Is it still possible to wrap swing components in javaFX 2?

865067

javaFX 1 API provided the

.. javafx.ext.swing.SwingComponent ..

package that allowed to wrap swing components in javaFX applications. This package is not available in javaFX 2 Beta API. Is there a new way to do the same trick in the new API? Or has the feature been removed, and why?
thanks.

Edited by: user13567274 on May 27, 2011 1:50 PM

Edited by: user13567274 on May 27, 2011 1:50 PM

nlorain-Oracle

Not any longer, but you can do the reverse. Check out http://download.oracle.com/javafx/2.0/swing/jfxpub-swing.htm

841035

Using Swing components in an FX scenegraph is not currently supported. You can use FX components in a Swing application using the interop bridge, but not the reverse. As for why, I think it's a matter of what the team felt was most important in order to make FX2 really nice.

If you find things you can't do with FX that you think a swing component would be the resolution for, please post it.

865067

I would like to add a GLCanvas or a GLJPanel (from jogl) in a javaFX application, as demoed here: http://lexapplets.appspot.com/javafxjogl.html

Edited by: user13567274 on May 27, 2011 2:36 PM

darrylburke

Did you go through the link provided by javafx4you? You can include your FX components in a Swing application.

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