The biggest, single improvement in the Java 2 release is the addition of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). The JFC is a full-featured set of pure-Java classes for GUI development. The JFC is composed of:

• Swing classes
• Java 2D API
• Accessibility
• Drag and Drop
• Applicaiton Services

This module gives an overview of these new classes. It defines them, gives a few demonstrations of their use, and explains their organization.

We are in the process of creating a detailed module on each of these topics. The following modules are currently available:

• Swing
  
• Drag and Drop
  
• Java 2D API (under development)
• Application Services (under development)

Objectives

• Becomre familiar with all of the pieces of the JFC
  • Swing
  • Java Media API
    • Java 2D API
  • Drag and Drop
  • Accessibility Support
  • Application Services
    • Keyboard Navigation
    • Multithreaded Event Queue
    • Undo/redo framework
    • Bounded Range Model
    • Custom Cursors
    • Debug Graphics Utility
    • Repaint Batching
• Several demonstrations are given.

Specifications

• Duration (total): 45 minutes
• Duration of Exercises: 0
• Duration of Lecture: 45 minutes

Pre-requisites

If you are building a custom course, you will need to cover these topics before this topic can be presented:

• Java 2 Overview

• Basic Java knowledge including exception handling, threads, applets, full use of all the language constructs, and familiarity with the core Java 1.1 APIs.
• Those without these pre-requisites should consider one of our Ultimate Java Programming Workshops.

A table of contents of this module is available upon request.

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