Date: 27-Nov-2009 URL: global/training/catalog/courses/SEM-DTJ-2500.xml

Developing Innovative Multimedia JavaFX Applications (SEM-DTJ-2500)

JavaFX platform is a family of products for creating the next generation of rich internet applications (RIA) with multimedia and content for a variety of platforms, including desktop, browser-based, and mobile devices.This half day seminar shows Web developers and Java programmers how to develop rich internet applications using many features of JavaFX. It provides an overview of JavaFX and teaches the key aspects of the JavaFX Script programming language. You will learn how to create animations and special effects, add multimedia to applications, and incorporate web services into JavaFX applications. This seminar also demonstrates how to create JavaFX applications using the NetBeans IDE for JavaFX, which includes support for developing, debugging, and deploying JavaFX applications.

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Who Can Benefit

Web developers and experienced Java programmers interested in creating rich internet applications (RIA) for desktops and browsers.

Prerequisites

Java programming experience. Knowledge of JavaScript and PHP (Recommended)

Skills Gained

On completion of this course, students should be able to: Describe basic

concepts of the JavaFX technology.

Run samples from JavaFX SDK and NetBeans IDE.
Create a JavaFX application:
Learn JavaFX Script language features.
Control image sizes, boundaries, and positions.
Embed multimedia and use the JavaFX Media Player component to play the media.
Create graphics and animations.
Access web services to retrieve multimedia.
Deploy a JavaFX application

Course Content

Module 1 - Describing the JavaFX Platform

Define the features of a rich internet application
Describe the JavaFX technology
Run a JavaFX sample from the command line and IDE
Use the Mobile emulator (Windows only)
Create a simple JavaFX HelloWorld application by using NetBeans IDE

Module 2 - Using the JavaFX Script Language

Identify components of the JavaFX Script Language
Define the basic concepts of the JavaFX language

Module 3 - Using the JavaFX Scene Graph

Describe the elements of the JavaFX Scene Graph
Describe how Scene Graph elements are used in an application

Module 4 - Adding Images and Multimedia

Load and display an image
Display 2-D shapes with image effects
Handle mouse events
Incorporate video into an application From Media Browser Demo:
Add an expansion effect
Create a wall of thumbnails
Incorporate video

Module 5 - Creating Animations and Transitions

Build animation by using keyframes and timelines
Apply interpolators to animation
Use transitions in an application From Media Browser Demo:
Create zoom-in effect
Create zoom-out effect

Module 6 - Accessing Web Services

Access web services by using JavaFX Web Service APIs; HttpRequest, PullParser
Create a rich JavaFX media application with Yahoo! Search Web Services

Module 7 - Deploying an Application

Deploy a JavaFX application using NetBeans as: Standalone, Desktop: Java Web Start using JNLP,

Browser: Java Plugin with applet, Mobile: JavaFX Mobile emulator

Drag a JavaFX applet from the browser to the desktop