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Building Guis in Java: Running Even When The Jframe Is Closed

This document discusses building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in Java. It explains that containers like frames and panels are needed to organize GUI elements on screen. A panel can contain elements but must be placed within a frame or other panel. The document provides code examples to create frames with panels, adding labels, buttons, and text fields. It analyzes the code, explaining how elements are added and organized within containers and how the GUI is displayed and operated.

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Building Guis in Java: Running Even When The Jframe Is Closed

This document discusses building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in Java. It explains that containers like frames and panels are needed to organize GUI elements on screen. A panel can contain elements but must be placed within a frame or other panel. The document provides code examples to create frames with panels, adding labels, buttons, and text fields. It analyzes the code, explaining how elements are added and organized within containers and how the GUI is displayed and operated.

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Intermediate Programming LAB 1

GUIs

BUILDING GUIS IN JAVA


 Previously, outputs are seen only in the terminal window.
 Use graphical user interface (GUI) elements.
 Uses Java Foundation Classes (JFC) Swing
a Java package that supplies GUI elements

Containers
 To build a GUI, elements called containers such as frames and panels are needed. These containers
let you show and organize other GUI elements onscreen.

Panel
 A panel is rectangular area that can contain various GUI elements.
 However, a panel cannot stand alone. It has to be placed in another container such as a frame
or within another panel.

 Using JFrame, JPanel and JLabel

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Sample1GUI {

public static void main(String a[]) {

JFrame frame1 = new JFrame("Frames and Panels");

JPanel panel1 = new JPanel();


JPanel panel2 = new JPanel();

JLabel label1 = new JLabel("Panel 1");


JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Panel 2");

panel1.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
panel2.setBackground(Color.GREEN);

panel1.add(label1);
panel2.add(label2);

panel1.add(panel2);

frame1.setContentPane(panel1);
frame1.pack();
frame1.show();
frame1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
}

Note: When the class Sample1GUI is executed using the command prompt, Java will still be
running even when the JFrame is closed.
Intermediate Programming LAB 2
GUIs

Program Analysis:
1. The java.awt.* package contains classes that will be used for background colors.
2. The javax.swing.* package contains classes that will be used for GUI elements.
3. JFrame is used to create a frame; JPanel is used to create panels.
4. JLabel is a GUI elements that can contain texts and graphics.
5. The command frame1.setContentPAne(panel1) will place panel1 within JFrame frame1 and
make it the JPanel that will contain other elements that we wish to add to JFrame.
6. The pack() method automatically resizes the JFrame to show the elements that are
contained within it.
7. When a JFrame is created, it already resides in the memory of the computer. The show()
method makes JFrame visible.

 Using JButton and JTextField

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Sample2GUI {

public static void main(String a[]) {


JFrame frame2 = new JFrame("Sample Registration");

JButton button1 = new JButton("Submit Information");

JTextField text1 = new JTextField(15);


JTextField text2 = new JTextField(15);

JLabel label1 = new JLabel("Enter first name: ");


JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Enter last name: ");

JPanel textpanel1 = new JPanel();


JPanel textpanel2 = new JPanel();
JPanel FormPanel = new JPanel();

textpanel1.setBackground(Color.white);
textpanel2.setBackground(Color.white);

textpanel1.add(label1);
textpanel1.add(text1);

textpanel2.add(label2);
textpanel2.add(text2);

FormPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,1));
FormPanel.add(textpanel1);
FormPanel.add(textpanel2);
FormPanel.add(button1);

frame2.setContentPane(FormPanel);
frame2.pack();
Intermediate Programming LAB 3
GUIs

frame2.show();
frame2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame2.setResizable(false);
}
}

Program Analysis:
1. The setLayout() method tells Java that the JPanel FormPanel will be divided into grids.
2. The setResizable(false) method makes resizing the JFrame created impossible.

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