1. Java GUI programming with Swing
Tim McKenna

2. Java 2 Swing Components
Java Foundation Classes(JFC) - Java 2 Swing components - Java2D graphics classes
the class JComponent(API)
Swing Tutorial
Swing Connection

3. Swing Components button: JButton label: JLabel
item selection: JCheckBox, JRadioButton, JToggleButton
object selection: JComboBox, JList, JSpinner
text: JTextField, JTextArea, JEditorPane, JFormattedTextField, JPasswordField
menus: JMenuBar, JMenu, JMenuItem, ...

4. Swing Components and Events
Event Source Event Type Generated
JButton ActionEvent
JTextField ActionEvent (but don't listen for it)
JMenuItem ActionEvent
JComboBox ItemEvent, ActionEvent
JCheckBox ItemEvent
JRadioButton ItemEvent (but don't listen for it)
JList ListSelectionEvent

5. Swing Components Example(Online Reservation): Reservation.java
Swing Components: JRadioButton, JCheckBox, JComboBox, JTextField, JButton, JPanel
Event Handling JRadioButton, JCheckBox: addItemListener( ) ItemListener interface: itemStateChanged( ) ItemEvent: getStateChange( )

6. Swing Components
Event Handling JComboBox: addActionListener( ), getSelectedItem( ), getSelectedIndex( ) JTextField: addActionListener( ) ActionEvent: getActionCommand( )

7. Swing Components Example: JListDemo.java.
Swing Components: JList, JButton
Event Handling JList: addListSelectionListener(), getSelectedIndex(), getSelectedIndices() ListSelectionListener interface: valueChanged() javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent

8. Swing Components
Example: JTextDemo.java
Swing Components: JTextField, JTextArea, JButton
Event Handling:
JTextField: addActionListener( ) vs. getText( )
JTextArea: NO listener is registered! append( ), insert( ), setText( ), getSelectedText( ), getText( )