What is the purpose of the javafx plugin? And if I download the sdk instead . . .
Hi
In general, I understand the purpose of plugins - which is to extend functionality. But I am having trouble understanding the purpose of the JavaFX plugin. I can download and unzip the JavaFX sdk, and then store the contents of that zip into a folder which I then use as a library. But I do not seem to need to use a plugin for this and thus I am wondering why JavaFX has a plugin.
Having asked this question, I am also curious as to the exact steps I should use if I go the route of downloading the sdk. After a great deal of documentation, I got it to work by:
- downloading the sdk
- unzipping
- storing the contents (the legal and lib folders and the src.zip file) in the folder /opt//opt/javafx-sdk-17.0.8
- adding a global library (using file/project structure) named lib that points to /opt/javafx-sdk-17.0.8/lib
- adding lib as a dependency to project structure modules
- setting modify options to add vm options
- creating a run/debug configuration with a vm option of --module-path /opt/javafx-sdk-17.0.8/lib --add-modules javafx.controls
Phil
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This is IDE plug-in to provide support for JavaFX development, you can find what it does in the description.
Enables JavaFX support. The following features are available:
Dedicated file type.
Ability to create a project with the special file and directory structure.
JavaFX-aware coding assistance (code completion, search, navigation and refactoring in JavaFX-specific source files).
Integration with JavaFX Scene Builder.
Support for CSS stylesheets used with JavaFX.
Hi Serge
Thanks for responding. I was able to do a lot of these things just by creating a Java project (and then separately a kotlin project), setting a couple of items in the project structure screen, and then setting the run configurations.
I am suspecting the Scene builder (which I didn't know about before) is one of the big benefits, and possibly the support for css stylesheets (which I will look into).
Can you briefly explain what you mean by dedicated fiole type, and what the special file and directory structure is? I was able to build a HelloWorld example pretty much just using a simple Java (and then kotlin separately) project without any special structure.
Thanks . . .
Phil
FXML file type support is provided by this plug-in.
Project wizard creates a project with the correct layout and all the needed files.
These features will not be available without the plug-in.