A Task Which Modifies The Scene Graph
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.application.Platform; import javafx.concurrent.Task; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Main extends Application { @Override public void start(Stage stage) { final Group group = new Group(); Scene scene = new Scene(group, 300, 150); stage.setScene(scene); stage.setTitle("Sample"); Task<Void> task = new Task<Void>() { @Override protected Void call() throws Exception { for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { if (isCancelled()) break; final Rectangle r = new Rectangle(10, 10); r.setX(10 * i+i); Platform.runLater(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { group.getChildren().add(r); } }); } return null; } }; task.run(); System.out.println(task.getMessage()); stage.show(); } public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); } }