Core JFC, 2/e (Paperback)

The worldwide JFC bestseller, updated for J2SE 1.3 and new Swing enhancements!

• Expert-level JFC techniques and industrial-strength code examples
• Advanced Swing solutions for superior Java(tm) user interfaces
• In-depth discussion of all the Swing components and subsystems

Core JFC delivers:

• Expert Swing techniques for superior user interfaces
• Specific answers to the JFC problems experienced developers encounter most often
• New techniques that utilize JFC enhancements in J2SE 1.3

In-depth coverage of all the Swing components.

With Java 2 Standard Edition Version 1.3, Sun has enhanced the Java Foundation Classes with new features and superior performance. In Core JFC, Second Edition, Kim Topley updates his bestselling guide to JFC, giving serious developers the detailed information they need to make the most of the latest version.

Using industrial-strength examples, Core JFC, Second Edition presents JFC in depth — and introduces key JFC features that are new to J2SE 1.3, including Swing enhancements, input validation, and new key binding schemes. Topley presents powerhouse JFC techniques that are of value to all JFC programmers, from beginner to expert.

Topley's advanced Swing coverage includes solutions to many of the key problems developers face most often. He introduces expert techniques for working with tree components, using custom renderers and editors, working with text components, using the internal frames feature to create multi-document applications, and much more.

If you're ready to use all the power JFC gives you, you're ready for Core JFC, Second Edition!

About the CD-ROM

The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extensive source code library that can be compiled and run from Windows, Solaris, and Linux, along with complete versions of Borland's JBuilder 4, Foundation Edition for all three platforms.

Every Core Series Book:

• Demonstrates practical techniques used by professional developers
• Features robust, thoroughly tested sample code and realistic examples
• Focuses on cutting-edge technologies you need to master today
• Provides expert advice that will help you build superior software

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Introduction to the Java Foundation Classes.

2. Frames, Labels and buttons.

3. Managing the User Interface.

4. Graphics, Text Handling and Printing.

5. Keyboard Handling, Actions, and Scrolling.

6. Menus and Toolbars.

7. Using Standard Dialogs.

8. Creating Custom Dialogs.

9. Text Controls.

10. The Tree Control.

11. The Table Control.

12. Multiple-Document Applications.

13. The Pluggable Look-And-Feel.

Appendix A: SWING AND APPLETS.
Index.