Beginning JavaFX, 2nd Edition

Beginning JavaFX, 2nd Edition isbn 9781430271994
The open source JavaFX platform offers a Java-based approach to rich Internet application (RIA) development—an alternative to Adobe
Flash/Flex and Microsoft Silverlight. At over 100 million downloads, the new JavaFX 2.x is poised to be a significant player now.
Written by a JavaFX engineer and developer, this book is one of the first on the new JavaFX 2.x platform to give you the following:

• The fundamentals of JavaFX scripting on desktop and mobile platforms
• Examples of RIAs using JavaFX Graphics
• Media and animation using JavaFX

See how JavaFX gives you dynamic Java effects in your RIA application development.
What you’ll learn

• How to use the JavaFX scripting language, beginning with a simple “Hello, World” application
• How to use JavaFX data types, operators, expressions, functions, sequences, bindings, triggers, and more
• How to work with the JavaFX classes, packages, exception handling, inheritance, and more
• How to use JavaFX Graphics
• How to work with JavaFX animation
• How to create a working RIA using JavaFX

Who is this book for?
This book is for Flash, Silverlight, and other RIA developers looking to use and integrate JavaFX in their Java RIA applications, whether it’s for the desktop or mobile environments. This book is also for those new to RIA development.

Author(s): Praveen Mohan
Publisher: Apress
Date: October, 2010
Language:  English
Pages: 336
ISBN 10: 143027199X
ISBN 13: 9781430271994
File type: PDF
Size: 4.72 MB

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