a Raspberry Pi;507
17.2.1;Initial Kit;507
17.2.1.1;Raspberry Pi;507
17.2.1.2;Power Adaptor;508
17.2.1.3;SD Card;508
17.2.1.4;Monitor;508
17.2.1.5;Install SD;508
17.2.1.6;Raspberry Pi Configuration;510
17.2.1.6.1;Raspi-config;511
17.2.1.7;Remote Connection via SSH;514
17.2.2;Installing Java 11;515
17.2.2.1;Java 11 for ARM;516
17.2.2.1.1;Testing Java 11;517
17.2.3;Installing JavaFX 11;518
17.2.3.1;Running JavaFX Applications Locally;519
17.2.4;Running JavaFX Applications Remotely;524
17.2.4.1;Java Remote Platform;525
17.2.4.2;Gradle SSH Plugin;528
17.2.5;Working with Dependencies;531
17.2.5.1;The DIY In-Car Navigation System;531
17.2.5.2;Bill of Materials;531
17.2.5.2.1;Setup for GPIO;532
17.2.5.2.2;GPIO Connections;533
17.2.5.2.3;Required GPS Software;534
17.2.5.2.4;NMEA Readings;536
17.2.5.2.5;GPIO and Java;543
17.2.5.3;The UI;547
17.2.5.3.1;Gluon Maps;547
17.2.5.3.2;Afterburner;549
17.2.5.3.3;Scene Builder;549
17.2.5.3.4;The Application Class;559
17.2.6;Deploy and Test;563
17.2.6.1;Next Challenge;565
17.3;Conclusions;565
18;Chapter 13: Machine Learning and JavaFX;566
18.1;What Is Machine Learning;566
18.2;Supervised Learning;567
18.3;Unsupervised Learning;567
18.4;Artificial Neural Networks;567
18.5;Convolutional Neural Networks;569
18.6;Eclipse DeepLearning4J: Java API for Neural Networks;571
18.7;Training Neural Networks from a JavaFX Application;574
18.8;Read an Image from JavaFX to a Neural Network;580
18.9;Detecting Objects in a Video;584
19;Chapter 14: Scientific Applications Using JavaFX;594
19.1;JavaFX for Space Exploration;594
19.2;JavaFX for Quantum Computing;596
19.3;Using JShell;599
19.3.1;Using JShell;601
19.3.2;About ND4J;605
19.3.3;Using ND4J in JShell;609
19.3.4;USING JavaFX in JShell;613
19.3.4.1;Starting Stand-Alone JavaFX Code;614
19.3.4.2;JavaFX Applications in JShell;617
19.3.4.3;JavaFX Libraries in JShell;620
19.4;Conclusion;624
20;Index;625