M1 - GUI with Java Swing

• Graphical User Interface


  What does GUI stands for?
• Graphical Interface


  What is GUI?
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)


  A visual representation of communication presented to the user for easy interaction with the machine.
• JAVA GUI


  It provides a rich set of libraries to create Graphical User Interface in a platform independent way.
• Java Foundation Classes


  What does JFC stands for?
• Java Foundation Classes (JFC)


  Encompass a group of features for building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and adding rich graphics functionality and interactivity to Java applications.
• javax.swing


  Swing Classes
• java.awt


  AWT Classes
• Application Windowing Toolkit/Abstract Windowing Toolkit


  What does AWT stands for?
• Swing Component


  JTextField
• AWT Component


  TextField
• Java AWT


  Java's platform-independent windowing, graphics, and user-interface widget toolkit part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC).
• Java AWT


  The standard API (Application Program Interface) for providing graphical user interfaces for Java programs contains the fundamental classes used for constructing GUIs.
• Application Program Interface


  What does API stands for?
• Java Swing


  A graphical user interface toolkit in Java,

  which is one part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC).
• Java Swing


  Includes graphical user interface (GUI) widgets such as text boxes, buttons, split-panes, and tables
• Java Swing


  Runs the same on all platforms.
• Java Swing


  Supports pluggable look and feel - not by using the native platform's facilities, but by roughly emulating them.
• Java Swing


  Classes are often described as lightweight because they do not require allocation of native resources in the operating system's window toolkit.
• Java Swing


  UI elements such as dialog boxes and buttons; you can usually recognize their names because they begin with J
• Java Swing


  Each Swing component is a descendant of a JComponent, which in turn inherits from the java.awt.Containerclass
• import javax.swing.*;


  What is the Java Swing import statement?
• AWT


  - Platform Dependent

  - Heavyweight

  - Does not follow MVC

  - Lesser Components

  - Doesn't support pluggable look and feel
• Swing


  - Platform Independent

  - Lightweight

  - Follows MVC

  - More powerful components

  - Supports pluggable look and feel
• JOptionPane Class


  This class is used to provide standard dialog boxes.
• Dialog Boxes


  Used to display information or get input from the user.
• import javax.swing.JOptionPane;


  Tells the compiler where to find the JOptionPane class.
• Component


  It is an abstract class.
• Component


  It is responsible for remembering the current foreground and background colors and the currently selected text font.
• Container


  A subclass of component class.
• Container


  A component in AWT that can contain another components like buttons, textfields, labels etc.
• Component


  In order to place every component in a particular position on a screen, we need to add them to a container.
• Window


  This class has no border and no title.
• Dialog


  It has border and title. This class cannot exist without an associated instance of the Frame class.
• Frame


  It has title, border and menu bars. It can contain several components like buttons, text fields, scrollbars etc. This is most widely used container while developing an application in AWT.
• Panel


  It does not contain title bar, menu bar or border. It is a generic container for holding components. An instance of the Panel class provides a container to which to add components.
• Button


  Allows the developer to create a _____ with an appropriate label on it. It also provides a way to define functionality after clicking the button.
• List


  It is used to display a list of required items. Using this class, the user can select one or multiple items in it
• Checkbox


  It can be used when an application wants the user to choose from either true or false.
• Label


  It provides descriptive text information on the application window. It is placed inside a container