Sample GUI: The SwingSet3 Demo Application

As an example of a GUI, consider Fig. 12.1, which shows the SwingSet3 demo application from the JDK demos and samples download at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. This application is a nice way for you to browse through the various GUI components provided by Java’s Swing GUI APIs. Simply click a component name (e.g., JFrame, JTabbedPane, etc.) in the GUI Components area at the left of the window to see a demonstration of the GUI component in the right side of the window. The source code for each demo is shown in the text area at the bottom of the window. We’ve labeled a few of the GUI components in the application. At the top of the window is a title bar that contains ...

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