SkillBuilders: Introduction to Java GUI Programming Outline

Introduction to Java GUI Programming - 14 Hour Online Class or 2 Day Classroom Workshop

The essentials of GUI programming for Java developers. Covers Applets; Components, design of GUIs in Java, JButton, JLabel and Text Components; colors, fonts and Swing borders; Java Event Handling concepts and techniques, including the Event Model, Event Categories and Classes, Event Listeners, Adapter Classes and Event Handling approaches; Containers; Layout Managers including BorderLayout, GridLayout, GridBagLayout and Absolute Positioning; and stand-alone GUI applications.

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Class Description:

This hands-on course teaches programmers the essentials of GUI programming in Java. It addresses creation of GUIs through applets and stand-alone front-end applications. It focus primarily on the Swing library but also discusses the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) library and the differences between the two.

Audience: Java developers

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Java Programming or equivalent. Experience in GUI design and event driven programming is helpful.

Objectives: After completing this course a student should:

Understand what GUI capabilities are built into Java and where they apply.
Understand the differences between the two Java GUI libraries.
Be able to create simple graphical interfaces in applets and stand-alone applications using Java Swing.
Understand the Java event model and be able to use it to trap GUI events.

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Component Basics (92kb PDF opens in new window)
Containers (96kb PDF opens in new window)

Topic Summary

GUIs in Java
- What are your choices for using Java to create GUIs?
Applet Basics
- What's an Applet?
- The Hello World Walkthrough, Revisited
- The Structure of an Applet
Component Basics
- GUIs in Java
- Components
- Designing GUIs in Java
- The JButton Component
- The JLabel Component
- Text Components
Colors, Fonts & Borders
- Colors
- Fonts
- Swing Borders
Event Handling
- Event-Handling Concepts
- Java Event-Handling
- The Basic Technique
- Event Model Features
- Event Categories
- Event Classes
- Getting Event Information
- Event Listeners
- Adapter Classes
- Registering Listeners
- Event Handling Approaches
Containers
- What's a Container?
- Basic Types of Containers
- Container Features
- Using a Container
- Getting Parentage
- Containers in AWT & Swing
- Swing Top-Level Containers
Layout Managers
- What is a Layout Manager?
- Layout Managers Tour
- BorderLayout
- GridLayout
- Absolute Positioning
- GridBagLayout
GUI Applications
- Standalone Containers
- Message Dialogs
- Menus
Where To Go With Java?
- Core Techniques
- Support APIs
- Major API