Here's everything you need to tap the power of the Application Foundation Classes (AFC) to develop full-featured Java applications that can run across platforms. This book is jammed with techniques, solutions, and sample code that you can quickly apply to create the specific user-interface elements and graphics effects you need. The enclosed CD-ROM contains source code for all of the book's Java applet samples, so you can quickly apply the programming techniques contained in this rich collection of important, practical, and interesting sample code.