Chapter 2. Introducing the Java Foundation Classes

This chapter introduces the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). You will learn the concepts and architectural features around which the platform was designed and built. The chapter first introduces general concepts related to all Java GUI programming. This includes concepts upon which the JFC is built.

The Big Picture

The Java Foundation Classes (JFC) are a set of APIs ...

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