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Author: Chuck Easttom

JBuilder 8 0 JFC and Swing Programming 550th Table of contents:

Part I: Getting Started with JBuilder and Swing Fundamentals

• Chapter 1: Introduction to JBuilder 8.0 and the IDE
  • Overview of the JBuilder 8.0 interface (Project Pane, Structure Pane, Design View, Code Editor).
  • Creating and managing JBuilder projects.
  • Compiling, running, and debugging Java applications in JBuilder.
  • Setting up your development environment.
• Chapter 2: Understanding JFC and Swing Architecture
  • What is Swing? AWT vs. Swing.
  • The Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm in Swing.
  • The Component Hierarchy: JComponent and its subclasses.
  • Understanding the Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) and Swing threading rules.
  • Basic Swing application structure (JFrame, main method).
• Chapter 3: Building Your First Swing Application with JBuilder's Designer
  • Using the Visual Designer to drag-and-drop components.
  • Setting component properties visually.
  • Connecting events to event handlers using the designer.
  • Exploring the generated code (jbInit() method).

Part II: Core Swing Components and Event Handling

• Chapter 4: Working with Top-Level Containers
  • JFrame: Creating main application windows.
  • JDialog: Building custom dialog boxes.
  • JApplet: Developing applets for web deployment.
  • Internal Frames (JInternalFrame): Building MDI (Multiple Document Interface) applications.
• Chapter 5: Buttons, Labels, and Text Components
  • JButton, JLabel, JTextField, JPasswordField.
  • Creating and handling ActionEvents.
  • Formatting text and displaying images.
  • Basic input validation.
• Chapter 6: Handling Events in Swing
  • The Java Event Model (Listeners, Event Objects, Event Sources).
  • Common Event Listeners (ActionListener, MouseListener, KeyListener).
  • Anonymous inner classes and lambda expressions (if supported by JBuilder's Java version).
  • Event dispatching and thread safety.
• Chapter 7: Choices: Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, and Combo Boxes
  • JCheckBox, JRadioButton, ButtonGroup.
  • JComboBox: Managing lists of choices.
  • JList: Displaying lists of items.
  • Handling ItemEvents and ListSelectionEvents.

Part III: Advanced Swing UI Elements and Layout

• Chapter 8: Menus and Toolbars
  • JMenuBar, JMenu, JMenuItem.
  • JToolbar and Toolbar Buttons.
  • Contextual menus (JPopupMenu).
  • Using Actions for centralized event handling.
• Chapter 9: Dialogs and File Choosers
  • JOptionPane for standard message, input, and confirmation dialogs.
  • JFileChooser for opening and saving files.
  • JColorChooser for color selection.
• Chapter 10: Layout Management
  • Understanding Layout Managers in Swing.
  • Common Layout Managers: FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout.
  • More sophisticated layouts: GridBagLayout, BoxLayout.
  • Using JBuilder's layout tools effectively.
  • Custom Layout Managers (brief overview).
• Chapter 11: Tables and Trees
  • JTable: Displaying tabular data.
  • TableModel and custom data models.
  • JTree: Displaying hierarchical data.
  • TreeModel and custom tree data structures.
• Chapter 12: Panes and Advanced Containers
  • JScrollPane for scrollable content.
  • JSplitPane for resizable divisions.
  • JTabbedPane for organizing content in tabs.
  • JLayeredPane for z-order control.

Part IV: Enhancing Swing Applications

• Chapter 13: Look and Feel
  • Changing the default Swing Look and Feel.
  • Working with Metal, Motif, Windows, and custom Look and Feels.
  • The UIManager class.
• Chapter 14: Graphics and Custom Painting
  • The Graphics object and custom drawing.
  • Painting components (paintComponent method).
  • Basic 2D graphics (lines, shapes, colors, fonts).
  • Double buffering for smooth animation (if discussed).
• Chapter 15: Integrating Data with Swing (JFC Databases)
  • Connecting Swing applications to databases (JDBC overview).
  • Using JBuilder's DataExpress components (if applicable and covered).
  • Displaying database data in JTable and other components.
• Chapter 16: Deployment of Swing Applications
  • Packaging Java applications (JAR files).
  • Deploying Applets.
  • Using Java Web Start (if JBuilder 8.0 supported it prominently).

Part V: Advanced Topics and Best Practices

• Chapter 17: Concurrency in Swing (and Avoiding Common Pitfalls)
  • Why the Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) is crucial.
  • Common threading issues and solutions.
• Chapter 18: Accessibility and Internationalization
  • Designing accessible Swing applications.
  • Implementing internationalization (I18n) and localization (L10n).
• Chapter 19: Best Practices for Swing Development
  • Code organization and modularity.
  • Performance considerations for Swing GUIs.
  • Debugging Swing applications effectively.
  • Design patterns in Swing.

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