Java™ Foundation Classes (JFC) and Swing Development

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Summary

This intensive course provides a solid introduction to using JFC to build portable GUI applications. Course attendees will use JFC and Swing components to build lightweight components and professional applications and applets.

Prerequisites

Attendance at a 5-day Java Programming course or equivalent training/experience.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the student should be able to

Outline the Swing components
Describe the advantages of using Swing
Effectively use the Swing tools
Understand the Model-View-Controller architecture
Use Swing components that rely on this architecture

Length

3 Days

Format

Instructor-led course, with practical computer-based exercises.

Course Outline

Introduction to JFC and Swing
- JFC Overview
  - History of JFC
  - Introduction to Java Accessibility
  - Introduction to Java 2D
  - Introduction to Drag and Drop
- Swing Overview
  - Lightweight Components
  - JComponent Class
  - Swing Components and Packages
  - Model-View-Controller Architecture and Swing
- AWT Event Handling and Application Examples
Containers and Layout Managers
- Swing Containers
  - JPanel Container
  - JFrame Container
  - JDialog Container
  - JApplet Container
  - Box Container
- Layout Managers
  - BorderLayout
  - FlowLayout
  - GridLayout
  - BoxLayout
Swing Controls, Tables and Menus
- Basic Components, Part 1
  - Labels
  - Icons
  - Tool Tips
  - Buttons
  - Text Fields
  - Borders
- Basic Components, Part 2
  - Text Areas
  - Check Boxes
  - Radio Buttons and ButtonGroups
  - Lists
  - Combo Boxes
- Bounded Range Components
  - Scroll Bars
  - Sliders
- Tables
  - Manipulating Table Data
  - Manipulating Table Columns
  - Configuring Table Selection
- Menu Bars and Toolbars
  - Creating Menu Bars
  - Event Handling
  - Using Mnemonics
  - Creating a Toolbar
Swing Dialogs
- Simple, Standard Dialog Boxes
  - Message Dialog
  - Confirm Dialog
  - Option Dialog
  - Input Dialog
- Choosers
  - File Chooser
  - Color Chooser
- Custom Dialogs
PLAF and Specialised Containers
- Pluggable Look and Feel Technology
  - Look and Feel Packages and Classes
  - UIDefaults
  - UIManager
- Specialised Containers
  - JTabbedPane
  - JScrollPane
Java 2D Graphics
- The Graphics Class and Swing Graphics (Non-Java 2D)
  - Lines and Shapes
  - Using Colors
  - Adding Text
  - Working with Fonts
- Java 2D Graphics (Graphics 2D)
  - 2D Shapes
  - Decorating Shape Outlines and Lines
  - Decorating Shape Fills
  - Transformations
  - Text and Font Enhancements
- Imaging
  - AWT and Java 2D Imaging Support
  - BufferedImage Model
  - Filtering Introduction
  - Double Buffering
  - Image Processing

Hardware and Software Requirements

PCs or workstations capable of running the Java Software Development Kit (SDK). The systems should be able to load a 3.5” DOS-formatted solution disk.

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