Index of Java 1.9 (Java 9) Swing training course
Section
Section Name
One
Introduction to Java
2
- Usage of Java
3
- Structure of Java
4
- Flexibility of Java Programming
5
- Swing and AWT in Java
6
Two
Using Java in DOS
9
- Using the DOS window
10
- DOS Operating System Commands
11
- Compiling and Executing Java Programs in DOS
13
- Using JAVAC to Compile Java Programs
14
Three
Dialog Boxes
20
- Using Dialog Boxes
21
- Using Message Dialogs
23
- Using ImageIcons with Message Dialogs
28
- Using Confirm Dialogs
31
- Using Input Dialogs
36
- Using Input Dialogs with Icons and Lists
38
- Using Option Dialogs
40
- Making a Beep in Java
46
- Exercise One
47
Four
Dimensions
52
- The Dimension Datatype
53
- Examples of Using Dimensions
54
- Methods for Dimensions
55
- getScreenSize()
57
Five
JFrame
58
- Using JFrame
59
- setDefaultCloseOperation()
60
- setVisible()
61
- Exiting JFrames
62
- setResizable()
63
- setLocation()
64
- setBounds()
66
- Centering JFrames
67
- JFrame Example
68
- setLocationRelativeTo() for Centreing
69
- dispose()
70
- Using setIconImage()
71
- Using Constructors in Java Swing
72
- serialVersionUID
73
- Creating a Constructor Method
74
- JFrame Constructor
76
- @SuppressWarnings
77
- Exercise Two
81
Six
JComponent
83
- Introduction
84
- Methods to Change Appearance
85
- Methods to Process Components
89
Seven
Colour and Fonts
93
- Using Color
94
- Using Color with JFrame
96
- Using Font
97
Eight
JLabel
103
- Using JLabel
104
- getContentPane().add()
105
- Creating a message in JLabel
107
- Using HTML with JLabel
108
- Changing the position in a JLabel
111
- Adding an Icon to a JLabel
113
- Changing a JLabel's Colour and Font
115
- Icon only JLabel
117
- setVerticalAlignment()
118
- pack()
120
- Exercise Three
121
Nine
Borders
124
- BorderFactory
125
- createEmptyBorder()
128
- createLineBorder()
129
- createRaisedBevelBorder()
131
- createRaisedSoftBevelBorder()
132
- createBevelBorder()
133
- createDashedBorder()
135
- createStrokeBorder()
138
- createEtchedBorder()
142
- createMatteBorder()
144
- createTitledBorder()
146
- Nested createTitledBorder()
156
- Fonts with createTitledBorder()
157
- createCompoundBorder()
158
- Exercise Four
161
Ten
Mid-Level Containers
165
- Containers
166
- JPanels
168
- JScrollPanes
170
- Scroll Bar policy
173
- Exercise Five
175
Eleven
Absolute Layouts
177
- Introduction
178
- setBounds()
179
- Exercise Six
183
Twelve
Layouts
184
- JPanel and Layouts
185
- FlowLayout
187
- Some FlowLayout Methods
191
- GridLayout
193
- Some GridLayout Methods
198
- BorderLayout
199
- Defining BorderLayouts since Java 1.4
204
- Some BorderLayout Methods
206
- Exercise Seven
207
- BoxLayout
210
- SpringLayout
213
- putConstraint()
217
Thirteen
Box
221
- Introduction
222
- createRigidArea()
224
- createVerticalStrut()
225
- createHorizontalStrut()
226
- createGlue()
227
- createHorizontalGlue() / createVerticalGlue()
229
- Using Box.Filler
230
- Using Box as a Container
233
- Exercise Eight
235
Fourteen
JButton
237
- Introduction
238
- Example
239
- Using Insets to re-size JButtons
241
- Using Icons with JButtons
243
- Using AbstractButton with JButtons
244
- Using SwingConstants with JButtons
248
- Some Methods for JButtons
249
- Using HTML with JButton
252
- Advanced Icons with JButtons
253
- Using Rollover with JButtons
255
- JButtons and ToolTips
256
- BasicArrowButton
257
Fifteen
Event Handling with Listeners
259
- Listening for Events
260
Sixteen
Private Event Listeners for JButtons
