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Swing API
The Java Swing API is a GUI toolkit for developers to build client-side, cross-platform desktop applications. Swing is based on the Model View Controller (MVC) architectural framework pattern.
Long before the Swing API, the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) alone provided an abstraction layer over the native platform to enable standard windowing functionality. With the creation of Swing, a new dimension was added that allows greater cross-platform capabilities. Some of these capabilities include pluggable look and feel, advanced components (not found in AWT), and keyboard event bindings. Swing goes beyond AWT's abilities ...
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