JavaFX features

The following features are included in JavaFX 8 and later releases as per JavaFX's official documentation:

  • Java APIs: JavaFX is a Java library that consists of classes and interfaces that are written in Java code.
  • FXML and Scene Builder: This is an XML-based declarative markup language for constructing a JavaFX application user interface. You can code in FXML or use JavaFX Scene Builder to interactively design the GUI. Scene Builder generates FXML markup that can be ported to an IDE like NetBeans, where you can add the business logic. Moreover, the FXML file that is generated can be used directly inside the JavaFX application.
  • WebView: This is a web component that uses WebKit, an HTML render engine technology, to make it possible ...

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