Getting Started - JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications - page 10

Ta b l e 1 . 1 JavaFX SDK Installation

Operating
System

Compile
Command

Run
Command

JavaDoc
Style Default Install Directory

Windows C:\Program Files\JavaFX\

javafx-sdk1.2

javafxc.exe javafx.exe javafxdoc.exe

Mac OS /System/Library/

Frameworks/
JavaFX.framework/
Versions/1.2

javafxc javafx javafxdoc

Linux/
Solaris

Current directory javafxc javafx javafxdoc

Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2,
Linux, and OpenSolaris.
Install the packages, and there will be executable programs for compiling the
JavaFX Script source, running the JavaFX Script application, and for generating
JavaDoc style documentation (see Table 1.1).

To run your first application, these are the basic steps:
1. Use your favorite editor and save the source for your program to a file.
2. Run the JavaFX compiler, javafxc , using this source file to create Java
class files.
3. Run the application using the javafx command.
4. Optionally, create a JavaDoc style documentation for your program.

Duplicating the Hello World example discussed in the NetBeans IDE for JavaFX
1.2 section, create a file using your favorite editor with the following content as
shown in Listing 1.3.

Listing 1.3 Hello World Application - Editor Version

import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;

var stage:Stage;
stage = Stage {
title: "My first JavaFX Application"
visible: true