Invoke RESTful Web Services from JavaFX

avaFX, a new Sun Microsystems product family (including a scripting language, JavaFX Script), is optimized for implementing rich Internet applications for desktop and mobile devices. It comes bundled with the latest editions of the Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) and Development Kit (JDK), and it provides its own API.

Although JavaFX Script uses syntax that somewhat resembles Java and JavaScript, it is important to understand how JavaFX differs from Java. One area in particular where this understanding would be helpful for Java developers who are just beginning to explore JavaFX is RESTful web services invocation. This 10-Minute Solution demonstrates how to invoke RESTful web services from JavaFX, and how to process the results.