JavaFX Rich Client Programming on the NetBeans Platform by Anderson, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Preface

Our Approach About the Examples Notational Conventions Acknowledgments

About the Authors 1. A Tour of the NetBeans Platform

What You Will Learn 1.1 Background Basics

JavaFX Integration

1.2 The NetBeans Platform: The Big Picture

Module System API Lookup API Window System API File System API Nodes and Explorer Views But Wait . . . There’s More

1.3 FamilyTreeApp Reference Application

FamilyTreeApp and JavaFX JavaFX 3D Integration Possibilities

1.4 Documentation 1.5 How to Get Java and the NetBeans Platform Software 1.6 Example Software Bundle 1.7 Key Point Summary

2. Background Basics

What You Will Learn 2.1 JavaBeans and Properties

Creating a Java Application Bound Properties Coarse-Grained Notification for JavaBean Objects

2.2 Lambda Expressions

Lambda Expressions with Functional Interfaces Functional Data Structures

2.3 Swing Basics

Creating a GUI-Form Project Swing Form Designer Program Structure Single-Threaded Model Java Logging Facility Using Swing Components Event Handlers and Loose Coupling

2.4 Improving the User Experience 2.5 Concurrency and Thread Safety

Thread-Safe Objects Adding Listeners and Thread Safety Concurrency in Swing

2.6 Swing Background Tasks

Introducing SwingWorker Monitoring SwingWorker Status

2.7 Key Point Summary

What’s Next?

3. Introduction to JavaFX

What You Will Learn 3.1 What Is JavaFX?

A Bit of History The Scene Graph Metaphor Single-Threaded Model

3.2 Building JavaFX Programs

Creating a JavaFX Application Java APIs Creating a JavaFX FXML Application CSS Files Animation

3.3 JavaFX Properties

What Is a JavaFX Property? Using Listeners with Observable Properties Read-Only Properties Binding

3.4 Putting It All Together 3.5 Key Point Summary

What’s Next?

4. Working with JavaFX

What You Will Learn 4.1 Creating JavaFX Properties

JavaFX Properties with Lazy Evaluation Object Properties Immutable Properties Computed Properties Methods equals() and hashCode()

4.2 Using JavaFX Properties in a JavaFX Application

Creating a JavaFX FXML Application

4.3 Observable Collections 4.4 JavaFX Applications

Program Structure Scene Builder and FXML JavaFX Controls JavaFX Controller Class

4.5 Concurrency and Thread Safety

Concurrency in JavaFX Observable Properties and Thread Safety

4.6 JavaFX Background Tasks

Worker and Task ProgressIndicator

4.7 Monitoring Background Tasks

Using Method updateValue() Updating a Read-Only JavaFX Property Updating the JavaFX Scene Graph from a Background Task

4.8 Key Point Summary

5. A Taste of Modularity

What You Will Learn 5.1 Modular Architecture

Modules NetBeans Runtime Container

5.2 Creating a NetBeans Platform Application

NetBeans Platform Project

5.3 Creating Modules

Creating a NetBeans Module Creating Additional Modules

5.4 Configuring a Module with Public Packages 5.5 Registering a Service Provider

Global Lookup

5.6 Configuring a Window for Selection

Porting Swing UI Code to a TopComponent Lookup API Configuring the TopComponent

5.7 Configuring a Window with Form Editing

Set Module Dependency Create a Window Configure PersonEditorTopComponent UI Add Code to PersonEditorTopComponent Configure TopComponent Life Cycle Methods Another Look at Lookup

5.8 Module Life Cycle Annotations

Using @OnStart Using @OnStop

5.9 What We Know So Far 5.10 Key Point Summary

What’s Next?

