Introduction to Creating GUIs in Java 2

Overview/Description
To explain how to create Java GUIs using the AWT

Target Audience
Programmers wishing to learn the fundamentals of the Java language; more experienced Java programmers studying for the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform exam

Prerequisites
Some knowledge of programming principles; experience in another programming language (e.g. Visual Basic, C, C++) would be useful

Expected Duration
210 Minutes

Objectives:

Introduction to Creating GUIs in Java 2

  • describe Java's Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT) and its classes.
  • explain how to use the AWT to create a simple GUI that includes components and containers.
  • add a menu to a GUI and work with fonts.
  • create a simple application GUI using the AWT.
  • describe Java's event-delegation model.
  • describe the Java event class hierarchy and use event methods to get information from event objects.
  • write code that uses explicit event enabling.
  • write code that uses Java's event model.
  • describe how to use Java's layout managers to specify how their GUI elements are displayed.
  • use layout managers when creating a GUI.
  • explain how to write a paint method that specifies the appearance of a GUI component.
  • explain what is meant by a clip region, describe when the paint method is automatically called, and outline the roles of the update and repaint methods.
  • write a simple application that uses Java's painting mechanism to specify a component's appearance.
  • describe how to work with images in Java.


    • Course Number: 31663_eng