In-class notes for 01/08/2018

CS 284 (MCA), Interim 2018

• Lab 3 assignment due at "midnight"

• Quiz Friday. Topics, reference sheet

This session: Lab 4: Programming with Java Swing

Submitted questions on assignments and technology

Java graphics

• Java platform independence.

• Components, top-level components; containers; layout managers

• AWT architecture; tradeoffs

• Swing architecture; tradeoffs

• The root pane (JRootPane container)

• Examples

  • Components: Scribble.java, graphics/ColorMenu.java, graphics/FontMenu.java

  • Layout managers: graphics/BorderL.java, graphics/Scrib.java, graphics/GridBagL.java, graphics/BoxGrouping.java

  • Containers: Scribble.java, graphics/Grouping.java, graphics/BoxGrouping.java

  • Top-level containers: graphics/Scrib.java, graphics/Scribble.java, graphics/Application.java

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• Graphics capabilities, e.g., Color, Font, Image classes. graphics/ColorMenu.java, graphics/FontMenu.java

• Double buffering graphics/DoubleBuffer.java (heavyweight)

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