Java 2:Abstract Window Toolkit

Creating a Simple GUI
Create a Container
Add Window Components
Assign a Layout Manager
Define Fonts and Colors
Assign the GridBagLayout
Position Components with Absolute Positioning

Creating a Menuing Systemr
Add Menus
Add Menu Items
Add a Checkbox Menu Item
Create Cascading Menus

Using Events
Respond to an Action Event
Respond to Text Component Changes
Respond to Mouse Events
Respond to Scrollbar Adjustment Events

Painting Shapes and Images
Paint Shapes to a Screen
Paint Shapes in Response to User Input
Paint an Image to a Screen
Manipulate Images Using Filters

Adding User Enhancements
Use a File Dialog Box
Create a Popup Menu
Transfer Data Using a Clipboard
Drag-and-Drop Component Data
Center a Window on a Screen
Control User Mouse and Keyboard

After completing this course, students will know how to:

Use AWT to create a simple GUI.
Create a menuing system.
Detect and process Windows events.
Create shapes and render images.
Add advanced AWT features to your GUI.

Prerequisites

Java 2 Programming Language or equivalent knowledge: