Course Overview

Java GUI programming involves two packages: the original abstract windows kit (AWT) and the newer Swing toolkit. Swing components have the prefix J to distinguish them from the original AWT ones (e.g. JFrame instead of Frame). To include Swing components and methods in your project, you must import the java.awt.*, java.awt.event.*, and javax.swing.* packages. Displayable frames are top-level containers such as JFrame, JWindows, JDialog, and JApplet, which interface with the operating system’s window manager.