Java Swing Tutorial

Swing is used for creating a desktop application in Java its provide better GUI compare to AWT.

Swing is a primary GUI toolkit for the Java. It is a part of the JFC (Java Foundation Classes), which is an API for providing a graphical user interface for Java programs. 

Swing provides a native look and feel that emulates the look and feel of several platforms

let's start with the simple program in Swing.

creating sample form in Swing.


package sampleswing;

import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

/**
 *
 * @author rajnikant panchal
 */
public class JOptionTest {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        String arr[] = {"cow","dog","lion","tiger"};
        
        JComboBox comboArr = new JComboBox(arr);
        JTextField txt1 = new JTextField("1234");
        JTextField txt2 = new JTextField("4567");
        
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
        
        panel.add(combo);
        panel.add( new JLabel("Field 1:-"));
        panel.add(txt1);
        panel.add( new JLabel("Field 2:-"));
        panel.add(txt2);
        
        int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, panel,"Test",JOptionPane.OK_OPTION,JOptionPane.CANCEL_OPTION);
        
        if(result==JOptionPane.OK_OPTION){
            System.out.println(combo.getSelectedItem()+" "+ txt1.getText()+" "+ txt2.getText());
        }else{
            System.out.println("cancelled");
        }
            
    }
    

}

Here!!!

JComboBox is used for creating option tag in desktop application.

JTextField is add textfield in application.

JPanel is generic lightweight container for adding form field in application.

Regards,

Rajnikant Panchal.