Java Swing, 2nd Edition

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by: James Elliot, Robert Eckstein (Editor), Marc Loy, Dave Wood

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This second edition of Java Swing thoroughly covers all the features available in Java 2 SDK 1.3 and 1.4. More than simply a reference, this new edition takes a practical approach. It is a book by developers for developers, with hundreds of useful examples, from beginning level to advanced, covering every component available in Swing.

  Whether you're a seasoned Java developer or just trying to find out what Java can do, you'll find Java Swing, 2nd edition an indispensable guide.

      [Full Description]

Swing is a fully-featured user interface development kit for Java applications. Building on the foundations of the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), Swing enables cross-platform applications to use any of several pluggable look-and-feels. Swing developers can take advantage of its rich, flexible features and modular components, building elegant user interfaces with very little code.

  This second edition of Java Swing thoroughly covers all the features available in Java 2 SDK 1.3 and 1.4. More than simply a reference, this new edition takes a practical approach. It is a book by developers for developers, with hundreds of useful examples, from beginning level to advanced, covering every component available in Swing.

  All these features mean that there's a lot to learn. Even setting aside its platform flexibility, Swing compares favorably with any widely available user interface toolkit--it has great depth. Swing makes it easy to do simple things but is powerful enough to create complex, intricate interfaces.

  Java Swing, 2nd edition includes :

      A new chapter on Drag and Drop

  Accessibility features for creating a user interface meeting the needs of all users

  Coverage of the improved key binding infrastructure introduced in SDK 1.3

  A new chapter on JFormattedTextField and input validation

  Mac OS X coverage and examples

  Coverage of the improved focus system introduced in SDK 1.4

  Pluggable Look-and-Feel coverage

  Coverage of the new layout manager, SpringLayout, from SDK 1.4

  Properties tables that summarize important features of each component

  Coverage of the 1.4 Spinner component

  Details about using HTML in components

  A new appendix listing bound actions for each component

  A supporting web site with utilities, examples, and supplemental materials

      Whether you're a seasoned Java developer or just trying to find out what Java can do, you'll find Java Swing, 2nd edition an indispensable guide.

  Related O'Reilly Titles:

Java in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Table of Contents

Preface

  1. Introducing Swing

        What Is Swing?

        Swing Features

        Swing Packages and Classes

        The Model-View-Controller Architecture

        Working with Swing

        The Swing Set Demo

        Reading This Book

  2. Jump-Starting a Swing Application

        Upgrading Your AWT Programs

        A Simple AWT Application

        Including Your First Swing Component

        Beyond Buttons

        What Is an Internal Frame?

