Java Swing Things

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Java Swing Things
Project Presentation by Chris Backo
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Closing Applications

• DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE - Dispose the window when
  closed.
• DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE - Do nothing when the window
  is closed.
• EXIT_ON_CLOSE - Exit the application when the
  window is closed.
• HIDE_ON_CLOSE - Hide the window when the window
  is closed.
• setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE)

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Containers and Panels

• For aligning contents and such.
• Containers hold panels.
• Subdivides the window.

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Glass Panes

• Create a transition effects between screens.
• Display a progress screen within the glass pane.
• Display debug information within the glass pane.
• Example

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HTML in Swing

• Good for formatting text and such.
• MUCH easier than working with things such as
  setFont() and setColor() methods in Swing.. If
  youre familiar with HTML that is.

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Starting up

• JFrame or JWindow used for GUI.
• JFrames are simpler.
• One difference is JFrames dont put buttons on OS
  task bar?
• public class Calculator extends JFrame
• super("Calculator")

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Applets vs. Applications

• Applets run on browsers.
• Applications us main method.
• Reference
• Reference

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Components

• Visual objects are subclasses of Component class.
• Containers are components which can store
  components. For example
• Container content getContentPane()content.add(
  new JButton("Button 1"))
• code referenced from code referenced from
  http//www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Introduction-
  to-Swing/10213

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JPanels

• General purpose containers for components.
• For example
• JPanel panelnew JPanel()panel.add(new
  JButton("Button 1"))panel.add(new
  JButton("Button 2"))panel.add(new
  JButton("Button 3"))content.add(panel)
• code referenced from code referenced from
  http//www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Introduction-
  to-Swing/10213

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Native Look and Feel in Java
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Thank you.