R. Harris, R. Warner

The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace describes how to build stand-alone Java applications with Eclipse's SWT (Standard Wizard Tool kit) and JFace toolkit. Part of the Eclipse IDE (Eclipse itself is built with this software), SWT and JFace provide for portable Java applications that have native platform performance and native platform appearance.

This book describes the history of Java GUI toolkits, explains why SWT is superior, and then provides extensive examples of building applications with SWT. This book takes developers through the entire class hierarchy of SWT, explaining clearly (with Java code) how to use all the widgets in the toolkit. JFace, an additional abstraction layer built on SWT, is also described and this book demonstrates how to build applications with JFace with explanation and example code. TOC:Part 1: Getting Ready: Evolution of Java GUIs; Getting Started with Eclipse.- Part 2: Using SWT: Your First SWT Application; Layouts; Basic Widgets; Event Handling; Advanced Controls; The Custom Controls; Graphics; Displaying and Editing Text; Dialogs; Advanced Topics.- Part 3: Using JFace: Your First JFace Application; Creating Views; Dialogs; User Interaction; Using Preferences; Editing Text; Miscellaneous Helper Classes; Creating Wizards.

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Need to build stand-alone Java applications? The Definitive Guide to SWT and JFace will help you build them from the ground up. The book first runs down the Java GUI toolkit history. Then the book explains why SWT is superior and provides extensive examples of building applications with SWT.

You'll come to understand the entire class hierarchy of SWT, and you'll learn to use all components in the toolkit with Java code. Furthermore, the book describes JFace, an additional abstraction layer built on SWT. Demonstrations of building JFace applications are also included and reinforced with thorough explanations and example code. These applications can be used as GUI plug-ins for Eclipse, and they're compatible with the new Eclipse 3.0 application development framework.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apress
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-59059-325-7
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 838
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1610g
• ISBN-13: 9781590593257
• ISBN-10: 1590593251
• Artikelnr.: 12732631

Autorenporträt

Robert Harris is a software engineer focused on distributed object computing. Since earning his master of science degree from the University of Florida, he has been designing and implementing flexible, resilient solutions in the telecommunications, transportation, and medical industries. His personal interests include speaking French with his daughter, Mallory, catching bugs with his son, Charlie, and infuriating his wife, Alison.

Inhaltsangabe

I Getting Ready.- 1 Evolution of Java GUIs.- 2 Getting Started with Eclipse.- II Using SWT.- 3 Your First SWT Application.- 4 Layouts.- 5 Widgets.- 6 Events.- 7 Dialogs.- 8 Advanced Controls.- 9 The Custom Controls.- 10 Graphics.- 11 Displaying and Editing Text.- 12 Advanced Topics.- III Using JFace.- 13 Your First JFace Application.- 14 Creating Viewers.- 15 JFace Dialogs.- 16 User Interaction.- 17 Using Preferences.- 18 Editing Text.- 19 Miscellaneous Helper Classes.- 20 Creating Wizards.