Getting Started

This page covers the basics of Graphics and
Graphical User Interface (GUI) construction in Java.

One of the most fun parts of Java is the fact that you can easily and quickly build Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) in Java. A GUI for an application is the window you see appear on screen through which you interact with a program using the mouse and keyboard. At first this can look complicated, but it actually is very simple and straight forward. It’s like building something out of a child's set of building blocks, or putting together a puzzle.

Detailed information about all of the "widgets" described below can be found by searching for each of the items in the Java Library Reference Pages.

Basic GUI Building Blocks

JFrame

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