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OUTDATED - DO NOT USE FOR GENERAL JAVAFX QUESTIONS! JavaFX 2 provides a Java-based UI platform for creating standalone or browser-based Rich Client Applications. Its Java API enables Java developers to leverage existing skills and tools. The next version - JavaFX-8 was released March 18, 2014.

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Use javafx-8 tag for questions, related to javafx-8 (or javafx-3 - previous name), which will be released as part of JDK-8 - the sequel of javafx-2.

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How to create a modal window in JavaFX 2.1

I can't figure out how to create a modal window in JavaFX. Basically I have file chooser and I want to ask the user a question when they select a file. I need this information in order to parse the file, so the execution needs to wait for the…
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How to remove JavaFX stage buttons (minimize, maximize, close)

How to remove JavaFX stage buttons (minimize, maximize, close)? Can't find any according Stage methods, so should I use style for the stage? It's necessary for implementing Dialog windows like Error, Warning, Info.
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Updating UI from different threads in JavaFX

I am developing an application with several TextField objects that need to be updated to reflect changes in associated back-end properties. The TextFields are not editable, only the back-end may change their content. As I understand, the correct way…
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GroupBox / TitledBorder in JavaFX 2?

Is there something like a GroupBox or TitledBorder available on JavaFX 2? Thanks for any hint :-)
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How to get the version number of JavaFX?

How can I find out at runtime which version of JavaFX I'm using?
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Resizing images to fit the parent node

How do I get an image in an ImageView to automatically resize such that it always fits the parent node? Here is a small code example: @Override public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception { BorderPane pane = new BorderPane(); ImageView…
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JavaFX FileChooser: how to set file filters?

I want to set file filters in a JavaFX FileChooser but I could not find a way to do it. My code: FileChooser fc = new FileChooser(); fc.setTitle("My File Chooser"); File f = fc.showOpenDialog(primaryStage); System.out.println(f);
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How to add CheckBox's to a TableView in JavaFX

In my Java Desktop Application I have a TableView in which I want to have a column with CheckBoxes. I did find where this has been done http://www.jonathangiles.net/javafx/2.0/CellFactories/ but as the download is not available and because I don't…
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FXML full reference?

I'm trying to learn JavaFX 2.0 + FXML, and i found it kind of uncomfortable to make fxml file, without knowing what i can put in it and what i can't. I mean which tags are possible in FXML, which attributes evety tag has? which values evety…
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Task vs Service for database operations

What is the difference between JavaFX 8 Task and Service and in which case is it better to use one over the other? What is better to use in database operations?
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Update JavaFX UI from another thread

I have a JavaFX application, and a worker thread, implemented via javafx.concurrent.Task, that performs a long process, that is zipping and uploading a set of files. I've connected the task progress to a progress bar via progressProperty. In…
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How to calculate the pixel width of a String in JavaFX?

It appears that there is no API call to calculate the width (in pixels) of a text string in Java FX 2.2. There have been suggestions of workarounds on other forums, but my efforts to create or find any code that returns the width of a String,…
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Programmatically change the TableView row appearance

After doing a Oracle tutorial about the TableView, I was wondering if there's a way to programmatically apply different CSS style to the selected TableView row. For example, user selects a certain row, clicks the "Highlight" button and the selected…
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JavaFX: Update of ListView if an element of ObservableList changes

I would like to display a list of persons (coded in POJOS, and containing a name and surname property) using a JavaFX ListView control. I created the ListView and added the list of persons as an ObservableList. Everything works fine if I delete or…
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How do I pick up the Enter Key being pressed in JavaFX2?

I have a TextField to enter a search term, and a button for "Go". But in JavaFX2, how would I make it so pressing the Enter Key in the TextField would perform an action? Thanks :)
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