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JavaFX 8 (previously named JavaFX 3) introduces a new API for JavaFX technology. JavaFX 8 supports 3D and brings up a Retina-Display Support. It is part of the JDK8.

JavaFX 8 is part of the JDK 8

Useful resources:

JavaFX-2 links, actual for JavaFX-8 :

Testing JavaFX-2+ applications :

Declarative languages for JavaFX :

OpenJavaFX links :

JavaFX Scene Builder links :

Blogs and news sites about JavaFX :

Projects, complementing and extending basic functionality of JavaFX :

Books about JavaFX 2 technology :

Personal blogs, by people, who write about JavaFX :

Use javafx-2 tag for questions, related to JavaFX 2+ (versions 2.0+), which is the prequel of javafx-8.

Use JavaFX 2 bug tracker to file and track issues about bugs and incompatibility (having previously checked, that dublicates are not existing already, and it is not an intended change).

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JavaFX Application Icon

Is it possible to change the application icon using JavaFX, or does it have to be done using Swing?
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How to get stage from controller during initialization?

I want to handle stage events (i.e. hiding) from my controller class. So all I have to do is to add a listener like this: ((Stage) myPane.getScene().getWindow()).setOn*whatIwant*(...); But the problem is that initialization starts right after this…
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JavaFX - setVisible hides the element but doesn't rearrange adjacent nodes

In JavaFX, if I have a scene with 2 VBox elements and each VBox has multiple Label in it. If I set the top VBox to invisible, why does the bottom VBox not move up the scene where the top VBox was ? The VBox is invisible but I would expect the…
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Where has the JavaFX scene builder gone?

I am trying to find the elusive JavaFX scene builder so I can use it in Intellij. I am on Windows OS. Oracle have stated that the JavaFX scene builder is included in a new download, but no matter how I search I cannot find it (see…
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How to close a JavaFX application on window close?

In Swing you can simply use setDefaultCloseOperation() to shut down the entire application when the window is closed. However in JavaFX I can't find an equivalent. I have multiple windows open and I want to close the entire application if a window…
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Detect doubleclick on row of TableView JavaFX

I need to detect double clicks on a row of a TableView. How can I listen for double clicks on any part of the row and get all data of this row to print it to the console?
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JavaFX 2.1 TableView refresh items

I have this common issue, as it appears to be. My table view wont refresh my items after I reset them. I have checked the data and it's the new one. I tried multiple solution from internet but no success. Can't reset all the columns because it…
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How to avoid Not on FX application thread; currentThread = JavaFX Application Thread error?

Below code snippets is giving me error Not on FX application thread; currentThread=JavaFX Application Thread.This application was working fine in java 1.7 but when i moved it to fx8 it is now giving error. when I start the application on my 1st…
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JavaFX: Stage close handler

I want to save a file before closing my JavaFX application. This is how I'm setting up the handler in Main::start: primaryStage.setOnCloseRequest(event -> { System.out.println("Stage is closing"); // Save file }); And the controller calling…
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How perform task on JavaFX TextField at onfocus and outfocus?

I am working on JavaFX project. I need to perform some task on a JavaFX TextField. For example on the "on focus" event for the TextField I want to print System.out.println("Textfield on focus"); and on the "out focus" event it should…
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Remove the default 'no content in table' text for empty javafx table

I would like to remove or change the default text shown by an empty javafx table from No content in table to something more meaningful for the user. For example in a table showing students, when there are no students to show I want it to say "No…
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AutoComplete ComboBox in JavaFX

I'm looking for a way to add autocomplete to a JavaFX ComboBox. This AutoFillBox is known but not what I'm searching. What I want is a editable ComboBox, and while typing the list should filtered. But I want also to open the list without typing and…
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Value Change Listener for JavaFX's TextField

I would like to add a kind of listener to my JavaFX's TextField which when ever a user changes the value of the TextField, the Application prints something on the console. I've searched and i find the following very similar question : Value Change…
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How to right align a button in Java FX toolbar

I am building a UI using Java FX scene builder and I want a button in a toolbar to float towards the right side of the toolbar. I have tried changing the node orientation of the parent(toolbar) and also the button but both seem to be ignored.
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JavaFX8: How to create listener for selection of row in Tableview?

I currently have two tableviews in one screen, which results in both TableViews have rows which the user can select. Now I want only one row to be selected at the same time (doesn't matter which TableView it is selected from). I was thinking about…
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