The book targets serious programmers interested in maximizing Java's Swing technology, which allows developers to create powerful and complex cross-platform GUIs. The book opens with an overview of Swing and such basic concepts as panes and boxes. The creation of a pluggable look and feel The examples that illustrate each topic include code in which Swing features are customized and combined.
Programmers can save development time by reviewing the solutions and bug workarounds.
Generation templates are used to filter variables to selected components and to define the complete specifications of an operation. This in turn decreases the time needed to code and maintain software applications, since developers can make changes within the modeling tool, or at the generator instructions level, instead of manually coding. The new version of the program sports automated administrative functions and simplified end-user access. Comprehensive database access that extends the reach of hosts to include database access functionality. Customized applets, which customers can launch.