[JAVA][Beginning Java 8 Games Development]

Chapter 11 ■ Moving Your Action Figure in 2D: Controlling the X and Y Display Screen Coordinates
Notice that since the .loadImageAssets() method is called before the .createSplashScreenNodes() method, that
we can still keep the last four lines of code in the method body that reference the loaded Image assets in place. This is
because the splashScreen and instructionLayer Image objects have been created, and loaded with their digital image
assets, in the top part of the .loadImageAssets() method. Since this method is called inside the .start() method before
the .createSplashScreenNodes() method is called, these objects can be safely used inside of this method body.
As you can see in Figure 11-10, the new method is error-free and all of the objects, including the HBox named
buttonContainer, Button(s) named gameButton, helpButton, scoreButton and legalButton, and ImageView(s) named
splashScreenBackplate and splashScreenTextArea, are all logically grouped together, and are now well organized.
Figure 11-10. Copy .setOnAction() event handlers from the .start() method into the .createSplashScreenNodes() method
Since we don’t have to do anything to your .addNodesToStackPane() method, we are finished with the code
reorganization that we needed to do here, before we take this game to the next level of complexity! Every now and
then, you need to go back and make sure that your programming logic is optimally structured, so that when you build
more complex structures, you have a solid foundation to build upon, just like you’re building a real building structure.
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