GUI Applets with AWT and Swing

Course Number: 544-JK
Recommended Duration: 3 days

Intended Audience
Experienced Java programmers needing to create Applets or Applications using a Graphic User Interface (GUI).

Course Overview
Java programmers learn to use AWT and Swing to create Graphical User Interfaces for stand-alone applications or applets. There are eight machine exercises. Exercises use Sun J2SE JDK. IDEs such as Eclipse, WSAD, JDeveloper, JBuilder, etc... may be used upon request.

Course appropriate for Java 2.0 (Java 1.3). Course covers Java 2 (aka. Java 1.2-1.4), however, most topics and examples also apply to Java 1.1 through Java 5 (Java 1.5).

Objectives
Participants will learn to create, test, and deploy Graphical User Interface (GUI) Java applets. Hands-on exercises reinforce new concepts.

Prerequisites
Students must have Java experience or have completed "Java Client-Side Programming I", "Java Server-Side Programming I" or equivalent.

Topics

Windowed environments and Event-driven interfaces
Swing application vs. Swing applet
Introduction to AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit): Graphics, Fonts, Canvas components, Drawing images, Simple animation
Classes: Frame, Canvas, Panel
Introduction to Swing and JFC (Java Foundation Classes): Class architecture, Swing package components, Heavy and lightweight components, Drag and drop, Java 2D graphics, Look and feel issues
Containers: Frame, Panel, Dialog
Layout managers: FlowLayout, BorderLayout, CardLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout
GUI components: Button, Canvas,label, Checkbox, Choice, List, Combo box, Scrollbar, TextArea, ScrollPane, Menu Bar
Tables, Trees, Text areas
Events: Input events, Mouse, Container, Window, Action, Item, Text, Adjustment
Delegation model
Animation and sprites
Introduction to threads
Multimedia support: audio clips

GUI Applets with AWT and Swing

Windowed environments and Event-driven interfaces

Swing application vs. Swing applet

Introduction to AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit): Graphics, Fonts, Canvas components, Drawing images, Simple animation

Classes: Frame, Canvas, Panel

Introduction to Swing and JFC (Java Foundation Classes): Class architecture, Swing package components, Heavy and lightweight components, Drag and drop, Java 2D graphics, Look and feel issues

Containers: Frame, Panel, Dialog

Layout managers: FlowLayout, BorderLayout, CardLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout

GUI components: Button, Canvas,label, Checkbox, Choice, List, Combo box, Scrollbar, TextArea, ScrollPane, Menu Bar

Tables, Trees, Text areas

Events: Input events, Mouse, Container, Window, Action, Item, Text, Adjustment

Delegation model

Animation and sprites

Introduction to threads

Multimedia support: audio clips