Swing

by Matthew Robinson, Pavel Vorobiev, David Anderson (Creator)

Intended for experienced and advanced Java developers, more than half of this book consists of example applications that Java developers may encounter on a daily basis. The extensive examples build on top of one another to solve real-world problems. Five key areas of Swing are emphasized: text package, tree package, table package, MDI environments, and pluggable ""look-and-feel."" Also included are discussions of special topics such as Java 2D, the Printing API, Accessibility, and Java. This book will be useful for Java professionals who need solutions to technical problems, Java programmers who want to better understand the capabilities of Swing, and people who are looking to refine their knowledge about Swing as the most modern Java technology.

Genres: Computer Science, Programming

912 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book fills in the gaps of Sun's Java Swing 1.4 online tutorials. True to its title, it provides a lot of good "production quality" Swing examples, including a word processor. Every chapter flows in a similar way, namely to show where something fits into the Swing hierarchy, details the concepts and architecture behind it, then iteratively customises it for interesting uses. Beginners will want to pick up something more suited to their level as this one really does focuses in-depth on how to maximise the potential of Swing's components.

[Laurent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was one of the technical proof-readers of the manuscript: this book was my bible whenever I needed to remember somethings about Swing.