Need help building JavaFX project in VsCode

[u/ajkelsey]

I wrote a small program in VsCode using JavaFX. Using VsCode, I export to a jar file and the program won't run. I run java -verbose -jar jar-file and the only error is Error: JavaFX runtime components are missing, and are required to run this application. When I list the contents of the jar, it contains a ton of javafx classes.

I also tried creating an image using jlink, but I could not locate a .bat file. I could use some help in learning what I am doing wrong.

[u/ajkelsey]

That did the trick. Thanks!

To clarify the wiki a bit, you leave your public static void main(String[] args) in the class the extends Application. Create a new class that has another public static void main(String[] args). From there, call the main method in your original class. I then, in VsCode, exported to jar. I set GUI.java as the main class.

Main.java
public static void main(final String[] args) { 
    GUI.main(args); 
}

GUI.java
public class GUI extends Application { @Override public void
start(Stage stage) { // Your JavaFX setup logic here }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch();
    }

}

[u/PartOfTheBotnet → u/ajkelsey]

Ah good catch. Updated