My first blog
post will cover the most essential part => Installing JavaFX 2.0 and setting
up your development environment.
As of Java
SE 7 Update 2, Java SE includes JavaFX 2.0, so if you don´t have a version of
Java installed, go for this package. If you already have installed a
different Java SE/EE version you can also download JavaFX 2.0 stand-alone.
Here is the
download of the latest Java SE version, which is 7 Update 3:
If you want
to install Java EE as well, you can download the package with JavaSE and JavaEE.
Note: It is "only" JavaSE 7 Update1, which means, that JavaFX 2.0 isn´t included. If you download this package, you´ll have to download the JavaFX 2.0 SDK separately.
Note: It is "only" JavaSE 7 Update1, which means, that JavaFX 2.0 isn´t included. If you download this package, you´ll have to download the JavaFX 2.0 SDK separately.
The
standalone version of JavaFX 2.0 can be found here:
Either way,
simply download the appropriate file for your operating system and follow the
installation instructions.
After
installing Java/JavaFX 2.0 we also need an IDE. I turned into a NetBeans guy about
1 year ago, but you can also use Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA or something different,
but I will only cover NetBeans in this blog. I´ll also use NetBeans 7.1.1 for
the upcoming JavaFX 2.0 beginner tutorials.
The newest
version of NetBeans can be found here:
You can
choose between different bundles, depending on what kind of applications you
plan to develop.
If you also
want to develop JavaEE applications as well, you should download the JavaEE bundle.
Otherwise, the JavaSE bundle will be enough for our purposes.
Assuming you
installed the Java SDK and the JavaFX 2.0 SDK correctly, NetBeans will
automatically find your Java SDKs as seen in the following picture.
Follow the last instructions and complete the installation.
My next blog post will cover the famous "Hello World" example in JavaFX 2.0.
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