[JavaFX] How to update GUI controls in Threads

Use Platform.runLater() function to update GUI controls from Threads. The Runnable() function will be called later in the main thread.

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Platform.runLater(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { //update GUI here } });

Java 8 lambda expression example:

1	Platform.runLater(() -> buttonExit.setText(""));