JavaFX Scene Builder is a visual layout tool for designing JavaFX user interfaces. IntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java development. IntelliJ IDEA has built-in support for JavaFX and allows you to create JavaFX applications directly within the IDE. It also has integration with JavaFX Scene Builder, which means you can open […]
When programming Java you are religated to POJO’s (plain old java objects) unless you are using a domain specific language. Grails has been in existence since 2005 in addition to Java code generation frameworks are in place that allow for seamless intergration of . Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this […]
There are may solution to Java challenges. Today our challenge surrounds calculating elapsed years, months, days, hours, minuets and seconds between two dates. The primary workhorse for this task is JodaTime utility. Click on the Releases option and the Downloads sub option to download jars and utilities. Simply add the downloaded jar to tour Java […]
OpenJDK does not support JavaFX while Oracle JDK does contain support for FX. Installation of Oracle JDK on Mint is required. To proceed with installation of Oracle JDK issue the following command. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk* [/codesyntax] Traverse to the location where JDK is stored. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] cd ~/Downloads [/codesyntax] […]
The OpenJDK series is not suitable for development of JavaFX applications. The OpenJDK does not possess the run time environment required for JavaFX. To alleviate this problem you must first remove OpenJDK and install the JDK provided by Oracle. Here is an example of how to install the Oracle JDK in Mint. Typically you will […]
The Scene Builder allows the user to create Java FX scenes in an automated fashion. To add java object to the Scene Builder click on the option control next to the Library control identifier and the following drop down will appear. When you click on the option the following dialog will appear. Click on the […]
This workbench allow the technician to access most tools required to develop software with one or two clicks. Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this article.
In order to use strings to represent file specs in Java and c++ the back slash indicated the beginning of the escape sequence. The double back slash indicates no escape sequence and the single back slash is interpreted. This application takes care of file specification to be used in Java and c++ and places the […]
To enable the launching of a java archive (jar) file traverse to the executable java archive’s location using windows explorer. Right click on the jar file then select the Send To Desktop option. Once the shortcut is created rename it to a name of your liking. At this point you may also change its icon […]
When programming Java FX I noticed the project offered would lend itself to producing monolithic spaghetti code. I took the initiative to design a project that more closely adhered to MVC paradigm. A template and templating system was used for the creation of subsequent projects. Then key phrases were changed to create a new project. […]