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The document provides a JavaFX application code for a simple library system. It includes a GUI with fields for entering book details such as title, author, and ISBN, and a button to submit the information. Upon submission, a new Book object is created and its details are printed to the console.

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Question 5

The document provides a JavaFX application code for a simple library system. It includes a GUI with fields for entering book details such as title, author, and ISBN, and a button to submit the information. Upon submission, a new Book object is created and its details are printed to the console.

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Question 5: GUI Development with JavaFX (20 Marks)

package com.example.demo4;

import javafx.application.Application; // Importing the Application class to create a


JavaFX application
import javafx.scene.Scene; // Importing Scene class for the GUI scene
import javafx.scene.control.*; // Importing control classes for UI components like
TextField and Button
import javafx.scene.layout.*; // Importing layout classes for organizing UI
components
import javafx.stage.Stage; // Importing Stage class to create the main window

// Main class extending Application to create a JavaFX application


public class LibraryApp extends Application {

// The start method is the entry point for JavaFX applications


@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
// Creating a VBox layout to arrange components vertically
VBox layout = new VBox(10); // 10 pixels of spacing between elements

// Creating labels and text fields for title, author, and ISBN
Label titleLabel = new Label("Title:"); // Label for the title input
TextField titleField = new TextField(); // TextField for user to input the title

Label authorLabel = new Label("Author:"); // Label for the author input


TextField authorField = new TextField(); // TextField for user to input the author

Label isbnLabel = new Label("ISBN:"); // Label for the ISBN input


TextField isbnField = new TextField(); // TextField for user to input the ISBN

// Creating a button for submitting the book details


Button submitButton = new Button("Add Book"); // Button labeled "Add Book"

// Event handler for the submit button


submitButton.setOnAction(event -> {
// Collecting input values from text fields
String title = titleField.getText(); // Getting the title from the text field
String author = authorField.getText(); // Getting the author from the text field
String isbn = isbnField.getText(); // Getting the ISBN from the text field

// Creating a Book object with the input values


Book newBook = new Book(title, isbn); // Assuming Book class has a
constructor with title and ISBN
// Printing the book's details to the console
System.out.println("Book Added: " + newBook); // Outputting the Book object
to the console
});

// Adding all components to the layout


layout.getChildren().addAll(titleLabel, titleField, authorLabel, authorField,
isbnLabel, isbnField, submitButton);//adding authorlabels, field, authorfield,isbnfield

// Creating a Scene with the layout and setting dimensions


Scene scene = new Scene(layout, 300, 200); // Width: 300px, Height: 200px

// Setting the title of the primary stage (window)


primaryStage.setTitle("Library System"); // Title of the window

// Adding the scene to the stage


primaryStage.setScene(scene); // Setting the scene for the stage

// Displaying the stage


primaryStage.show(); // Making the window visible
}

// Main method to launch the application


public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args); // Launching the JavaFX application
}
}

// Book class for creating a book object


class Book {//creating book class
private String title; // Title of the book
private String isbn; // ISBN of the book

// Constructor for the Book class


public Book(String title, String isbn) {
this.title = title; // Initializing title
this.isbn = isbn; // Initializing ISBN
}

// toString method to represent the Book object as a string


@Override //overides the method from superclass using tostring method
public String toString() {
return "Book{" + "title='" + title + '\'' + ", isbn='" + isbn + '\'' + '}';
}
}
Output

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