Topic 15. Building graphical applications with JavaFX: scenes, controls, layout, and events

Goal: learn to lay out a form, handle events, validate input, and use JavaFX resources.

Lecture contents

1. Your first JavaFX application — From a console algorithm to a graphical application · A reproducible Maven project · Example 1. A click counter
2. Layout and controls — Layout without fixed coordinates · Example 2. A temperature converter · Controls, dialogs, and selection
3. Events and the UI thread — Event propagation and the UI thread · Example 3. A simple graphics editor
4. CSS, FXML, and distribution — CSS and resources · Example 4. An FXML greeting form · Testing and distribution

Practice and review

• Practice — 3 worked examples with complete code
• Tasks — 30 variants, each with tasks at three difficulty levels
• Summary — conclusions and self-check questions