Chapter 15.5, Problem 15.25CP

Program Plan Intro

JavaFX:

• JavaFX denotes a library that is used to build internet applications.
• The applications that are written with this library can be made to execute across multiple platforms.
• The applications developed using JavaFX could be executed on devices such as Mobile phones, TVs, tablets as well as desktop computers.
• It provides a rich graphics set as well as media API’s.
• It leverages modern graphical processing unit through hardware accelerated graphics.
• It provides interfaces through which developers can combine UI control as well as graphics animation.
• The additional technologies are not required when JavaFX is been included in program.
• It provides classed for 2D as well as 3D graphics.

Scene builder:

• A scene builder is been used to create a GUI visually.
• It is used to construct a GUI by dropping and dragging components needed on a blank window.
• The components of windows could be arranged visually.
• It sets various properties of components to create required appearance for GUI.
• The GUI is then saved to an FXML file.

Inspector Panel:

• The Inspector panel is used to work with properties, layout and code of component.
• The Inspector Panel has three sections that are Properties, Layout and Code.
• The Properties section allows viewing and editing values of properties of selected component.
• The Layout section specifies values that control the way component is displayed when window of GUI is resized.
• The Code section allows to assign an “fx:id” to a component, that is similar to assigning variable name to component.
• The properties could be added to each GUI component based on user requirements.