6. JavaFX Integration

What You Will Learn 6.1 JavaFX and the NetBeans Platform

Java 8 and JavaFX 8 Enhancements Create a NetBeans Platform Application Create a NetBeans Module Add a Window to the Module Add JavaFX Content to the TopComponent The Magic of JFXPanel SwingNode

6.2 Communication Strategies

Accessing the JavaFX Controller Instance

6.3 Integrating with the NetBeans Platform

Create a NetBeans Platform Application Create NetBeans Platform Modules Configure a Module with Public Packages Register a Service Provider Configure a Window with JavaFX for Selection Configure a Window with JavaFX for Form Editing

6.4 Key Point Summary

7. Nodes and Explorer Views

What You Will Learn 7.1 The NetBeans Model View Controller 7.2 Nodes

NodeListener and PropertyChangeListener Building a Node Hierarchy Displaying the Node Hierarchy A Multi-Level Node Hierarchy Using BeanNode Creating Your Own Property Sheet Using FilterNode

7.3 Explorer Views

Quick Search BeanTreeView OutlineView Master-Detail View PropertySheetView

7.4 Creating a Selection History Feature

Modify PersonNode PropertySheet Modify OutlineView in GenderTopComponent Add Features to Your Application

7.5 Key Point Summary

8. NetBeans Platform Window System

What You Will Learn 8.1 Window Framework Overview

Window Layout Window Modes TopComponents Window Operations Limiting the Window System’s Behavior Window Switching Window Tab Customization Window Manager

8.2 TopComponent Basics

TopComponent Java Code Window Header Animated Notifications

8.3 TopComponent Persistence

Windows2Local Folder

8.4 TopComponent Client Properties 8.5 Creating Non-Singleton TopComponents

Opening Windows from User Code

8.6 Window System Life Cycle Management

Using the Window Manager Using @OnShowing

8.7 TopComponent Modes 8.8 Window Groups

Window Group Example

8.9 Window Layout

Creating TopComponents A View-Only Window Layout

8.10 Window Layout Roles

RoleExample Application and Role-Based TopComponents Credential Checking and Role Assignments LoginTopComponent

8.11 Key Point Summary

9. Action Framework

What You Will Learn 9.1 Type of Actions

Always-Enabled Actions

9.2 Actions and Lookup

Callback Actions Context-Aware Actions

9.3 Editing the Node Hierarchy

Group Window Node Actions Reorder and Index.Support Implementing Drag and Drop Implementing Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete

9.4 Inter-Window Drag and Drop

Trash Window Node Actions Implementing Drag and Drop Delete

9.5 Key Point Summary

10. Building a CRUD Application

What You Will Learn 10.1 Create-Read-Update-Delete Application

Defining Capabilities Implementing Read Implementing Delete Implementing Create Implementing Update

10.2 Using CRUD with a Database

Create Wrapped Libraries JavaDB Server and Database Implement FamilyTreeManager

10.3 Concurrency in the FamilyTreeApp Application

Concurrency with Read Concurrency with Delete and Create Concurrency with Update

10.4 Key Point Summary

11. Dialogs

What You Will Learn 11.1 Dialog Overview 11.2 Standard Dialogs

NotifyDescriptor.Message NotifyDescriptor.Confirmation NotifyDescriptor.InputLine

11.3 Customizing Standard Dialogs 11.4 Custom Dialogs

Error Handling

11.5 Custom Login Dialog 11.6 Putting It All Together

RoleExample Application

11.7 Key Point Summary

12. Wizards

What You Will Learn 12.1 Wizard Overview 12.2 The Wizard Wizard

A Bare-Bones Wizard Registering a Wizard’s Action

12.3 Wizard Input 12.4 Wizard Validation

Coordinating Input with Other Panel Wizards Visual Panel Updates

12.5 Simple Validation API

Prepare to Use the Validation Library Using the Simple Validation API Library Using a Custom Validator

12.6 Finishing Early Option 12.7 Asynchronous Validation 12.8 Dynamic Sequence Wizards

Building the Dynamic Step Wizard The PizzaWizardIterator IdentifyCustomer Panel BuildPizza Panel Create the OrderPizzaAction

