HEADS-UP: Threading restriction for Animation play, pause, stop now enforced

[Kevin Rushforth]

Btw, you can find the JavaFX 22+5 build here:

https://jdk.java.net/javafx22/

-- Kevin


On 8/18/2023 4:17 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> As a heads-up for app developers who use JavaFX animation (including 
> Animation, along with any subclasses, and AnimationTimer), a change 
> went into the JavaFX 22+5 build to enforce that the play, pause, and 
> stop methods must be called on the JavaFX Application thread. 
> Applications should have been doing that all along (else they would 
> have been subject to unpredictable errors), but for those who aren't 
> sure, you might want to take 22+5 for a spin and see if you have any 
> problems with your application. Please report them on the list if you do.
>
> See JDK-8159048 [1] and CSR JDK-8313378 [2] for more information on 
> this change.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- Kevin
>
> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8159048
> [2] https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8313378
>