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The JFC Swing Tutorial: A Guide to Constructing GUIs
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The JFC Swing Tutorial is back, fully revised and updated to include
the latest revisions to the JFC Swing API and the Java™ 2 platform. In
this book, authors and Java experts Kathy Walrath, Mary Campione, Alison Huml,
and Sharon Zakhour—working closely with the Sun Microsystems Swing team—explore
the ins and outs of creating GUIs with Swing components.
This task-oriented, example-driven tutorial allows you to create user interfaces
that work without change on multiple platforms, appearing and performing as
well as or better than native interfaces. Leveraging the full power of the latest
edition of the Java 2 platform, the authors bring the art of GUI creation to
life with content new to this edition. This includes an easy-to-use tabbed reference
section, new introductory chapters, and coverage of newer features such as JSpinner,
JFormattedTextField, JProgressBar, mouse wheel support, the rearchitected focus
subsystem, and improved support for drag and drop.
Coverage includes:
- Introductory material for developers getting started with Swing, including
sections on basic components such as text fields, labels, and buttons, as
well as on using images
- The latest advice from the Swing team about thread safety
- Advanced Swing material, including changing key bindings, manipulating the
focus, using data models, and adding painting code that uses the powerful
Java 2D™ API
- How-to discussions on using individual components and containers, including
advanced components such as tables, trees, and text editors
- Over 150 complete, working code examples
For the novice or experienced Java developer looking to create robust, powerful,
and visually stunning GUIs, The JFC Swing Tutorial, Second Edition,
is an indispensable tutorial and reference.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Before You Start.
1. Getting Started with Swing.
2. Learning Swing by Example.
3. Using Swing Components.
4. Laying Out Components Within a Container.
5. Writing Event Listeners.
6. Performing Custom Painting.
7. Components Reference.
8. Layout Manager Reference.
9. Other Swing Features Reference.
10. Event Listeners Reference
Appendix: Troubleshooting Reference.
Index.
About the Authors
Kathy Walrath is a senior technical writer on the Swing team at Sun
Microsystems. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley,
with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kathy wrote extensively
about Unix, Mach, and NextStep. Since 1993, Kathy has been writing specifications
and how-to guides for the Java platform. Mary Campione was formerly a
senior technical writer at Sun Microsystems, where she started writing about
the Java platform in 1995. Mary graduated from California Polytechnic, San Luis
Obispo, with a B.S. in Computer Science and has worked as both a technical writer
and programmer.
Alison Huml is a technical writer at Sun Microsystems, where she joined
The Java Tutorial team in 1997 and also works with the Security team. Alison
received her B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and
is currently pursuing her master's degree in Computer Science at Mills College.
Sharon Zakhour is a senior technical writer who supports the Swing,
AWT, and JDNC teams at Sun Microsystems, where she has worked since 1999. She
graduated with a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of California,
Berkeley, and has worked as a programmer, developer support engineer, and technical
writer for 18 years.
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