What's New
This chapter summarizes the new features and significant product changes made in the JavaFX component of the Java SE 8 release.
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The new Modena theme is now the default theme for JavaFX applications. See the Modena theme section of Key Features.
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Support for additional HTML5 features has been added. See Adding HTML Content to JavaFX Applications for more information.
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The new
SwingNodeclass improves the Swing interoperability feature. See Embedding Swing Content in JavaFX Applications. -
New built-in UI controls,
DatePicker andTableView, are now available. See Using JavaFX UI Controls document for more information. -
3D Graphics library has been enhanced with several new API classes. See 3D Graphics features section of Key Features and Getting Started with JavaFX 3D Graphics for more information.
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The
javafx.printpackage is now available and provides the public JavaFX printing APIs. -
Rich text support has been added.
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Support for Hi-DPI displays have been made available.
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CSS styleable classes became public APIs.
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Scheduled service class has been introduced.
