Getting Started with JavaFX Scene Builder 1.1

About This Tutorial

This Getting Started tutorial presents the step-by-step creation of a simple issue-tracking application using the JavaFX Scene Builder tool. It shows you how to quickly build the user interface (UI) for a JavaFX application, connect it to the Java source code, and handle the interaction between the data and the user interface. For the purpose of this tutorial, you will use a NetBeans project named IssueTrackingLite to illustrate the integration between NetBeans IDE and JavaFX Scene Builder. Note that the use of JavaFX Scene Builder is not dependent on any IDE. This tutorial also includes information that steps you through the creation of the IssueTrackingLite FXML layout without the use of NetBeans IDE.

This document contains the following topics:

• Prepare for This Tutorial

• Open the Sample FXML File

• Create the FXML File and the Base Panes

• Bind the UI to the Application Logic

• Add the List and Table Views

• Create the Details Section

• Add the Toolbar

• Use a Style Sheet and Preview the UI

• Compile and Run the Application