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Preface |
Before You Start |

Getting Started with Swing

- About the JFC and Swing
- Compiling and Running Swing Programs
- Running Swing Applets
- A Quick Tour of a Swing Application’s Code

Features and Concepts

- Components and Containment Hierarchies
- Layout Management
- Event Handling
- Painting
- Threads and Swing
- More Swing Features and Concepts
- The Anatomy of a Swing-Based Program

Using Swing Components

- A Visual Index to Swing Components
- The JComponent Class
- Using Top-Level Containers
- Using Intermediate Swing Containers
- Using Atomic Components
- Solving Common Component Problems

Laying Out Components

- Using Layout Managers
- Creating a Custom Layout Manager
- Doing Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning)
- Solving Common Layout Problems

Using Other Swing Features

- How to Use Actions
- How to Support Assistive Technologies
- How to Use Borders
- How to Use Icons
- How to Set the Look and Feel
- How to Use Threads
- How to Use Timers

Writing Event Listeners

- Some Simple Event-Handling Examples
- General Rules for Writing Event Listeners
- Listeners Supported by Swing Components
- Implementing Listeners for Commonly Handled Events
- Summary of Listener API
- Solving Common Event-Handling Problems

Working with Graphics

- Overview of Custom Painting
- Using Graphics Primitives
- Using Images
- Performing Animation
- Solving Common Graphics Problems

Converting to Swing

- Why to Convert
- How to Convert
- Conversion Resources
- Solving Common Conversion Problems

Appendices

- Appendix A: Code Examples
- Appendix B: Reference

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