JavaFX 12 samples to run from IntelliJ with different options and build tools

Version IntelliJ IDEA 2019.1

Download an appropriate JDK 12 for your operating system. Make sure JAVA_HOME is properly set to the Java 12 installation directory.

Download JavaFX jmods for your operating system and unzip to a desired location.

Download JavaFX SDK for your operating system and unzip to a desired location.

Clone the sample, open it with IntelliJ, and make sure the paths for Java 12 and JavaFX 12 match those on your machine.

Define the following Path Variables in Preferences/Settings:

• name PATH_TO_FX, value path/to/javafx-sdk-12/lib
• name PATH_SEPARATOR, value : on Linux/Mac, ; on Windows.

Run the runHelloFX configuration.

To create and run a custom JRE, from terminal:

On Linux or Mac run:

cd IDE/IntelliJ/Modular/Java/hellofx
export PATH_TO_FX_MODS=path/to/javafx-jmods-12
$JAVA_HOME/bin/jlink --module-path $PATH_TO_FX_MODS:mods/production --add-modules hellofx --output jre
jre/bin/java -m hellofx/org.openjfx.MainApp

On Windows run:

cd IDE\IntelliJ\Modular\Java\hellofx
set PATH_TO_FX_MODS="path\to\javafx-jmods-12"
jlink --module-path "%PATH_TO_FX_MODS%;mods\production" --add-modules hellofx --output jre
jre\bin\java -m hellofx/org.openjfx.MainApp