Java Swing

What Is Swing

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Swing is the next-generation GUI toolkit that Sun Microsystems created to enable enterprise development in […]

Java Foundation Classes

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The FC is a suite of libraries designed to assist programmers in creating enterprise applications […]

Swing Features

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Swing provides many features for writing large-scale applications in Java. Here is an overview of […]

Swing Packages and Classes

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Here is a short description of each package in the Swing libraries: javax.accessibility Contains classes […]

Model-View-Controller Architecture

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Swing uses the model-view-controller architecture (MVC) as the fundamental design behind each of its components. […]

Upgrading Your AWT Programs

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One of the benefits of object-oriented languages is that you can upgrade pieces of a […]

Simple AWT Application

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You probably have some programs lying around that use regular AWT buttons that you’d love […]

First Swing Component

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In your source code, you include the Swing package by adding an import statement: import […]

Understanding Actions

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Actions are a popular addition to Swing. An action allows a programmer to bundle a […]

The AbstractAction Class

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The AbstractAction class is an abstract implementation of the Action interface. AbstractAction provides the default […]

Properties

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The AbstractAction class stores its keyed properties in a Hashtable object. Beyond that, the AbstractAction […]

Events

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The AbstractAction class fires a PropertyChangeEvent when any property in the hashtable is changed or […]

Constructors

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The constructors for the AbstractAction object can be used to set the name and icon […]

Using an Action

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This example creates an Action for both a menu item and a toolbar, displaying both […]

Graphical Interface Events

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Whenever you interact with your application’s user interface, the application receives an event from the […]

Graphics Environments

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SDK 1.4 recognizes a great deal of information about its environment. You can retrieve that […]

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