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Exploring JavaFX Controls, Part One

The previous chapters described several of the core concepts relating to JavaFX. In the process, they introduced three controls: Label, Button, and CheckBox. Controls are at the foundation of JavaFX because they define the way a user interacts with an application. Furthermore, the techniques needed to utilize and manage controls have a substantial impact on the design of an application. Therefore, a general understanding of controls is necessary before you advance to other aspects of JavaFX. For this reason, this and the following chapter explore several more JavaFX controls.

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