adding a JFXPanel to a JFrame

[such orb]

i'm not sure if this is the correct forum... maybe i should have posted in the JavaFX forum?

here's some code:

final JFXPanel coolpanel = new JFXPanel();
        coolpanel.setLayout(null);
        Color mycolor4 = new Color(200, 200, 200);
        Dimension d8 = new Dimension(100, 100);
        coolpanel.setSize(d8);
        coolpanel.setLocation(1800, 200);
        coolpanel.setPreferredSize(d8);
        coolpanel.getRootPane();
        coolpanel.setBackground(mycolor4);
        coolpanel.setVisible(true);
        coolpanel.setFocusable(true);
        coolpanel.validate();
        coolpanel.repaint();
        frame.add(coolpanel);
        frame.validate();
        frame.repaint();

but the JFXPanel doesn't get drawn at all. do i need to use the following kind of code?

public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                initAndShowGUI();
            }
        });

i am just looking for a swing-like/basic way of adding a JFXPanel to a JFrame. i'm using netbeans 7.2.1 and JDK 7 update 9.

thanks!

[DarrylBurke]

Have you gone through the official documentation?
JavaFX for Swing Developers

db

[such orb]

i had a brief look at the official documentation yesterday. i find these types of documentation difficult to understand at times... i'm usually not too good with the oracle documentation. i prefer "actual" code instead.

can you recommend a JavaFX book to me? unfortunately, the "JavaFX for dummies" isn't due to be published for another year!

is swing the way to go here? or should i switch to JavaFX?

thanks again!