The JFC Swing Tutorial

From the authors of the best-selling The Java™ Tutorial, here is a guide to using the new Swing components, which are provided by the Java
Foundation Classes (JFC). Developed and co-written by the lead writer on the Swing team, this book covers everything you need to know to
write GUIs that use Swing components. The JFC Swing Tutorial uses a task-oriented, example-driven approach to introduce you to
fundamental concepts and applications. Designed to be read either cover-to-cover or as a quick reference, this book explains how to use each
Swing component, perform layout, do basic drawing, and convert 1.1 AWT programs to Swing. This book covers Swing 1.1.1, which is
available both as an extension to JDK 1.1 and as a core part of the Java™ 2 platform. An appendix lists the complete source code for dozens
of example applications and applets. The accompanying CD-ROM includes Swing 1.1.1, JDK 1.1, the Java 2 platform, and the hypertext
version of all three Java Tutorial books.

Preface ..... vii

Before You Start ..... 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Swing ..... 3

Chapter 1: About the JFC and Swing ..... 5

Chapter 2: Compiling and Running Swing Programs ..... 11

Chapter 3: Running Swing Applets ..... 17

Chapter 4: A Quick Tour of a Swing Application's Code ..... 19

Part 2: Features and Concepts ..... 25

Chapter 5: Components and the Containment Hierarchies ..... 29

Chapter 6: Layout Management ..... 33

Chapter 7: Event Handling ..... 37

Chapter 8: Painting ..... 41

Chapter 9: Threads and Swing ..... 45

Chapter 10: More Swing Features and Concepts ..... 49

Chapter 11: The Anatomy of a Swing-Based Program ..... 51

Part 3: Using Swing Components ..... 57

Chapter 12: A Visual Index to Swing Components ..... 63

Chapter 13: The JComponent Class ..... 67

Chapter 14: Using Top-Level Containers ..... 77

Chapter 15: Using Intermediate Swing Containers ..... 105

Chapter 16: Using Atomic Components ..... 167

Chapter 17: Solving Common Component Problems ..... 337

Part 4: Laying Out Components ..... 341

Chapter 18: Using Layout Managers ..... 343

Chapter 19: Creating a Custom Layout Manager ..... 379

Chapter 20: Doing Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) ..... 383

Chapter 21: Solving Common Layout Problems ..... 385

Part 5: Using Other Swing Features ..... 387

Part 6: Writing Event Listeners ..... 439

Chapter 22: Some Simple Event-Handling Examples ..... 443

Chapter 23: General Rules for Writing Event Listeners ..... 447

Chapter 24: Listeners Supported by Swing Components ..... 453

Chapter 25: Implementing Listeners for Commonly Handled Events ..... 457

Chapter 26: Summary of Listener API ..... 527

Chapter 27: Solving Common Event-Handling Problems ..... 531

Part 7: Working with Graphics ..... 533

Chapter 28: Overview of Custom Painting ..... 537

Chapter 29: Using Graphics Primitives ..... 545

Chapter 30: Using Images ..... 555

Chapter 31: Performing Animation ..... 561

Chapter 32: Solving Common Graphics Problems ..... 573

Part 8: Converting to Swing ..... 575

Chapter 33: Why to Convert ..... 577

Chapter 34: How to Convert ..... 579

Chapter 35: Conversion Resources ..... 587

Chapter 36: Solving Common Conversion Problems ..... 603

Appendix A: Code Examples ..... 607

Appendix B: Reference ..... 925

Index ..... 931