Java Swing About the Tutorial JAVA provides a rich set of libraries to create Graphical User Interface in a platform independent way. In this tutorial, we'll look at SWING GUI controls. Audience This tutorial is designed for software professionals who are willing to learn JAVA GUI Programming in simple and easy steps. This tutorial provides great understanding on JAVA GUI Programming concepts and after completing this tutorial you will be at an intermediate level of expertise, from where you can take yourself to higher levels of expertise. Prerequisites Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of Java programming language, text editor, execution of programs, etc. Disclaimer & Copyright Copyright 2016 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected]. i Java Swing Table of Contents About the Tutorial .................................................................................................................................... i Audience .................................................................................................................................................. i Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................ i Disclaimer & Copyright ............................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... ii 1. SWING ─ OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 1 MVC Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 1 Swing Features ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2. SWING ─ ENVIRONMENT SETUP .......................................................................................... 2 Setting Up the Path for Windows 2000/XP .............................................................................................. 2 Setting Up the Path for Windows 95/98/ME ........................................................................................... 2 Setting Up the Path for Linux, UNIX, Solaris, FreeBSD ............................................................................. 2 Popular Java Editors ................................................................................................................................ 3 3. SWING ─ CONTROLS ............................................................................................................ 4 Component Class..................................................................................................................................... 5 Container Class ...................................................................................................................................... 27 JComponent Class ................................................................................................................................. 34 SWING UI Elements ............................................................................................................................... 48 Jlabel Class ............................................................................................................................................ 50 JButton Class ......................................................................................................................................... 57 JColorChooser Class............................................................................................................................... 62 JCheckBox Class..................................................................................................................................... 68 JRadioButton Class ................................................................................................................................ 74 JList Class .............................................................................................................................................. 79 ii Java Swing JComboBox Class ................................................................................................................................... 91 JTextField Class ................................................................................................................................... 102 JPassword Field Class .......................................................................................................................... 109 JTextArea Class.................................................................................................................................... 114 ImageIcon Class ................................................................................................................................... 120 JScrollBar Class .................................................................................................................................... 126 JOptionPane Class ............................................................................................................................... 133 JFileChooser Class ............................................................................................................................... 146 JProgressBar Class ............................................................................................................................... 158 JSlider Class ......................................................................................................................................... 166 JSpinner Class ...................................................................................................................................... 174 4. SWING ─ EVENT HANDLING ............................................................................................. 181 What is an Event? ............................................................................................................................... 181 Types of Event ..................................................................................................................................... 181 What is Event Handling? ..................................................................................................................... 181 Steps Involved in Event Handling ........................................................................................................ 182 Callback Methods ................................................................................................................................ 182 5. SWING ─ EVENT CLASSES ................................................................................................. 186 EventObject Class ................................................................................................................................ 186 SWING Event Classes ........................................................................................................................... 187 AWTEvent Class................................................................................................................................... 188 ActionEvent Class ................................................................................................................................ 191 InputEvent Class .................................................................................................................................. 193 KeyEvent Class .................................................................................................................................... 195 MouseEvent Class ............................................................................................................................... 204 WindowEvent Class ............................................................................................................................. 207 iii Java Swing AdjustmentEvent Class ........................................................................................................................ 210 ComponentEvent Class ........................................................................................................................ 211 ContainerEvent Class ........................................................................................................................... 213 MouseMotionEvent Class .................................................................................................................... 214 PaintEvent Class .................................................................................................................................