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Chapter 13: Advanced GUIs Chapter 13: Advanced GUIs and Graphicsand Graphics
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Chapter Objectives Learn about applets. Explore the class Graphics. Learn about the class Font. Explore the class Color. Learn to use additional layout managers. Become familiar with more GUI components. Learn how to create menu-based programs. Explore how to handle key and mouse events.
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Inheritance Hierarchy of GUI Classes
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Constructors and Methods of the class Component
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Constructors and Methods of the class Component
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Constructors and Methods of the class Component
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Constructors and Methods of the class Component
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Applets
A Java program that is embedded within a Web page and executed by a Web browser.
Create an applet by extending the class JApplet.
class JApplet is contained in package javax.swing.
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Applets
No main method.
Methods init, start, and paint guaranteed to be invoked in sequence.
To develop an applet:
Override any/all of the methods above.
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Applet Methods init method:
Initializes variables.
Gets data from user.
Places various GUI components.
paint method:
Performs output.
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Skeleton of a Java Applet
import java.awt.Graphics;import javax.swing.JApplet;
public class WelcomeApplet extends JApplet{
}
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Applet Displaying Welcome Message
//Welcome Applet import java.awt.Graphics;import javax.swing.JApplet;
public class WelcomeApplet extends JApplet{ public void paint(Graphics g) { super.paint(g); //Line 1 g.drawString("Welcome to Java Programming" , 30, 30); //Line 2 }}
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class Font Shows text in different fonts. Contained in package java.awt. Available fonts:
Serif/Sans Serif Monospaced Dialog/DialogInput
Arguments for constructor: String specifying the font face name. int value specifying font style. int value specifying font size.
Expressed in points (72 points = 1 inch) .
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class Color
Shows text in different colors.
Changes background color of component.
Contained in package java.awt.
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class Graphics
Provides methods for drawing items such as lines, ovals, and rectangles on the screen.
Contains methods to set the properties of graphic elements including clipping areas, fonts, and colors.
Contained in the package java.awt.
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Constructors and Methods for the class Graphics
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Constructors and Methods for the class Graphics
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Constructors and Methods for the class Graphics
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Constructors and Methods for the class Graphics
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Differences Between Applets and GUI Applications
Applets
Derived from JApplet.
No main method.
Uses init method.
Displayed by HTML.
Sets title in HTML.
Size set in HTML.
Applet closes when HTML doc closes.
GUI applications
Class extends JFrame.
Invokes main method.
Uses constructors.
Uses method setVisible.
Uses setTitle method.
Uses method setSize.
Closes with Exit button.
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Converting a GUI Application to an Applet
Change JFrame to JApplet.
Change constructor to method init.
Remove method calls such as setVisible, setTitle, setSize.
Remove the method main.
If applicable, remove Exit button and all code associated with it (for example, action listener).
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Additional GUI Components
JTextArea
JCheckBox
JRadioButton
JComboBox
JList
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JTextArea
Can collect multiple lines of input from user.
Can display multiple lines of output.
Pressing Enter key separates lines of text.
Each line ends with newline character (\n).
Derived from class JTextComponent.
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JCheckBox
User selects from predefined values.
Example of a toggle button.
Clicking JCheckBox generates item event.
Use interface ItemListener and its abstract method itemStateChanged to handle event.
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Constructors and Methods of class JCheckBox
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Constructors and Methods of class JCheckBox
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JRadioButton Created same way as check boxes.
Placed in content pane of applet.
Forces user to select only one radion button at a time.
You create a button group to group radio buttons.
Generates an ItemEvent.
interface ItemListener and method itemStateChanged used to handle events.
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JComboBox Commonly known as a drop-down list.
Used to select an item from a list of possibilities.
Generates an ItemEvent.
Event monitored by ItemListener.
ItemListener invokes method itemStateChanged.
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Layout Managers FlowLayout
Default layout manager. Places components from left to right until no more
items can be placed. Can align each line left, center, or right. Default alignment: LEFT.
GridLayout Similar to FlowLayout. All rows (columns) have same number of components. All components have the same size.
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Layout Managers BorderLayout
Items placed into one of five specific regions: NORTH/SOUTH EAST/WEST CENTER
NORTH and SOUTH components extend horizontally (completely span one edge to the other).
EAST and WEST components extend vertically between components in NORTH and SOUTH regions.
CENTER component expands to occupy any unused regions.
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Menus Allow for various functions without cluttering GUI
with too many components. Can be attached to objects such as JFrame and JApplet (setJMenuBar method).
To set a menu bar:private JMenuBar menuMB =
new JMenuBar();
setJMenuBar(menuMB); Add menus to menu bar; add menu items to menu. Order of menus added = order of appearance.
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Keyboard and Mouse Events
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Chapter Summary
Creating applets
class Font
class Graphics
class Color
Differences between applets and GUI applications
Converting GUI applications to applets