        A Bigger Application

  3. Swing Component Basics

        Understanding Actions

        Graphical Interface Events

        Graphics Environments

        Sending Change Events in Swing

        The JComponent Class

        Responding to Keyboard Input

  4. Labels and Icons

        Labels

        Working with Images

        Support for HTML

        Icons

        Implementing Your Own Icons

        Dynamic Icons

        The ImageIcon Class

  5. Buttons

        The ButtonModel Interface

        The DefaultButtonModel Class

        The AbstractButton Class

        The JButton Class

        The JToggleButton Class

        The JToggleButton.ToggleButtonModel Class

        The JCheckBox Class

        The JRadioButton Class

        The ButtonGroup Class

  6. Bounded-Range Components

        The Bounded-Range Model

        The JScrollBar Class

        The JSlider Class

        The JProgressBar Class

        Monitoring Progress

  7. Lists, Combo Boxes, and Spinners

        Lists

        Representing List Data

        Handling Selections

        Displaying Cell Elements

        The JList Class

        Combo Boxes

        The JComboBox Class

        Spinners

        Spinner Models

        Spinner Editors

  8. Swing Containers

        A Simple Container

        The Root Pane

        Basic RootPaneContainers

        The JFrame Class

        The JWindow Class

        The JApplet Class

  9. Internal Frames

        Simulating a Desktop

        The JInternalFrame Class

        The JDesktopPane Class

        The DesktopManager Interface

        Building a Desktop

  10. Swing Dialogs

        The JDialog Class

        The JOptionPane Class

        Using JOptionPane

        Simple Examples

        Getting the Results

        A Comparison: Constructors Versus Static Methods

        Using Internal Frame Dialogs with JDesktopPane

  11. Specialty Panes and Layout Managers

        The JSplitPane Class

        The JScrollPane Class

        The JTabbedPane Class

        Layout Managers

        The SpringLayout Class

        Other Panes

  12. Chooser Dialogs

        The JFileChooser Class

        The File Chooser Package

        The Color Chooser

        The JColorChooser Class

        Developing a Custom Chooser Panel

        Developing a Custom Preview Panel

        Developing a Custom Dialog

  13. Borders

        Introducing Borders

        Painting Borders Correctly

        Swing Borders

        Creating Your Own Border

  14. Menus and Toolbars

        Introducing Swing Menus

        Menu Bar Selection Models

        The JMenuBar Class

        The JMenuItem Class

        The JPopupMenu Class

        The JMenu Class

        Selectable Menu Items

        Toolbars

  15. Tables

        The JTable Class

        Implementing a Column Model

        Table Data

        Selecting Table Entries

        Rendering Cells

        Editing Cells

        Next Steps

  16. Advanced Table Examples

        A Table with Row Headers

        Large Tables with Paging

        A Table with Custom Editing and Rendering

        Charting Data with a TableModel

  17. Trees

        A Simple Tree

        Tree Models

        The JTree Class

        Tree Nodes and Paths

        Tree Selections

        Tree Events

        Rendering and Editing

        What Next?

  18. Undo

        The Swing Undo Facility

        The UndoManager Class

        Extending UndoManager

  19. Text 101

        The Swing Text Components

        The JTextComponent Class

        The JTextField Class

        A Simple Form

        The JPasswordField Class

        The JTextArea Class

        How It All Works

  20. Formatted Text Fields

        The JFormattedTextField Class

        Handling Numerics

        The DefaultFormatter Class

        The MaskFormatter Class

        The InternationalFormatter Class

        The DateFormatter Class

        The NumberFormatter Class

        The DefaultFormatterFactory Class

        Formatting with Regular Expressions

        The InputVerifier Class

  21. Carets, Highlighters, and Keymaps

        Carets

        Highlighters

        Keymaps

  22. Styled Text Panes

        The JTextPane Class

        AttributeSets and Styles

        The Document Model

        Document Events

        Views

        The DocumentFilter Class

        The NavigationFilter Class

  23. Editor Panes and Editor Kits

        The JEditorPane Class

        Overview of the Editor Kits

        HTML and JEditorPane

        Hyperlink Events

        The HTMLEditorKit Class

        Extending HTMLEditorKit

        Editing HTML

        Writing HTML

        Reading HTML

        A Custom EditorKit

  24. Drag and Drop

        What Is Drag and Drop?

        The Drop API

        The Drag Gesture API

        The Drag API

        Rearranging Trees

        Finishing Touches

  25. Programming with Accessibility

        How Accessibility Works

        The Accessibility Package

        Other Accessible Objects

        Types of Accessibility

        Classes Added in SDK 1.3 and 1.4

        The Accessibility Utility Classes

        Interfacing with Accessibility

  26. Look and Feel

        Mac OS X and the Default Look-and-Feel

        How Does It Work?

        Key Look-and-Feel Classes and Interfaces

        The MultiLookAndFeel

        Auditory Cues

        Look-and-Feel Customization

        Creation of a Custom Look-and-Feel

  27. Swing Utilities

        Utility Classes

        The Timer Class

        Tooltips

        Rendering Odds and Ends

        Event Utilities

  28. Swing Under the Hood

        Working with Focus

        Multithreading Issues in Swing

        Lightweight Versus Heavyweight Components

        Painting and Repainting

        Creating Your Own Component

  A. Look-and-Feel Resources

  B. Component Actions

  Index