Quick and Dirty JavaFX 8 DatePicker Example

The JavaFX 8 API, which is bundled with JDK 8, contains a new UI control known as the DatePicker.  This video demonstrates how to use NetBeans 7.4 beta to create a JavaFX application from scratch that contains a DatePicker.  It also touches on using Java lambda expressions to simplify event handling.  In addition, the new date/time API is discussed, and the JFXtras CalendarPicker is demonstrated.

Note: In the video, my statement that "DatePicker extends ComboBox" should have been "DatePicker extends ComboBoxBase".

Regards,

Jim Weaver

 

Comments

[Tom Eugelink]

Nice video and thanks for mentioning me. The pronunciation of my last name is difficult in many languages, this is close enough :-)

Too bad BTW that the shown CalendarPicker still has the Caspian skin; makes it look very outdated compared to DatePicker.