Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing

Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing TMThe Java Tutorial Search Start of Tutorial Feedback Form Examples Index Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing The Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing trail tells you how to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for applications and applets, using the Swing components. The Swing TMcomponents, which are part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC), can be used with TM TMeither JDK 1.1 or the Java 2 platform. Note: This trail does not tell you how to use the AWT components. If you need to write a JDK 1.0 program or a 1.1 program that doesn't use Swing components, please download the old UI trail, Creating a User Interface (AWT Only). This trail is available as a book, The JFC Swing Tutorial . Besides having the usual advantages of a book (such as portability and readability) this 950-page tome contains a CD that has API documentation, the JFC 1.1 and JDK 1.1 releases, the latest available releases of the Java 2 SDK, and lots of other goodies. A shorter, simpler introduction to using the Swing components is published in the book The Java Tutorial, 3rd Edition . You can find it online here: User Interfaces that Swing: A Quick Start Guide. Getting Started with Swing is a quick start lesson. First it gives you a bit of background about the JFC and Swing. Then it tells you how to compile and run programs -- both applications and applets -- that use Swing components. Finally, it walks you through the code for a simple program. Swing Features and Concepts gives you the information you need to be able to use Swing components effectively. For example, it tells you how Swing programs display their GUIs, how they handle events such as mouse clicks, and how they can use features http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/index.html (1 of 3) [10/28/2001 1:51:25 PM]l l l l l Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing such as borders to help with layout. It ends with a discussion of how the features and concepts are used by a real program. Using Swing Components tells you how to use each of the Swing components -- buttons, tables, text components, and all the rest. Using Other Swing Features tells you how to use actions, borders, icons, and timers. It also helps you to create multithreaded programs. Laying Out Components Within a Container tells you how to choose a layout TMmanager, how to use each of the layout manager classes the Java platform provides, how to use absolute positioning instead of a layout manager, and how to create your own layout manager. Writing Event Listeners tells you how to handle events in your programs. Working with Graphics tells you how to do everything from drawing lines and text to loading, displaying, and manipulating images. It includes information on performing animation and on improving graphics performance. Converting to Swing tells you how to convert programs that use the 1.1 AWT API to use the Swing components. Although this is the main trail for learning about GUIs, it isn't the only trail with UI-related information. Here are some other trails that discuss UI topics: 2D Graphics , which describes the 2D graphics features available in the Java 2 platform. Sound , which discusses the sound capabilities available in the Java 2 platform. Writing Applets , which describes API available only to applets, such as sound capabilities in JDK 1.0 and 1.1. Essential Java Classes , which covers many topics, including properties and the standard I/O streams. The Bonus trail contains Full-Screen Exclusive Mode API , a lesson that describes how to use API introduced in v1.4 to render graphics directly to the screen. Your feedback is important to us! Please send your comments and suggestions to us using the feedback page. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/index.html (2 of 3) [10/28/2001 1:51:25 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing Search Start of Tutorial Feedback Form Examples Index Copyright 1995-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/index.html (3 of 3) [10/28/2001 1:51:25 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents TMThe Java Tutorial Search Start of Tutorial > Start of Trail Feedback Form Examples Index Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents User Interfaces that Swing: A Quick Start Guide Overview of the Swing API Your First Swing Program Example Two: SwingApplication Example Three: CelsiusConverter Example Four: LunarPhases Example Five: VoteDialog Layout Management Threads and Swing Summary Questions and Exercises: User Interfaces That Swing Getting Started with Swing About the JFC and Swing Compiling and Running Swing Programs Compiling and Running Swing Programs (Java 2 Platform) Compiling and Running Swing Programs (JDK 1.1) Running Swing Applets A Quick Tour of a Swing