Murach's Beginning Java 2, SDK 1.4This chapter shows how to code a graphical user interface (GUI) that contains Swing components for labels, text boxes, and buttons. The next three chapters show how to use other Swing components such as combo boxes, list boxes, radio buttons, check boxes, and text areas. |
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| Chapter 11 | How to code a graphical user interface (part 1) | |
| An introduction to the Swing classes | 332 | |
| The user interface for the Loan Calculator application | 332 | |
| The inheritance hierarchy | 334 | |
| Methods of the Component class | 336 | |
| How to work with frames | 338 | |
| How to display a frame | 338 | |
| How to close a frame | 340 | |
| How to center a frame using the Toolkit class | 342 | |
| How to work with panels, buttons, and events | 344 | |
| How to add a panel to a frame | 344 | |
| How to add buttons to a panel | 346 | |
| How to handle button events | 348 | |
| An introduction to layout managers | 350 | |
| How to use the Flow layout manager | 350 | |
| How to use the Border layout manager | 352 | |
| How to structure the layout code | 354 | |
| How to work with labels and text fields | 356 | |
| How to work with labels | 356 | |
| How to work with text fields | 358 | |
| The Loan Calculator application | 360 | |
| The user interface | 360 | |
| The code | 360 | |
| Perspective | 366 | |
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