Tag: java-14

Can JavaFX realistically be used in a non-modular environment?

I’ve attempted to use JavaFX by following instructions found at: https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/ under “JavaFX and IntelliJ” -> “Non-modular with Maven” After completing steps …

java.lang.InternalError: platform encoding not initialized when running EXE4J .exe w/ Java14 on PATH

So this error is a weird one… I’m using EXE4J 6 to build a .exe file for my JavaFX Application. This has worked with no issues through Java version 13.0.1. I recently upgraded my environment to use Java 14.0.1 and now I get the following stacktrace whenever I try to run my application through exe: This error happens when trying

Java records with nullable components

I really like the addition of records in Java 14, at least as a preview feature, as it helps to reduce my need to use lombok for simple, immutable “data holders”. But I’m having an issue with the implementation of nullable components. I’m trying to avoid returning null in my codebase to indicate that a value might not be present.

Java 14 records and arrays

Given the following code: It seems, obviously, that array’s toString, equals methods are used (instead of static methods, Arrays::equals,Arrays::deepEquals or Array::toString). So I guess Java 14 Records (JEP 359) don’t work too well with arrays, the respective methods have to be generated with an IDE (which at least in IntelliJ, by default generates “useful” methods, i.e. they use the static