iloveyii / javafx-maven

Setting up JavaFX with Maven - with and without FXML

JavaFx Project using Maven

In this repo we will explain how to setup simple/fxml (without/with fxml) JavaFx application using IntelliJ.

Configuration

• Open IntelliJ > New > Project
• Select Maven in the left pane
• Select (check) Create from archetype in the right pane and click Add archetype
• In the pop dialog box add the following and click ok

    GroupId: org.openjfx
    ArtifactId: javafx-maven-archetypes
    Version: 0.0.1

• Type a name for the directory of your project
• Expand Artifacts Coordinates and enter the following and click Next

    GroupId: org.javafx # package name
    ArtifactId: javafx-maven   # Project Name
    Version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT # tar file name

• In the properties we need to change one and add one more properties
  • Click archetypeArtifactId and change value to javafx-archetype-simpe OR javafx-archetype-fxml (for fxml support) and click OK.
  • Click + button and type name: javafx-version and value: 13/latest and click OK.
• Click Next and Finish.

Run configuration

• In the toolbar click Add configrations
• Select + > Maven > and then type a name Run
• Expand Before lanuch and click + and select Run Maven Goal and type javafx:run in the Command line, and click Ok.
• In the window also type javafx:run in the command line, click apply, ok.
• Now you will see Run button along with play button in the toolbar.

Verify

• Simple: You can expand the External Libraries in the left pane of IntelliJ and notice that it has javafx-base/controls/graphics jar files downloaded.
• Fxml: You can expand the External Libraries in the left pane of IntelliJ and notice that it has javafx-base/controls/graphics/fxml jar files downloaded.

Latest

• DOCS, and in the left menu click JavaFX and IntelliJ > Non-modular with Maven
• Latest Open JavaFX 17 link
• Latest Open JavaFX Maven 0.0.6 Plugin link