Monthly Archives: November 2013
What IEclipseContext#declareModifiable is good for
There was a comment on IEclipseContext less code Rene asked how the publishing into parent contexts is done. IEclipseContext provides 2 ways to publish information: IEclipseContext#set IEclipseContext#modify I think 99% of the people are using IEclipseContext#set because they could make … Continue reading
Writing IEclipseContext-less code
The problem The IEclipseContext is the center of the the e4 DI system. One can think of it as observable hierarchical key-value map. One of the major idea of e4 was that people should write code which does not depend … Continue reading
Stay away from JDK8b115 if you want to use e(fx)clipse
JDK8b115 has a major regression in that it does not hold the SWT-Integration – If you use e(fx)clipse or integrate JavaFX into SWT wait for b116 which brings it back.
e(fx)clipse + SWT + JavaFX JDK8b113
Starting with build 113 of Java8 the FX-Team made the wise decision to move the SWT integration into its own jar which is not on any default classpath. This is a very wise decision because the javafxrt.jar is on the … Continue reading
Develop a JavaFX + iOS app with RoboVM + e(fx)clipse tools in 10 minutes
The latest nightly builds include support to easily develop JavaFX applications that run on iOS with the help of RoboVM. I’ve written a tutorial on our wiki and recorded a video how this is done. All the pieces (JavaFX, RoboVm) … Continue reading
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