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Lucas
Lucas

Reputation: 45

why do I get "The type GraphicsContext from module javafx.graphics may not be accessible to clients due to missing 'requires transitive'" warning?

Whenever I create a GraphicsContext object in my JavaFX application, it creates an error that reads:

The type GraphicsContext from module javafx.graphics may not be accessible to clients due to missing 'requires transitive'

Here's a small example of code which causes the warning/ error:

import javafx.scene.canvas.GraphicsContext;

    public Factory(GraphicsContext gc) {
        super();
        this.gc = gc;
    }

The GraphicsContext is underlined in the warning colour, and has 3 quick fixes suggested by eclipse. 2 of them include adding @SuppressWarnings which does not fix the problem at all and the other "Configure Problem Serverity" which I think just tells eclipse to not worry about the issue.

This code works perfectly when ran in eclipse but when I export as a runnable JAR file, the file closes immediately. I would like the classes to be accessible to clients as GraphicsContexts are funsamental to my application.

I also get the same error when I use the JavaFX class stage.

The type Stage from module javafx.graphics may not be accessible to clients due to missing 'requires transitive'

I am using eclipse and jdk-16

How/where in my program do I include 'requires transitive'? Or is there a differnt problem hidden by this warning?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 9761

Answers (1)

Phil Freihofner
Phil Freihofner

Reputation: 7910

If you are set up as a modular project, you should have a module-info.java file directly in your /src folder.

Here is an example of contents of a module-info.java file, from the openjfx.io Getting Started documentation: enter image description here

As you can see, the word "transitive" was added to the line for javafx.graphics.

Upvotes: 10

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