Core Swing: Developing Java GUIs Using Swing (DTW-3400)
In this practical 3-day Swing course, you will learn to develop desktop applications using Swing under Java 1.6. You will learn how to design and write form-based GUI applications using standard Swing components and, off course, how to use the Model-View-Controller approach to build your Swing-based applications. You will also learn how to use interface components and component layout managers provided by Swing and discuss important best practices for user interface design.
Skills Gained
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
Recognize good user interface design principles
Use Swing's GUI components and Component Layout Managers
Write GUI's for form-based applications using standard Swing components
Understand how develop your GUIs using Model View Controller
Write Unit Tests for your Swing-based GUIs
Who Can Benefit
This course is for an experienced Java programmer who wants to learn how to use Swing and Model View Controller for your Java Desktop GUI development.
Prerequisites
To benefit from this Swing course, you need to attend one of Sun's Java programming courses or have equivalent experience before attending this Swing course.
Code:
DTW-3400
Length:
3 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Sun Microsystems
Tuition:
$1,350 / $1,148 GSA GOV.
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Module 1 - Introduction
Why Swing?
AWT, SWT & Swing Comparison
Why Model–View–Controller?
Pluggable Look-and-Feels
Applets
Java web start
Hello World in Swing
Sample UIs
Module 2 - Swing Fundamentals
Event-driven UIs and Swing event handling
Simple Example: Button in a Frame
MVC
Fonts, colors, borders
A word on threads
Module 3 - Common Containers, Components, and Layouts
Containers
JFrame, JDialog, JPanel, JScrollPane
Components
JComponent
JLabel, JButton
JToggleButton, JRadioButton
Sliders and spinners
JTextField and JTextArea
Layouts
FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout, BoxLayout
Module 4 - Menus, Actions, and Toolbars
JMenu, JMenuItem
JToolBar, Action
Putting it together: Developing a simple application
Module 5 - Principles of UI Design
Designing for ease of use
Paper prototypes and usability testing
Performance and perceived performance
Module 6 - More Containers, Components, and Layouts
Containers
JPopup
JSplitPane and JTabbedPane
Components
Tooltips
ComboBoxes
Listboxes
JProgressBar
JTable
Layouts
GridBagLayout
Module 7 - Automatic Testing with JFC Unit
Module 8 - Branding and Customization
About Box
Splash screens
Logos and icons
Internationalization / Localization
Module 9 - Even More Containers, Components, and Layouts
Containers
JDesktopPane, JInternalFrame
JRootPane, JWindow
Components
File chooser
Color chooser
Date chooser
JOptionPane
JTree
Layouts
SpringLayout, OverlayLayout
Module 10 - Printing and Data Transfer
Printing
Copy and paste
Drag and drop
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