[Laszlo-dev] JavaFX uses XML based scripting language now

[Raju Bitter]

That's a bit surprising. I actually like the JavaFX Script syntax,
looked very clean and compact.
http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2.0/api/javafx/fxml/doc-files/introduction_to_fxml.html

<?language javascript?>

<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>

<VBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml";>
    <fx:script>
    importClass(java.lang.System);

    function handleButtonAction(event) {
       System.out.println('You clicked me!');
    }
    </fx:script>

    <children>
        <Button text="Click Me!" onAction="handleButtonAction(event);"/>
    </children>
</VBox>

JVM scripting language support
The <fx:script> tag allows a caller to import scripting code into or
embed script within a FXML file. Any JVM scripting language can be
used, including JavaScript, Groovy, and Clojure, among others.

But who'd want to build JavaFX based UIs now?