JavaFXChristoph Pickl

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Agenda

1. Introduction

2. Theory

3. Showcase

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IntroductionHistory, Background, Troubles

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History

JavaFX Script (before F3: Form Follows Function)

Sun acquired SeeBeyond Technology 2005

First announcement May 2007 at JavaOne

was interpreted instead of compiled Chris Oliver

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Background

targets Rich Internet Application domain

replaces Swing and Webstart

Open Sourced via OpenJFX project (GPL)

Intended for Swing-/Web-Developers

Java SE 6 recommended (5 supported)

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TroublesWebsite broken

Eclipse Plugin

Maven Plugin

Unstable Syntax

Outdated Tutorials

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TheorySyntax, Language Features

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Syntax

Declarative or Procedural Syntax (object-oriented)

kind of JSON notation (no XML)

static typed with type inference (declaration optional)

no other language extensions (such as: E4X, LINQ)

javafx.stage.Stage { title: "Hello JSUG" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true }

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SyntaxJava JavaFX

Simple = + - * / % = + - * / mod

Compound += -= *= /= %= += -= *= /=

Comparison < <= > >= != < <= > >= !=

Logical && || and or

Creation new X(); new X(); X { };

Variable Person p; var p: Person;

Method private String f(); function f(): String;

Strings println(“x: ” + x); println(“x: {x}”);

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Language Features

Binding

Sequences

Object Literal Notation

Multiple Inheritance, Exceptions

... Java!

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Showcase

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Links

http://javafx.com

http://java.sun.com/javafx/1/tutorials/core/

http://java.sun.com/javafx/1/tutorials/ui/

... http://jsug.fsinf.at/Meeting_8

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