Oracle JavaFX

JavaFX is the platform for creation of functional Internet-applications.

The platform helps to create unified applications with the saturated graphic user interface for start from under operating systems, work in browsers and on the mobile phones including working with multimedia contents.

For the first time the JavaFX technology was shown by SUN Microsystems corporation in May, 2007. On December 4, 2008 there was version 1.0 of the platform.

Applications of JavaFX are created by means of the declarative JavaFX Script programming language. For application development in the JavaFX Script language it is necessary to set JavaFX SDK entering delivery with Java SE 7. From the code written in the JavaFX Script language it is possible to address any Java libraries. Therefore sharing of the Java and JavaFX Script languages helps solve various problems, for example, the logic of the business application can be written on Java, and the graphic user interface — on JavaFX Script.

2012

JavaFX 2.2

The release is released on August 14, 2012.

Functional additions of this version:

• Support of reproduction of H.264 and AAC.
• Support of Linux (including a plug-in for the browser and a WebStart-application).
• Canvas.
• New components of management: Color Picker, Pagination.
• Support of HTTP Live Streaming (will not work in Windows XP).
• Touch events and gestures.
• API for manipulation over the image.

2014

The latest version, JavaFX 8.0, is dated on March 18, 2014.

Screenshot of application window, 2014

2015

the Java FX platform Is updated

On March 12, 2015 the Oracle corporation announced an exit of the updated JavaFX release.

As a part of this version of the platform functionality and improvements are offered:

• Possibility of upgrade of a stack of JavaFX in Mac OS X (JEP 206). The stack of multimedia opportunities of JavaFX in Mac OS X is postponed with QTKit and Quicktime which use is not recommended, for the new AVFoundation platform. Now the developers using a multimedia stack of JavaFX can get approval of Mac App Store shop and place there the applications.

• Availability of JavaFX (JEP 204). The means of support of auxiliary technologies existing in JavaFX for physically disabled people are improved. The public API interface for writing of own means of ensuring of availability is offered to developers.