265
- Introduction
266
- java.awt.event.*
267
- Example of Private Listener
268
- ActionEvent
270
- Recording the Event
271
- Which Component fired the Listener
272
- Using getActionCommand()
273
- getValueIsAdjusting()
274
- getWhen()
275
- Exercise Nine
276
Seventeen
Public Event Listeners
278
- Introduction
279
- Example of Public Listener
280
Eighteen
Implemented Event Listeners
282
- Introduction
283
- Example of Implemented Listener
284
Nineteen
Listener Events
286
- Introduction
287
- Multiple Events with Listeners
288
- Exercise Ten
289
Twenty
JTextComponent
291
- Methods in JTextComponent
292
Twenty One
Input Components
293
- Introduction
294
- JTextField
295
- JTextField Example
296
- JTextField Initialisation
298
- Other Methods for JTextField
299
- Processing JTextField using getText()
301
- Listeners for JTextField
302
- FocusListener with JTextField
303
- ActionListener with JTextField
305
- JPasswordField
308
- JPasswordField Example
309
- setEchoChar()
311
- JTextArea
312
- JTextArea Example
313
- JTextArea and setFocusable()
315
- Wrapping text in JTextArea
317
- Listeners with JTextArea
320
- Some methods for JTextArea
321
- JFormattedTextField
324
- Initialising JFormattedTextField
325
- Populating JFormattedTextField
328
- Using setValue()
330
- Listeners with JFormattedTextField
331
- Using MaskFormatter
332
- Using setFocusLostBehavior
334
- requestFocusInWindow()
336
- Exercise Eleven
337
Twenty Two
GroupLayout
339
- Introduction
340
- Sequential and Parallel Groups
341
- addGap()
344
- setAutoCreateGaps()
345
- Changing Direction of Components
346
- Chained Invocation or Method Chaining
347
- Adding further Groups with addGroup()
348
- Controlling Resizing with addComponent()
353
- Using LinkSize to standardise sizing
356
- Alignment
357
Twenty Three
Selection Components
358
- JComboBox
359
- Using addItem() with JComboBox
362
- getSelectedItem() with JComboBox
363
- ComboBoxModel with JComboBox
364
- Some methods for JComboBox
365
- ItemListener with JComboBox
367
- JCheckBox
368
- JCheckBox Example
369
- Initialising JCheckBox
370
- Using HTML with JCheckBox
371
- Images with JCheckBox
372
- ItemListener with JCheckBox
373
- JToggleButton
375
- Initialising JToggleButton
376
- Listeners with JToggleButtons
377
- JRadioButton
378
- JRadioButton Example
380
- Initialising JRadionButtons
382
- Icons with JRadioButtons
383
- ActionListener with JRadioButton
385
- Using setActionCommand()
386
- setActionCommand() Example
387
- Using Enumeration
389
- Using AbstractButton
392
- Exercise Twelve
393
- JList
398
- JList Example
399
- setLayoutOrientation() with JList
401
- setSelectionMode() with JList
403
- setPrototypeCellValue() with JList
405
- setFixedCellWidth with JList
406
- DefaultListModel with JList
407
- DefaultListModel Example
408
- Icons with DefaultListModels
410
- Using Vectors
412
- Methods for Vectors
413
- getSelectedIndices() in JList
418
- JList Listeners
419
- ListSelectionListener
420
- Using getSelectedValuesList()
421
- ListDataListener
422
- ListDataListener Example
423
- Exercise Thirteen
425
- JSpinner
428
- SpinnerNumberModel
429
- SpinnerNumberModel Example
430
- Methods for SpinnerNumberModel
431
- Change Orientation of JSpinner
432
- ChangeListener with JSpinner
433
- SpinnerListModel
434
- SpinnerListModel Example
435
- setPreferredSize()
436
- ArrayLists with SpinnerListModel
438
- SpinnerDateModel
439
- SpinnerDateModel Example
441
- DateEditor with SpinnerDateModel
