Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

In a Nutshell

by David Flanagan

"Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell" is an indispensable quick reference for Java programmers who are writing applications that use graphics or graphical user interfaces. The author of the bestselling "Java in a Nutshell" has written fast-paced introductions to the Java APIs that comprise the Java Foundation Classes (JFC), such as the Swing GUI components and Java 2D, so that you can start using these exciting new technologies right away.This book also includes O'Reilly's classic-style, quick-reference material for all of the classes in the "javax.swing" and "java.awt" packages and their numerous subpackages. This reference material covers all of the new JFC classes in the Java 2 platform, as well as the existing Java 1.1 AWT classes. Once you've learned about the JFC, you'll keep this book next to your keyboard for handy reference while you program."Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell" contains the An overview of the architecture of graphical user interfaces built with both the new Swing API and the older AWT An introduction to the important components and application services provided by the Swing API An comprehensive explanation of the features of the new Java 2D graphics API A complete quick reference for the graphics- and GUI-related classes in the Java 2 platformThis book is part of the two-volume set of quick references that every Java programmer needs. It is an essential companion to "Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition," which covers the key nongraphical APIs in Java 1.2. A third volume, "Java Enterprise in a Nutshell," focuses on the Java Enterprise APIs and is of interest to programmers working on server-side or enterprise Java applications.

Genres: Technical, Reference, Programming, Computer Science, Nonfiction

754 pages, ebook

First published October 13, 1999

About the author

David Flanagan is a computer programmer who has spent much of the last 20 years writing books about programming languages. He now works at Mozilla. David lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest, between the cities of Seattle and Vancouver.