福建农林大学计算机与信息学院JAVA语言程序设计课件Chapter12 GUI Basics.ppt

Introduction to Java Programming Chapter 12 Introduction to Java Progrmming Chapter 12 GUI Basics Chapter 12 In this chapter, you will learn the following concepts: simple GUI components role of layout managers FlowLayout, GridLayout, and BorderLayout managers Color and Font JPanel 12.1 Introduction This chapter introduces GUI components and their relationships, containers and layout managers, colors, fonts, borders, and tool tips. 12.2 GUI Components 12.2 GUI Components // Create a button with text OK JButton jbtOK = new JButton(OK); ? // Create a label with text Enter your name: JLabel jlblName = new JLabel(Enter your name: ); ? // Create a text field with text Type Name Here JTextField jtfName = new JTextField(Type Name Here); ? // Create a check box with text bold JCheckBox jchkBold = new JCheckBox(Bold); ? // Create a radio button with text red JRadioButton jrbRed = new JRadioButton(Red); ? // Create a combo box with choices red, green, and blue JComboBox jcboColor = new JComboBox(new String[]{Red, Green, Blue}); 12.2.1 Swing vs. AWT So why do the GUI component classes have a prefix J? Instead of JButton, why not name it simply Button? In fact, there is a class already named Button in the java.awt package. Swing vs. AWT When Java was introduced, the GUI classes were bundled in a library known as the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT). For every platform on which Java runs, the AWT components are automatically mapped to the platform-specific components through their respective agents, known as peers. AWT is fine for developing simple graphical user interfaces, but not for developing comprehensive GUI projects. Besides, AWT is prone to platform-specific bugs because its peer-based approach relies heavily on the underlying platform. With the release of Java 2, the AWT user-interface components were replaced by a more robust, versatile, and flexible library known as Swing components. Swing components are painted directly on canvases usin