Expectations

Before this practical, we expect you to have completed Activity 4.1 - Reading, which goes through:

• Creating a project in JavaFX
• Following the Model-View-Controller architecture of JavaFX
• Basic GUI design principles

In this practical, you can expect to:

• Create a JavaFX application with a more complex GUI
• Provide CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations through the GUI

Activities

You will be provided with a step-by-step guide to complete the following:

• Activity 1: Set up the project views:
  • Terms and Conditions screen
  • Address Book screen
• Activity 2: CRUD operations:
  • Create a Contact model and DAO
  • View contacts
  • Create / Update / Delete contacts
  • Polishing the functionality

Before you start: Create a JavaFX project

Follow the instructions in Activity 4.1 - Reading to create a new JavaFX project in IntelliJ IDEA.

Have a look at the application - can you find the following files:

• HelloApplication.java
• helloView.fxml
• HelloController.java

Activity 1.1: Terms and Conditions screen

Activity 1.2: Address Book screen

Activity 2.1: Create a Contact model and DAO

Here you will:

• Create a Contact model class with fields like firstName, lastName, email, and phone along with their getters and setters
• Add an IContactDAO interface with addContact, updateContact, deleteContact and getAllContacts methods
• Implement a MockContactDAO that implements the above interface
  • This stores the contacts in an ArrayList
  • Implement the methods above

Activity 2.2: View contacts

Activity 2.3: Update / Delete / Create contacts

Here you will provides functionalities in the MainController to:

• Edit the contact details in the TextField and reflect the changes in the ListView
• Delete a contact when the Delete button is clicked
• Add a new contact when the Add button is clicked
  • Then the user can edit the details the same way as for an existing contact

Activity 2.4: Polishing the functionality

Homework

Before the next practical, you should:

• Complete Activity 4.3 - Practical - JavaFX Application + Mock Database
  • Can use this application as a foundation for your group project
• Complete **Java Readiness Module 4
• Prepare for Submission 1 of the Project Progress and Performance assessment. Assessed during your scheduled tutorial Week 5
  • Completed all Java Readiness Modules
  • Team Formation Complete - Activity 2.5
  • Project Requirements: you have defined a project brief and have created an initial list of requirements
  • Project Requirements: you have defined a project brief and have created an initial list of requirements
  • Marked as Group AND Individual