How Do These Concepts Translate into Code?

Visual Index to Swing Components

Now that you've gotten a taste of how to build your own Swing programs, this section gives a quick, visual reference of the Swing components so you can find more information online and on the CD. The components are broken down into six categories: top-level containers, general-purpose containers, special-purpose containers, basic controls, uneditable information displays, and editable displays of formatted information.

Table 52. Top-Level Containers: The components at the top of any Swing containment hierarchy

Component	URLs
Applet	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/applet.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JApplet.html
Dialog	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/dialog.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JDialog.html
Frame	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/frame.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JFrame.html

Table 53. General-Purpose Containers: Intermediate containers that can be used under many different circumstances

Component	URLs
Panels	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/panel.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JPanel.html
Scroll Pane	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/scrollpane.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JScrollPane.html
Split Pane	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/splitpane.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JSplitPane.html
Tabbed Pane	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/tabbedpane.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JTabbedPane.html
Tool Bar	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/toolbar.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JToolBar.html

Table 54. Special-Purpose Containers: Intermediate containers that play specific roles in the UI

Components	URLs
Internal Frames	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/internalframe.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JInternalFrame.html
Layered Panes	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/layeredpane.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JLayeredPane.html
Root Pane (representation)	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/rootpane.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JRootPane.html

Table 55. Basic Controls: Atomic components that exist primarily to get input from the user and that generally also show simple state

Components	URLs
Buttons	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/button.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JButton.html
Combo Box	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/combobox.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JComboBox.html
List	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/list.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JList.html
Menu	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/menu.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JMenu.html
Slider	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/slider.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JSlider.html
Text Fields	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/textfield.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JTextField.html

Table 56. Uneditable Information Displays: Atomic components that exist solely to give the user information

Components	URLs
Label	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/label.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JLabel.html
Progress Bar	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/progress.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JProgressBar.html
Tool Tip	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/tooltip.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JToolTip.html

Table 57. Editable Displays of Formatted Information: Atomic components that display highly formatted information that (if you choose) can be edited by the user

Components	URLs
Color Chooser	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/colorchooser.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JColorChooser.html
File Chooser	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/filechooser.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JFileChooser.html
Table	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/table.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JTable.html
Text	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/generaltext.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/text/JTextComponent.html
Tree	The Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/tree.html API Documentation: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/javax/swing/JTree.html