JavaFX is a family of products for creating the next generation of rich internet applications (RIA) with multimedia and content for a variety of platforms, including desktop, browser-based, and mobile devices. In this full day workshop Web developers and Java programmers can learn how to develop rich internet applications using many features of JavaFX. It provides an overview of JavaFX and teaches the key aspects of the JavaFX Script programming language. Through hands-on labs you will create a JavaFX application that incorporates animations and special effects, multimedia, and web services. You will also use the NetBeans IDE 6.5 for JavaFX 1.1, which includes support for developing, debugging, and deploying JavaFX applications.

75% lab 25% lecture

Course Content

Module 1 - Describing the JavaFX Platform

• Define the features of a rich internet application
• Describe the JavaFX technology
• Run a JavaFX sample from the command line and IDE
• Use the Mobile emulator (Windows only)
• Create a simple JavaFX HelloWorld application by using NetBeans IDE

Module 2 - Using the JavaFX Script Language

• Identify components of the JavaFX Script Language
• Understand the basic concepts of the JavaFX language

Module 3 - Understanding the JavaFX Scene Graph

• Describe the elements of the JavaFX Scene Graph
• Understand how Scene Graph elements are used in an application

Module 4 - Adding Images and Multimedia

• Load and display an image
• Display 2-D shapes with image effects
• Handle mouse events
• Incorporate video into an application From Media Browser Demo:
  • Add an expansion effect
  • Create a wall of thumbnails
  • ncorporate video

Module 5 - Creating Animations and Transitions

• Build animation by using keyframes and timelines
• Apply interpolators to animation
• Use transitions in an application From Media Browser Demo:
  • Create zoom-in effect
  • Create zoom-out effect

Module 6 - Accessing Web Services

• Access web services by using JavaFX Web Service APIs; HttpRequest, PullParser
• Create a rich JavaFX media application with Yahoo! Search Web Services

Module 7 - Deploying an Application

• Deploy a JavaFX application using NetBeans as: Standalone, Desktop: Java Web Start using JNLP, Browser: Java Plugin with applet, Mobile: JavaFX Mobile emulator
• Drag a JavaFX applet from the browser to the desktop
   

Duration: 1 day
Location: Housing Co. d.o.o., Vodovodna 100, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

For delivery dates, please call us at +386 1 568 40 40 or write us to koraknaprej@housing.si

Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are Web developers and experienced Java programmers interested in creating rich internet applications (RIA) for desktops and browsers.

Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should have:

• Java programming experience
• Knowledge of JavaScript and PHP (Recommended)
   

Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 

• Describe basic concepts of the JavaFX technology
• Run samples from JavaFX SDK and NetBeans IDE
• Create a JavaFX application:
  • Learn JavaFX Script language features
  • Control image sizes, boundaries, and positions
  • Embed multimedia and use the JavaFX Media Player component to play the media
  • Create graphics and animations
  • Access web services to retrieve multimedia
  • Deploy a JavaFX application