Media Browser Tutorial Setup
- Skill Level Intermediate
- Product JavaFX
- Key Features Graphics API Animation
- Last Updated August 2009
The examples and discussion in the Media Browser tutorial describe how the application was developed using the JavaFX platform. The JavaFX Script API is installed with the JavaFX SDK. In the NetBeans IDE for JavaFX, the API documentation can be referenced from the Help menu. You can also access the API documents online. You can develop Media Browser using the JavaFX SDK standalone version, although the Media Browser tutorial does not discuss command-line development.
To Get Started
- Verify the System Requirements document for supported platforms
- Install the required Java SE version
- Apple Macintosh: JDK 5 Update 13 (version 1.5.0_13) minimum (Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 or Java for Mac OS X 10.5.4 or later Update 2). The JDK installation includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
- Microsoft Windows: Java SE Development Kit (JDK), JDK 6 Update
7 minimum (JDK 6 Update 12 or later releases are recommended). The JDK
installation includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
- Install the most recent product release of Netbeans IDE for JavaFX
- Complete the Creating Your First JavaFX Application tutorial
Overview
The Media Browser application is built in an iterative process that begins with simple architecture that runs on a desktop platform only. It then progressively develops to a sophisticated rich internet application that showcases features of the JavaFX platform and runs on the desktop, browser, and the JavaFX Mobile Emulator.
The architecture promotes rapid development and is adaptable to changes. It includes several class files that describe how the data is represented and accessed. With this type of architecture, it is easy to scale the application for use on different screens.
The Media Browser tutorial gives you an example of the JavaFX platform capabilities. It gives you enough information to jump-start your development and gives you an understanding of the capabilities of the JavaFX language. The tutorial is not meant to teach the JavaFX language--for a comprehensive look at the language, see the JavaFX Script Programming Language and Building GUI Applications With JavaFX tutorials.
The NetBeans source files are available for the final application, which runs on the JavaFX Mobile Emulator. The NetBeans source files are also available for each of the tasks described in the tutorial. Once you've uncompressed the file that you've downloaded, you can open the source files in the NetBeans IDE. As an added bonus, the source files include detailed comments from the developers. For a comprehensive look at how the application was developed, you can read the five modules and their respective tasks. Each module includes links to tutorials and articles that apply to the module contents.