12.9 Wizard Instantiating Iterators

WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator WizardDescriptor.AsynchronousInstantiatingIterator WizardDescriptor.ProgressInstantiatingIterator WizardDescriptor.BackgroundInstantiatingIterator

12.10 Key Point Summary

13. File System

What You Will Learn 13.1 File System API 13.2 The File System API Overview

Exploring the FileSystem API The Output Window Create a Folder Get or Create a File in a Folder Write to and Read from Files Rename and Delete Files File System API Useful Methods

13.3 Monitoring File Changes

FileObject Attributes Favorites Window Implementing the FileChangeListener

13.4 Including a File with Your Application

Create Module AppConfigFile Install a File in a Module Using the InstalledFileLocator Service Installing an NBM in NetBeans IDE

13.5 The Layer File and System FileSystem

Layer Files and Configuration Exploring the System FileSystem Using the Layer File for Inter-Module Communication

13.6 Key Point Summary

14. Data System

What You Will Learn 14.1 Data System API Overview

FileObject, DataObject, and Node FileObject MIME Type and Lookup DataObject Factory and DataObject Lookup Accessing FileObjects from DataObjects DataObjects and Nodes Using DataNode and Lookup

14.2 Creating a New File Type

Create a NetBeans Platform Application and Module Add the Favorites and Templates Modules Create a New File Type Create and Edit a New FTR File Provide Child Nodes Based on Content

14.3 Working with MultiView Windows

Using the Visual Library Using JavaFX

14.4 Creating an XML-Based File Type

Create a NetBeans Platform Application and Module Add the Favorites and Templates Modules Create a New XML File Type Add the XML Text Editor Add JavaFX Content

14.5 Key Point Summary

15. JavaFX Charts

What You Will Learn 15.1 JavaFX Charts and the NetBeans Platform

Application Overview Working with AbstractTableModel Working with Swing JTable Integrating JavaFX Charts

15.2 Introducing JavaFX Charts

JavaFX Chart Overview

15.3 Data Visualization with JavaFX Charts

Line Chart Scatter Chart Bar Chart Area Chart Stacked Area Chart Stacked Bar Chart Bubble Chart Pie Chart

15.4 Adding Behaviors to JavaFX Charts

Accessing JavaFX Chart Nodes Adding PieChart Features

15.5 Saving Charts

ChartSaveCapability ChartSaveAction FileChooserBuilder BufferedImage Implementing the ChartSaveCapability

15.6 Key Point Summary

16. Using Web Services

What You Will Learn 16.1 RESTful Web Services and the NetBeans Platform 16.2 Creating RESTful Web Services

Create Database Create RESTful Web Service Application RESTful Services from Database Entity Classes and JavaFX Properties Test the Web Services

16.3 A Java Application Web Service Client

Create Java Application Add RESTful Java Client Add JAR Files to Project Add Client Code to Main Program

16.4 RESTful Web Services in a NetBeans Platform Application

Create a NetBeans Platform Application and Module Generate RESTful Web Service Clients Application Overview Using JavaFX Services Implementing a RESTful Client Service Provider JavaFX TableView JavaFX Chart Module

16.5 Key Point Summary

17. Branding, Distribution, and Internationalization

What You Will Learn 17.1 What Is Branding?

Using the Branding Menu Customizing the Application Title Customizing the Splash Screen

17.2 Application Updates

Enable Updates of Your Application Create an Update Center Dynamically Uninstall a Module (Plugin) Adding Modules to an Application Install a Plugin

17.3 Application Distribution

Create an Installer Installing the Application Customizing the Installer Images

17.4 Application Internationalization

Internationalization and Java Internationalization and the NetBeans Platform Number Formatting Editing Properties Files Internationalization and JavaFX Testing Target Locales NetBeans Platform Application Internationalization Customizing Resource Bundles

17.5 Key Point Summary

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