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The table that follows lists every example in the Using Other Swing Features lesson, with links to required files and to where each example is discussed. The first column of the table has links to JNLP files that let you run the examples using Java™ Web Start.
NOTE: Release 7.0 is required to run all applets and Java Web Start examples. Most examples will run on an earlier release but you must compile and run them locally.
To run an example using Java Web Start, click the [Launch] link in the first column of the table. The first time you run an example, there will be a delay while Java Web Start downloads the JAR file containing the class files for this lesson's examples. Afterward, the examples should execute more quickly.
Compiling and Running the Examples Locally
The second column in the table below has links to zip files for each demo that you can open and run in the NetBeans IDE. Refer to
Running Tutorial Examples in NetBeans IDE for more information.
If you download an individual example, take care to have all the necessary files in the proper hierarchy when you compile and run it. All of the examples in the Swing tutorial are placed in a package. For example, the components examples are placed in a components
package. See the following image for the complete structure. Note that any examples using images expect their image files to be in a directory named images
that is in the same directory as the example's src files.
You can find out which files each example needs by consulting the following table or by looking at the comments at the beginning of each source file.
Example |
Zip File
(contains all files necessary for the example plus NetBeans IDE project metadata) |
Source Files (first file has the main method, except for examples that run only as applets) |
Image & Other Files |
Where Described |
AccessibleScrollDemo [Launch]
|
Accessible Scroll Demo Project |
AccessibleScrollDemo.java
Rule.java
Corner.java
ScrollablePicture.java |
flyingBee.jpg |
How to Support Assistive Technologies |
ActionDemo [Launch]
|
Action Demo Project |
ActionDemo.java |
jlfgr-1_0.jar |
How to Use Actions |
DesktopDemo * |
Desktop Demo Project |
DesktopDemo.java |
desk32.gif |
How to Integrate with the Desktop Class |
Diva [Launch]
|
Diva Project |
Diva.java |
|
How to Decorate Components with JLayer |
FieldValidator [Launch]
|
FieldValidator Project |
FieldValidator.java |
|
How to Decorate Components with JLayer |
FocusConceptsDemo [Launch]
|
Focus Concepts Demo Project |
FocusConceptsDemo.java |
|
How to Use the Focus Subsystem |
FocusTraversalDemo [Launch]
|
Focus Traversal Demo Project |
FocusTraversalDemo.java |
|
How to Use the Focus Subsystem |
GradientTranslucentWindowDemo [Launch]
|
Gradient Translucent Window Demo Project |
GradientTranslucentWindowDemo.java |
|
How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows |
InputVerificationDemo [Launch]
|
Input Verification Demo Project |
InputVerificationDemo.java |
|
How to Use the Focus Subsystem |
InputVerificationDialogDemo [Launch]
|
Input Verification Dialog Demo Project |
InputVerificationDialogDemo.java |
|
How to Use the Focus Subsystem |
ModalityDemo [Launch]
|
Modality Demo Project |
ModalityDemo.java |
|
How to Use Modality in Dialogs |
Myopia [Launch]
|
Myopia Project |
Myopia.java |
|
How to Decorate Components with JLayer |
ShapedWindowDemo [Launch]
|
Shaped Window Demo Project |
ShapedWindowDemo.java |
|
How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows |
SplashDemo |
Splash Demo Project |
SplashDemo.java |
splash.gif |
How to Create a Splash Screen |
TablePrintDemo1 [Launch]
|
Table Print Demo1 Project |
TablePrintDemo1.java |
failed.png , passed.png . |
How to Print Tables |
TablePrintDemo2 [Launch]
|
Table Print Demo2 Project |
TablePrintDemo2.java
TablePrintDemo1.java |
failed.png , passed.png failed-BW.png , passed-BW.png . |
How to Print Tables |
TablePrintDemo3 [Launch]
|
Table Print Demo3 Project |
TablePrintDemo3.java
TablePrintDemo2.java
TablePrintDemo1.java |
failed.png , passed.png failed-BW.png , passed-BW.png clipBottom.png , clipBottomLeft.png clipBottomRight.png , clipLeft.png , clipRight.png , clipTop.png , clipTopCenter.png , clipTopLeft.png , clipTopRight.png , finalGrades.png . |
How to Print Tables |
TapTapTap [Launch]
|
TapTapTap Project |
TapTapTap.java |
|
How to Decorate Components with JLayer |
TextAreaPrintingDemo [Launch]
|
Text Area Printing Demo Project |
TextAreaPrintingDemo.java |
print.png , toprint.txt , guide.txt . |
How to Print Text |
TextBatchPrintingDemo [Launch]
|
Text Batch Printing Demo Project |
TextBatchPrintingDemo.java |
index.html , chapter1.html , chapter2.html , chapter3.html , chapter4.html , chapter5.html , chapter6.html , chapter7.html , chapter8.html , chapter9.html , chapter10.html , chapter11.html . |
How to Print Text |
TrackFocusDemo [Launch]
|
Track Focus Demo Project |
TrackFocusDemo.java
Picture.java |
Maya.jpg , Anya.jpg , Laine.jpg , Cosmo.jpg , Adele.jpg , Alexi.jpg . |
How to Use the Focus Subsystem |
TrayIconDemo * |
Tray Icon Demo Project |
TrayIconDemo.java |
bulb.gif |
How to Use the System Tray |
TranslucentWindowDemo [Launch]
|
Translucent Window Demo Project |
TranslucentWindowDemo.java |
|
How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows |
Wallpaper [Launch]
|
Wallpaper Project |
Wallpaper.java |
|
How to Decorate Components with JLayer |
* This application is not currently available with Java Web Start. To run it, download and compile it, and then run it as an application.