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    Default JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    Hey, I'm working on my first JavaFX GUI for a Torrent Client I'm working on. I'm a little confused by the program flow.

    In the code bellow you can see what I tried to do in the block for the File Select Button. I wanted to output text to the TextArea as the program runs updating the user on whats happening as some of the methods take a long time. You can see "textbox.setText("Contacting Tracker...");" and "textbox.setText("Getting peers...");". Obviously at that point the program has not reached Stage.show() so they are never outputted.

    I know the way I have tried to do that is completely wrong and I have no idea of the correct way to implement it. I also would want TableView to be updated as soon as a new item is added to the ObservableList - displaylist not after all the code that follows it.

    public class Main extends Application {
        int lastindex = 0;
     
        @Override
        public void init(){
        }
     
        @Override
        public void start(Stage stage){
            //crate list of torrents
            TorrentList torrentList = new TorrentList();
     
            ObservableList<Display> displaylist = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
            TableView<Display> table;
     
            //Text Box
            TextArea textbox = new TextArea();
            textbox.setPrefRowCount(4);
            textbox.setPrefHeight(150);
            textbox.setPrefWidth(300);
     
            //file select button
            FileChooser fileChooser = new FileChooser();
            Button openfile = new Button("Open Torrent");
            openfile.setOnAction(e -> {
                File selectedFile = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(stage);
                torrentList.Add(selectedFile);
                lastindex = torrentList.getLast();
     
                displaylist.add(new Display());
                displaylist.get(lastindex).setId(lastindex);
                displaylist.get(lastindex).setName(torrentList.List.get(lastindex).getName());
     
                textbox.setText("Contacting Tracker...");
                torrentList.List.get(lastindex).printAll();
                torrentList.List.get(lastindex).tracker.printall();
                textbox.setText("Getting peers...");
                torrentList.List.get(lastindex).tracker.getPeers();
                torrentList.List.get(lastindex).tracker.peers.printpeers();
                textbox.setText("");
     
            });
     
            //table columns
            TableColumn<Display, Integer> idcolumn = new TableColumn<>("ID");
            idcolumn.setMinWidth(100);
            idcolumn.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<Display, Integer>("id"));
     
            TableColumn<Display, String> namecolumn = new TableColumn<>("Name");
            namecolumn.setMinWidth(300);
            namecolumn.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("name"));
     
            //setup table
            table = new TableView<>();
            table.setItems(displaylist);
            table.getColumns().addAll(idcolumn, namecolumn);
     
            HBox root = new HBox();
     
            root.getChildren().addAll(table, openfile, textbox);
     
            Scene scene = new Scene(root, 900, 250);
            stage.setTitle("Rabbit Torrent");
     
            stage.setScene(scene);
            stage.show();
        }
     
        @Override
        public void stop(){
        }
     
    }

    Messing around with the GUI made me realise that the main guts of the actual program (not implemented above yet) need to run in a loop. I have no idea of how to have a main program loop inside the javaFX GUI code.

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    Default Re: JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Yeah that was me. I posted on both forums.

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    Default Re: JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...s-posting.html

    I think the other forum has a similar policy.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    ^Ah I didn't know. Want me to delete one?

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    No. It's OK to post on more than one forum as long as every one knows about the other forums.
    That allows everyone to check if a solution has already been found somewhere else or if there is a hole that needs filling.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: JavaFX - Main Program Loop

    I had a similar disappointment with the way JavaFX expects you to start your program. The init() function is nice for background initialization, but try showing a GUI splash screen from there. Not happening!

    What I did was make the start() function just spawn a new thread for all the background initialization work. Then the worker thread calls stage.show() near the beginning and then has a visible GUI to update while it's working. Remember to use Platform.runLater(Runnable r) when updating JFX components (including showing stages) from a non-GUI thread.

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