Is it possible to make JavaFX web applet?

Question

I like old Java applets. But because I really like the way JFX works, I want write some games using it (or even game making system, who knows?), but I\'d like to be able to

Answer 1

Yes, you can embed a JavaFX GUI into the Swing-based JApplet. You can do this by using the JFXPanel - it is essentially an adaptor between Swing and JavaFX panels.

Complete example:
The FXApplet class that sets-up the JavaFX GUI:

public class FXApplet extends JApplet {
    protected Scene scene;
    protected Group root;

    @Override
    public final void init() { // This method is invoked when applet is loaded
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                initSwing();
            }
        });
    }

    private void initSwing() { // This method is invoked on Swing thread
        final JFXPanel fxPanel = new JFXPanel();
        add(fxPanel);

        Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                initFX(fxPanel);
                initApplet();
            }
        });
    }

    private void initFX(JFXPanel fxPanel) { // This method is invoked on JavaFX thread
        root = new Group();
        scene = new Scene(root);
        fxPanel.setScene(scene);
    }

    public void initApplet() {
        // Add custom initialization code here
    }
}

And a test implementation for it:

public class MyFXApplet extends FXApplet {
    // protected fields scene & root are available

    @Override
    public void initApplet() {
        // this method is called once applet has been loaded & JavaFX has been set-up

        Label label = new Label("Hello World!");
        root.getChildren().add(label);

        Rectangle r = new Rectangle(25,25,250,250);
        r.setFill(Color.BLUE);
        root.getChildren().add(r);
    }
}

Alternatively, you can use the FXApplet gist, which also includes some documentation.