Books on JAVAFX?

[Joe San]

Guys,

Any idea on when the first books will be out for JavaFX?

[Ulf Dittmer]

Give it some time. JavaFX isn't even in beta yet.

[Joe San]

oops...I'm over expecting!

[James Weaver]

There are two JavaFX books available that I know of. They are listed on the Planet JFX site at: http://jfx.wikia.com/wiki/Books

One of these books is in Japanese, and the other one (mine) is in English. They are both based upon the interpreted version of JavaFX Script. There is an effort underway to create a compiled version in which the syntax is undergoing changes (but the UI APIs will remain stable and continue evolving).

[Joe San]

Great. Are they available for purchase in India? I mean the book written by you in English...

[James Weaver]

Yes, it is available in India as a PDF download at the site that I posted earlier:

http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781590599457

[Joe San]

I'll have to look at some ways of purchasing it.

[deepesh soni]

http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781590599457

starts with hello world example showing

   import javafx.ui.*;
import javafx.ui.canvas.*;
Frame {
title: "Hello World-style example for JavaFX Script"
height: 100
width: 400
content:
Canvas {
content:
Text {
font:
Font {
faceName: "Sans Serif"
style: BOLD
size: 24
}
x: 10
y: 10
content: "Hello JavaFX Script Developer!"
}
}
// Show the Frame on the screen
visible: true
} 

but javafx.ui.* is not there in the apis ....can anybody tell whether its correct or not ???

[Hans Werner]

For beginners JavaFX A Beginners Guide http://goo.gl/DFvMn is a must have.

For advanced coders I would recommend Pro JavaFX Platform: Script, Desktop and Mobile RIA with Java Technology http://goo.gl/WbMK2

[Hans Werner]

JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by Example has been published in December 2011.