Get started with creating JavaFX applications using TornadoFX - A lightweight JavaFX framework for Kotlin
Key Features
- Learn the differences between JavaFX using Java and JavaFX using TornadoFX
- Create beautiful and maintainable JavaFX applications with TornadoFX
- Understand JavaFX components and how they are easily created with TornadoFX
Book Description
JavaFX has been around for quite a long time. It's powered by Java and has been used to build desktop applications, as well as Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).
Although the Java programming language has been known for its portability, it has its pitfalls, one of which being its verbosity, wherein developers must write a lot of lines of code to make a simple GUI.
TornadoFX, a lightweight JavaFX framework for Kotlin, simplifies JavaFX development by abstracting the verbose, hard-to-maintain Java code. TornadoFX, powered by the statically typed JVM language, Kotlin, makes it easy to build rich, feature-packed user interfaces. Besides, it greatly minimizes the amount of code needed to build JavaFX applications, making the codebase easy-to-maintain and extend.
This course starts off by explaining the importance of using TornadoFX. In the sections that follow, you'll understand how to set up the development environment to start using it. Later, you'll cover the different shapes and animations in TornadoFX. To help you get hands-on experience, the course will even guide you through developing exciting applications, right from a weather forecast application through to a budget tracker application.
By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills you need to confidently create JavaFX applications using TornadoFX.
All the codes and supporting files for this course are available at - https://github.com/PacktPublishing/TornadoFX-Build-JavaFX-Applications-with-Kotlin
What you will learn
- Set up a development environment to start using TornadoFX
- Use type-safe builders to create controls and layouts easily
- Get up to speed with editing and model validation in TornadoFX
- Connect a TornadoFX app to an SQLite database
- Understand how to create shapes and animations
- Build Java business applications with Workspace
- Develop robust 'In-House' business desktop applications with TornadoFX
Who this book is for
This course is for developers who want to learn how to build JavaFX applications with TornadoFX (Kotlin), Kotlin developers who want to build JavaFX desktop applications in TornadoFX, and even curious programming enthusiasts who want to create beautiful JavaFX applications in TornadoFX.
