JavaFX 8 Playbook: Controls with Data Model
JavaFX is the go-to UI library in the Java ecosystem. This course focuses on how to use controls with the data model; handle large amounts of data from simple to complex use cases from the creation; and use customization until event handling.
What you'll learn
At the core of developing desktop applications using JavaFX is a thorough knowledge of controls. In this course, JavaFX Playbook: Controls with Data Model, you will learn how to use the five most complex controls of JavaFX in order to create useful applications. First, you will learn about creating simple dropdowns using a choice box and move on to complex dropdowns with the help of ComboBox. Next, you will explore list view to display a list of items at once and proceed to learn how to create tables that are static as well as editable. Finally, you will discover how to display hierarchical data using a TreeView. When you are finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of creating, styling, and customizing these controls along with how to use StringConverters, PropertyValueFactories, CellFactories, and CellValueFactories to help you create a truly interactive, engaging, and data-centric application using JavaFX platform.
Table of contents
- Version Check 0m
- Course Introduction and Module Outline 2m
- The Basics: Containers and Controls 4m
- Using FXML to Add Controls Inside Containers 2m
- Demo: Playground Creation 8m
- Demo: Dynamic Controls 3m
- Observables and Properties 7m
- Demo: Observable Lists 7m
- Demo: Observable Sets and Maps 7m
- Demo: Properties and Binding 7m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Buddha Jyothiprasad is an Author with Pluralsight and has more than 10 years of experience in software development, test automation, and test framework design. He previously worked with IBM and Oracle and now works as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon. He is a regular contributor to various open source projects in the Java Community. Buddha is currently leading the Hyderabad Java User Group and is regularly presenting as well as organizing monthly meetups and hackathons.