443
- JSlider
448
- Initialising JSlider
449
- ChangeListener with JSlider
451
- Placing Numbers on the JSlider
452
- Placing ticking on the JSlider
453
- setMinorTickSpacing() with JSlider
454
- Customising the JSlider ticks
455
- Some more JSlider methods
456
- JSeparator
458
- JSeparator Example
459
- Using Box with JSeparator Example
461
- Exercise Fourteen
463
Twenty Four
JMenus and JPopupMenus
466
- Introduction
467
- JMenuBar
468
- JMenuBar Example
470
- JMenu
471
- JMenu Example
472
- JMenuBar and JTextField
473
- Mnemonic with JMenus
474
- MenuListener
475
- MenuListener Example
476
- JMenuItem
478
- JMenuItem Example
479
- JMenuItems with Images
480
- Mnemonic with JMenuItems
481
- Accelerator with JMenuItems
482
- Listeners with JMenuItems
484
- JMenuItem and MenuKeyListener
485
- Sub-Menus in JMenus
486
- JCheckBoxMenuItems in JMenus
487
- JCheckBoxMenuItems with Images
489
- JCheckBoxMenuItems with ItemListener
490
- JRadioButtonMenuItem in JMenus
491
- JRadioButtonMenuItem Example
492
- JRadioButtonMenuItem with JMenu Example
493
- JRadioButtonMenuItem with Images
494
- JRadioButtonMenuItem and Listeners
495
- Using getActionCommand() with JRadioButton
496
- Using Enumeration
497
- JPopupMenu
498
- JPopupMenu with MouseListener
499
- MouseListener Examples
500
- Event.isPopupTrigger()
502
- PopupMenuListener
503
- JToolBar
504
- JToolBar Example
506
- JToolBar and setFloatable()
508
- JToolBar and Listeners
509
- JToolBar and Icons
510
- JToolBar Orientation
511
- JToolBar with JTextFields
512
- addSeparator() with JToolBar
514
- Exercise Fifteen
515
Twenty Five
Applets
518
- Introduction to using Applets
519
- Embedding Java in HTML
520
- Using Appletviewer in DOS
521
- Using the applet tag in HTML
523
- Using showStatus() (Short status strings)
525
- Passing Parameters to the Applet
526
- Using getParameter() with JApplet
527
- Reading Parameters in the Applet
529
- Using the object tag in HTML
530
- Appletviewer Options
531
- Converting a basic Application to an Applet
532
- InvocationTargetException and Images
538
- Using URL with Images
539
- Dialog Boxes converted to JApplet
540
- JInternalFrames (with LAF) converted to JApplet
541
- JMenus converted to JApplet
542
- JTrees converted to JApplet
543
- JColorChooser converted to JApplet
544
- Choosing Applet or Application in Eclipse
545
- Using start(), stop(), paint(), init() and destroy()
549
- Accessing System Properties in Applets
552
- Exercise Sixteen
554
Twenty Six
Look and Feel (LAF)
557
- Using setLookandFeel()
558
- Standard LAF Styles
560
- javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
562
- javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel
563
- com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel
564
- com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
565
- com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsClassicLookandFeel
566
- Defaulting the LAF permanently in Java
567
- Using Third Party LAFs
568
- Installing the LAF in the Operating System
569
- Identifying the Look and Feel Class in the Jar file
570
- Using the third party LAF in Java
571
- Exercise Seventeen
572
Twenty Seven
GridBagLayouts
573
- Introduction
574
- GridBagConstraints
575
- GridBagConstraints Example
578
- gridx and gridy
583
- gridx and gridy example
584
- gridwidth and gridheight
587
- gridwidth and gridheight example
588
- GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER
591
- fill
592
