JavaFX Script
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Although F3 began life as an interpreted language, prior to the first preview release (Q3 2008) JavaFX Script had shifted focus to being predominantly compiled. Interpreted JavaFX Script is still possible, via the JSR 223 'Scripting for Java' bridge. Because it is built on top of the Java Platform, it is easy to use Java classes in JavaFX Script code. Compiled JavaFX Script was able to run on any platform that has a recent Java Runtime installed.
Syntax
JavaFX Script's declarative style for constructing user interfaces can provide shorter and more readable source code than the more verbose series of method calls required to construct an equivalent interface if written in JavaFX Script's procedural style.
Here is a simple Hello world program for JavaFX Script :
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
Stage {
title: "Hello World"
width: 250
height: 80
scene: Scene {
content: Text {
font : Font {
size : 24
}
x: 10, y: 30
content: "Hello World"
}
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