i want to know if it is possible to create GUI for java desktop based application in Adobe FLEX.
or any other powerful framework to make rich GUI interfaces for Java desktop applications.
Please share your valuable views on this.
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
i want to know if it is possible to create GUI for java desktop based application in Adobe FLEX.
or any other powerful framework to make rich GUI interfaces for Java desktop applications.
Please share your valuable views on this.
Yes, no and sort of. Flex is primarily used in client server applications. If you have a java server that exposes functionality via web services there is no reason you can’t write a Flex GUI on top of that. And there is no reason that GUI can’t target a browser (with Flash Player) or the desktop (with AIR).
There is also no reason that the client and the server cannot be the same machine. It will however present a significant installation challenge in deploying this application. I’m not sure if these challenges outweigh any benefits that Flex may bring to the table.
Ignoring the client/server nature of Flash/AIR, you can use Native Extensions or NativeProcess to include and execute Java Code as part of an AIR application. This is probably the approach I would take if I really wanted to use Flex and Java together in a desktop application.