Java Swing - The Swing classes eliminate Java's biggest weakness: its relatively primitive user interface toolkit. Swing provides many new components and containers that allow you to build sophisticated user interfaces, far beyond what was possible with AWT. The old components have been greatly improved, and there are many new components, like trees, tables, and even text editors. It also adds several completely new features to Java's user interface capabilities: drag-and-drop, undo, and the ability to develop your own "look and feel," or the ability to choose between several standard looks. The Swing components are all "lightweight," and therefore provide more uniform behavior across platforms, making it easier to test your software. Java Swing gives you in-depth coverage of everything you need to know to take full advantage of Swing, providing detailed descriptions of every class and interface in the key Swing packages. It shows you how to use all of the new components, allowing you to build state-of-the-art user interfaces. It also discusses how the components implement the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, so you can understand how the components are designed and subclass them intelligently. Finally, it shows how to create your own "look and feel." Throughout, Java Swing focuses on giving you the context you need to understand what you're doing. It's more than documentation; Java Swing helps you develop code quickly and effectively.
Definitive Guide to Swing for Java 2 - The recently released part of the Java platform called the Swing Component Set is the tool that programmers have long waited for. For the first time, it makes client-side programming in Java a real possibility. John Zukowski offers new information for the recent release of Java SDK Version 1.3, making this updated Second Edition of his comprehensive reference even more valuable to serious Java programmers. This Second Edition has been completey revised, expanded, and updated to include even more programming examples, descriptions and demonstrations as well as new features of the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, version 1.3. This comprehensive reference has become even more valuable to the serious Java programmer, with new information and techniques for JTable, JList components, RepaintManager, Updating UIManager Property List, and much more! "a clearly documented, insightful, comprehensive, and entertaining exploration of the Swing API, complete with the kind of treatment that offers something new to even the most sophisticated Swing developer (yet) is easily accessible to even novice Swing developers...I recommend it highly to anyone who has, or plans to do, any Java user interface development."