Objectives

In this appendix you’ll learn:

How to use Java’s cross-platform Nimbus look-and-feel.

To build GUIs and handle events generated by user interactions with GUIs.

To use nested classes and anonymous inner classes to implement event handlers.

Outline

I.1 Introduction

I.2 Nimbus Look-and-Feel

I.3 Text Fields and an Introduction to Event Handling with Nested Classes

I.4 Common GUI Event Types and Listener Interfaces

I.5 How Event Handling Works

I.6 JButton

I.7 JComboBox; Using an Anonymous Inner Class for Event Handling

I.8 Adapter Classes

I.9 Wrap-Up

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