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JavaFX™ Developer’s Guide is the definitive guide to the powerful new JavaFX scripting language, which allows development of rich Internet applications with Flash-like animation.

Kim Topley, best-selling author of Core JFC and Core Swing, is one of the world’s leading experts on building rich, visual applications with Java technologies. Now, he’s written the industry’s broadest, deepest, and most useful guide to JavaFX for experienced Java programmers.

Topley highlights critical topics that other books gloss over, presents detailed examples that stretch JavaFX to its limits, and shows you exactly how to build on the skills you already have. All code examples are available for download and are based on official JavaFX releases, not betas. You’ll find complete coverage of 

• JavaFX basics

• Data types

• Expressions, functions, and object literals

• Language statements

• Binding and triggers

• Creating classes

• Reflection

• Images and filters

• Transformations

• Animation

• User interface basics, attributes, events, and panels

• Dialogs, windows, and internal frames

• JavaFX and XML

• JavaFX development with NetBeans and Ant

• Packaging and deployment 

This book is an invaluable resource for Java developers who want to build rich Internet applications for Web, mobile, and desktop environments. Whether you’ve been focused on HTML/XML/CSS Web development or Java Swing, Topley will help you get outstanding results with JavaFX.