Solutions for Java developers
04/07/09
By Jeff Friesen
JavaFX'sCustomNodeclass lets you create reusable node-based
components for your user interfaces. Because these components
aren'tskinnable, you can't change a component's appearance
and/or behavior without rewriting the component. Fortunately,
Sun has addressed this limitation by providing
thejavafx.scene.controlpackage with its two core classes:
1. TheControlclass, which subclassesCustomNode, provides the
component's model.
2. TheSkinclass provides the component's look and feel.
Because JavaFX 1.1's documentation onControlandSkinis somewhat
obtuse, I created this blog post to share some insight into
using these classes to create components
beyondjavafx.scene.control'sTextBoxclass. I'll specifically
reveal a button component in terms of itsButtonmodel
andButtonSkinlook and feel classes, and demonstrate using this
component with the textbox ...
Read more: Designing a skinnable button component
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2720
1. Jump into JavaFX, Part 4: The advanced APIs
http://www.networkworld.com/nljavaworldsente190628
2. Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
http://www.networkworld.com/nljavaworldsente180036
3. Client-Side Java Explorer
http://www.javaworld.com/community/blog/14572
More in JW Blogs: 5 movie quotes for software developers
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2752
By Dustin Marx
1. I've just sucked one year of your life away
2. The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual
rules
3. Takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. I am not a big man
4. It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage
5. I don't know, I'm making this up as I go
Find out where these quotes originated and get five more
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2752 1. Deadlock anti-patterns #2: Worker Aggregation
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2747
2. Deadlock anti-patterns #1: No Arbitration
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2701
3. 28 interview questions you wish you'd asked
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2745
4. Agile tactics: Refactoring on @Ignore
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/2741
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