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What is swing in Java?

14th Oct 2018, 12:33 PM
Anand Kashyap
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Java Swing is a part of Java Foundation Classes (JFC) that is used to create window-based applications. It is built on the top of AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) API and entirely written in java. Unlike AWT, Java Swing provides platform-independent and lightweight components. The javax.swing package provides classes for java swing API such as JButton, JTextField, JTextArea, JRadioButton, JCheckbox, JMenu, JColorChooser.
14th Oct 2018, 12:53 PM
JavaBobbo
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Graphical User Interface framework. You can make GUI applications using it and it is a set of libraries made on top of AWT.
19th Oct 2018, 8:57 PM
Hamza Muric
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Swing is a GUI widget toolkit for Java. It is part of Oracle's Java Foundation Classes (JFC) – an API for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for Java programs.
16th Oct 2018, 11:53 AM
gtamastir
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swing is the package use for making dekstop application.. it is the advance version of awt
17th Oct 2018, 6:57 AM
Aarav Raj
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