Sams Teach Yourself Java™ in 24 Hours, Fifth Edition

Chapter 13. Building a Simple User Interface

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS HOUR:

• Using user interface components such as buttons

• Using labels, text fields, and other components

• Grouping components together

• Putting components inside other components

• Opening and closing windows

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Computer users have come to expect their software to feature a graphical user interface (GUI), take user input from a mouse, and work like other programs. Although some users still work in command-line environments like MS-DOS or a Linux shell, most would be confused by software that does not offer a point-and-click, drag-and-drop graphical interface like in Microsoft Windows or Mac OS.

Java supports this kind of software with Swing, a collection ...