1. Graphical User Interface (pronounced "gooey")
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Chapter 11 GUI
Graphical User Interface (pronounced "gooey")
Typically used with applications written for Windows or OSX
Event-driven, responding to events such as a mouse click
Refer to page 275 in the text.
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2. Chapter 11 Creating a Swing GUI
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Chapter 11 Creating a Swing GUI
A GUI must begin with a top-level container, such as a frame, for holding a content frame
A content frame, such as a panel, holds and displays components and gets added to a container
Components include labels
Refer to page 275 in the text.
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3. frame panel label Chapter 11 A Swing GUI
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Chapter 11 A Swing GUI
frame
panel
label
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Refer to pages 275 through 277 in the text.
A frame is a container, which is a window with a border, title, and buttons for minimizing, maximizing, and closing the frame. <press space bar>
A panel is a content frame, which can hold and display components. <press space bar>
A label is a component that displays text. Components must be placed in a content frame to be displayed in a container. <press space bar>
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4. Chapter 11 The JFrame Class
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Chapter 11 The JFrame Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JFrame class is used to create a frame for a GUI
JFrame methods include: setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated() setDefaultCloseOperation() getContentPane() setContentPane() pack() setVisible()
Refer to page 276 in the text.
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5. Chapter 11 The JPanel Class
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Chapter 11 The JPanel Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JPanel class is used to create a content frame for a GUI
JPanel methods include: add() remove()
Refer to page 276 in the text.
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6. Chapter 11 The JLabel Class
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Chapter 11 The JLabel Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JLabel class is used to create an object for displaying text
JLabel constructors and methods include: JLabel() setText()
Refer to page 277 in the text.
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7. Chapter 11 The JButton Class
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Chapter 11 The JButton Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JButton class is used to create an object that can be clicked by the user. Provides a means of communication between the user and the interface.
Requires a listener object to determine when the user has clicked the button
JButton constructors and methods include: JLabel() setActionCommand() getActionCommand() addActionListener()
Refer to page 278 in the text.
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8. Chapter 11 Handling Events
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Chapter 11 Handling Events
A listener object responds to an event by executing an event handler named actionPerformed()
The actionPerformed() method has a parameter for the action command string, which is passed by the event
The component requiring a listener must set the action command and add an action listener
The class containing a listener must implement the ActionListener interface
Refer to pages 279 and 280 in the text.
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9. Chapter 11 Component Layout
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Chapter 11 Component Layout
FlowLayout manager places components one next to the other in a row
BoxLayout manager places components one after the other in a column
GridLayout manager places components into a grid of rows and columns
Borders and alignment can be changed to control layout within a layout manager
Refer to pages 281 and 284 in the text.
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10. Chapter 11 The JTextField Class
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Chapter 11 The JTextField Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JTextField class is used to create an object where users can enter data
JTextField constructors and methods include: JTextField() getText() addActionListener()
Refer to page 285 in the text.
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11. Chapter 11 Processing Numeric Data
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Chapter 11 Processing Numeric Data
Data typed into a text field is a string
Class methods in the Double and Integer classes can be used to convert string data to numeric data and the reverse
Double class methods include: parseDouble() toString()
Integer class methods include: parseInteger() toString()
Refer to pages 285 and 286 in the text.
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12. Chapter 11 The JComboBox Class
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Chapter 11 The JComboBox Class
Part of the java.swing package
The JComboBox class is used to create an object where users select a choice from a list of choices
JComboBox constructors and methods include: JComboBox() setSelectedIndex() getSelectedItem() setEditable() addActionListener()
Refer to page 288 in the text.
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Chapter 11 Adding Color
Swing Components have methods for changing their colors: setBackground() setForeground()
The methods for changing color require a parameter from the Color class
How the color changes varies between components
Refer to page 291 in the text.
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14. Chapter 11 Adding Images to Applications
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Chapter 11 Adding Images to Applications
Many Swing components support images
GIF and JPG image formats work best
The JLabel and JButton classes include the setIcon() method for adding an image to a component
The JLabel and JButton constructors may also specify an image
Refer to pages 292 and 293 in the text.
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15. Chapter 11 Nested Classes
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Chapter 11 Nested Classes
A class within a class is called a nested class
Nested classes are members of the class they are within
The class containing the nested class is called the outer class
Refer to page 295 in the text.
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16. outer class nested class Chapter 11 A Nested Class
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Chapter 11 A Nested Class
outer class
public class MyApp { outer class data members
outer class constructors and methods class MyListener implements ActionListener { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { …
} } }
nested class
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Refer to page 295 in the text.
A class that contains a class member is called an outer class. <press space bar>
A class member within a class is called the nested class. <press space bar>
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