June 2002
Beginner to intermediate
640 pages
14h 24m
English
book
Python Programming with the Java™ Class Libraries: A Tutorial for Building Web and Enterprise Applications with Jython
by Richard Hightower
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Hello World—The Programming Rosetta Stone
To give you a feel for scripting, we're going to compare how it's done in three languages, Java, JavaScript, and Python. We'll make the comparison more interesting by adding a Say Hello button, which when pressed causes a window to pop up and display “Hello World” in 18-point bold type.
The Java Version
import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.event.*; class MyFrame extends JFrame{ public MyFrame(){ JButton sayHello; sayHello = new JButton("say hello"); sayHello.setMnemonic('h'); this.getContentPane().add(sayHello); this.setVisible(true); this.pack(); sayHello.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){ JButton b = (JButton)ae.getSource(); b.setEnabled(false); ...Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
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