Java Training : Java Swing

This course will introduce the Swing framework of GUI components, show how it fits in the overall JFC framework and contrast it against AWT. It will highlight the advantages of using Swing over AWT and go over the added features and components that make up this flexible framework. Finally, it will illustrate its use in developing professional user interfaces and provide recommendations on how to build robust interfaces.

Java Training Prerequisites

Introduction to Java GUI Programming or equivalent. Introduction to Java course satsifies this requirement.

Java Training Course duration

2 Days

Java Training Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

Compare AWT with Swing and highlight new features and improvements over AWT
Place Swing in JFC context
Understand the JFC/Swing architecture and the MVC pattern
Demonstrate the most common Swing components
Impart the students the knowledge to built robust user interfaces

Java Training Course outline

Introduction to Swing

What is JFC?
What is Swing?
Why Swing?
Swing vs. AWT
A Simple Swing Applet
Lightweight Components
Event-Handling in Swing

Swing Basics

Where Does Swing Live?
The Swing Packages
JComponent
JComponent Features
Common Swing Constants
JLabel
JLabel Features
JAbstractButton
JAbstractButton Features
JButton
Text Components
JTextComponent
JTextField
JTextArea
JScrollPane

Swing Containers I: The Heavyweights

Containing JComponents
Swing Containers
Root Pane
Content Pane
Layered Pane
Standard Layers
Glass Pane
The Heavyweights in Detail
Default Window Closing
JPanel

Menus & ToolBars

Menus: Swing vs AWT
JMenuItem
JMenu
JMenuBar
JCheckBoxMenuItem
Radio Button Menus
Menu Shortcuts
ToolBars
Using JToolBar
Actions

Common Dialogs

JOptionPane
Message Dialogs
Confirm Dialogs
Input Dialogs
Custom Option Dialogs
Rolling Your Own
JFileChooser

Borders

Swing Borders
Using Borders
BorderFactory

Swing Containers II: Internal Frames

Internal Frames
JInternalFrames
Using JInternalFrame
JDesktopPane

Data Models

MVC
MVC & Swing
Swing Data Models
Using a Data Model

Hardware/Software Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Intel-based PC Workstation

Windows 95, 98 or NT
Minimum 486 33Mhz Processor
Minimum of 32 MB memory

SUN Solaris/SPARC

Minimum of 32 MB memory

Software Requirements

Java 2 Standard Edition software*
Java 2 Standard Edition documentation*
Adobe Acrobat Reader*
Student files
Text Editor*

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