This is an introduction to the new Java Foundation Classes and Swing components from JavaSoft. The emphasis is on using JFC and Swing to create effective GUIs for a variety of platforms. The book provides code examples, recommendations and extended examples that the professional can use for solving GUI development problems. It also teaches advanced techniques including extending components and adding custom JFC components - third-party or the reader's design - to an application.
The best way to learn about a new tool (which is what the JFC are) is to watch someone work with it. Though it's not a comprehensive reference, this book does explain how to perform lots of popular JFC tasks. There are some cool examples involving network resources and displaying raster graphics.Code is presented in an example-and-commentary format, so you can see what he's doing overall before he explains it piece-by-piece.
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