JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by Example

1-12. Generating a Background Process

Problem

You want to create a GUI application that simulates the copying of files using background processing while displaying the progress to the user.

Solution

Create an application typical of a dialog box showing progress indicators while copying files in the background. The following are the main classes used in this recipe:

• javafx.scene.control.ProgressBar
• javafx.scene.control.ProgressIndicator
• javafx.concurrent.Task classes

The following source code is an application that simulates a file copy dialog box displaying progress indicators and performing background processes:

package javafx2introbyexample.chapter1.recipe1_12; import java.util.Random; import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener; ...