Application's Code Swing Features and Concepts Swing Components and the Containment Hierarchy Layout Management Event Handling Painting Threads and Swing More Swing Features and Concepts The Anatomy of a Swing-Based Program http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html (1 of 5) [10/28/2001 1:51:26 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents Using Swing Components A Visual Index to the Swing Components The JComponent Class Using Top-Level Containers How to Make Frames (Main Windows) How to Make Dialogs How to Make Applets Using Intermediate Swing Containers How to Use Panels How to Use Scroll Panes How to Use Split Panes How to Use Tabbed Panes How to Use Tool Bars How to Use Internal Frames How to Use Layered Panes How to Use Root Panes Using Atomic Components How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons How to Use Color Choosers How to Use Combo Boxes How to Use File Choosers How to Use Labels How to Use Lists How to Use Menus How to Monitor Progress How to Use Sliders How to Use Tables Using Text Components An Example of Using Each Text Component General Rules for Using Text Components How to Use Text Fields Concepts: About Editor Panes and Text Panes Summary of Text How to Use Tool Tips How to Use Trees Solving Common Component Problems Using Other Swing Features http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html (2 of 5) [10/28/2001 1:51:26 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents How to Use Actions How to Support Assistive Technologies How to Use Borders How to Use Icons How to Set the Look and Feel How to Use Threads How to Use Timers Solving Common Problems Using Other Swing Features Laying Out Components Within a Container Using Layout Managers General Rules for Using Layout Managers How to Use BorderLayout How to Use BoxLayout How to Use SpringLayout How to Use CardLayout How to Use FlowLayout How to Use GridLayout How to Use GridBagLayout How to Use GridBagLayout: Specifying Constraints How to Use GridBagLayout: The Example Explained Creating a Custom Layout Manager Doing Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) Solving Common Layout Problems Writing Event Listeners Some Simple Event-Handling Examples General Information about Writing Event Listeners Listeners Supported by Swing Components Implementing Listeners for Commonly Handled Events How to Write an Action Listener How to Write a Caret Listener How to Write a Change Listener How to Write a Component Listener How to Write a Container Listener How to Write a Document Listener How to Write a Focus Listener How to Write an Internal Frame Listener http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html (3 of 5) [10/28/2001 1:51:26 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents How to Write an Item Listener How to Write a Key Listener How to Write a List Data Listener How to Write a List Selection Listener How to Write a Mouse Listener How to Write a Mouse-Motion Listener How to Write a Table Model Listener How to Write a Tree Expansion Listener How to Write a Tree Model Listener How to Write a Tree Selection Listener How to Write a Tree-Will-Expand Listener How to Write an Undoable Edit Listener How to Write a Window Listener Summary of Listener API Solving Common Event-Handling Problems Working with Graphics Overview of Custom Painting Using Graphics Primitives Painting Shapes Working with Text Using Images Loading Images Displaying Images Performing Animation Creating an Animation Loop with Timer Moving an Image Across the Screen Displaying a Sequence of Images Improving the Appearance and Performance of Image Animation Solving Common Graphics Problems Converting to Swing Why to Convert How to Convert Conversion Resources Swing Replacements for AWT Components General Conversion Tips Component-Specific Conversion Tips http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html (4 of 5) [10/28/2001 1:51:26 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Table of Contents Some Conversion Examples Solving Common Conversion Problems Search Start of Tutorial > Start of Trail Feedback Form Examples Index Copyright 1995-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html (5 of 5) [10/28/2001 1:51:26 PM]Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Indexes of Examples TMThe Java Tutorial Search Start of Tutorial > Start of Trail Feedback Form Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing: Indexes of Examples Getting Started with Swing: Examples Swing Features and Concepts: Examples Using Swing Components: Examples Using Other Swing Features: Examples Laying Out Components: Examples Writing Event Listeners: Examples Working with Graphics: Examples Converting to Swing: Examples Search Start of Tutorial > Start of Trail Feedback Form Copyright 1995-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/examples.html [10/28/2001 1:51:27 PM]Getting Started with Swing: Examples TMThe Java Tutorial Search S