- fill example
593
- anchor
594
- anchor examples
595
- insets
597
- insets example
598
- ipadx and ipady
599
- ipadx and ipady example
600
- weightx and weighty
601
- Final example
605
Twenty Eight
JTable
611
- Introduction
612
- JTable Example
613
- Default Settings
616
- setPreferredScrollableViewportSize()
617
- java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
618
- Problems with the TableColumnModel
619
- Adding to a JPanel
620
- Using DefaultTableModel()
621
- Using addColumn()
622
- setAutoCreateColumnsFromModel()
624
- Changing the Width of Columns
625
- setResizable()
627
- Some Methods for JTable
628
- Moving Columns Programmatically
629
- Moving Rows Programmatically
630
- Setting the Selection Mode
631
- isCellEditable()
634
- Accessing Cells
636
- Determining the Current Cell
637
- ListSelectionListener
638
- ListSelectionListener Example
639
- TableModelListener
643
- TableModelListener Example
645
- Exercise Eighteen
648
Twenty Nine
Mouse Double Click
651
- Introduction
652
- Double Click Example
653
Thirty
JTree
655
- Introduction
656
- JTree Example
657
- Populating a JTree (Top to Bottom)
659
- Expand()
662
- Populating a JTree (Bottom to Top)
663
- Populating a JTree with more levels
664
- TreeExpansionListener
666
- getLastSelectedPathComponent()
667
- TreeSelectionListener
668
- Customising the JTree
669
Thirty One
CardLayouts
671
- Introduction
672
- CardLayout Example
673
- Exercise Nineteen
677
Thirty Two
More Containers
682
- Introduction
683
- JSplitPane
684
- setDividerLocation() with JSplitPane
688
- Using setResizeWeight with JSplitPane
689
- JSplitPanes within JSplitPanes
690
- JTabbedPane
692
- JTabbedPane Example
694
- Using addTab() with JTabbedPane
696
- Inserting Tabs into a JTabbedPane
699
- Removing Tabs in JTabbedPane
700
- Positioning the Tabs
701
- setTabLayoutPolicy for JTabbedPane
704
- setMnemonic() with Tabs
706
- Some Methods for JTabbedPane
707
- ChangeListener with JTabbedPane
711
Thirty Three
More Frames
713
- JInternalFrame
714
- Using LAF with JInternalFrame
716
- JInternalFrame Behaviour
717
- Some JInternalFrame Methods
720
- Adding Compnents to JInternalFrame
721
- setJMenuBar() for JInternalFrame
722
- InternalFrameListener
723
- isVisible() with JInternalFrame
725
- JLayeredPane
726
- JLayeredPane Example
730
- Layouts in JLayeredPane
732
- More methods for JLayeredPane
733
- JDesktopPane
736
- showInternalMessageDialog
737
- showInternalConfirmDialog
740
- Exercise Twenty
745
Thirty Four
JWindow
747
- Using JWindow
748
Thirty Five
Swing Timers and Progress Bars
750
- Introduction
751
- Methods for Swing Timers
754
- Timers and Coaleace
756
- JProgressBar
757
- JProgressBar Example
758
- JProgressBar Methods
760
- Displaying text in the JProgressBar
761
- JProgressBar Orientation
763
- JProgressBar and ChangeListener
764
- Using Threads to create a Splash screen
765
- Cursors
767
- Scope of Cursors
770
- Creating a Custom Cursor
771
Thirty Six
System Tray
772
- Introduction
773
- System Tray Example
775
Thirty Seven
Java Built-in Choosers
778
- JColorChooser
779
- ChangeListener
785
- setPreviewPanel()
788
- Using setColor()
789
- Using AbstractColorChooserPanel
790
- JFileChooser
792
- setFileSelectionMode()
797
- setControlButtonsAreShown()
799
- FileFilter
800
- setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed()
802
- addChoosableFileFilter
803
- Some Methods for JFileChooser
804
- ActionListener with JFileChooser
805
- Exercise Twenty One
808