CS51 - Fall 2009 - Lecture 15

  • basic GUIs
  • create the gui item and initialize it if necessary
  • add the item to the content pane of the WindowController
  • validate
  • for an example, see ComboBoxDrawingProgram

  • event handling
  • for an example, see DoubleComboBoxDrawing
  • modifying so that color of new shape determined by setting of color menu at that time: ColorfulDoubleComboBoxDrawing
  • notice how private method setColor is used

  • JPanels
  • grouping together the two GUI elements: PanelComboBoxDrawing

  • Buttons
  • grouping together the two GUI elements: BadButtonPanelDrawingProgram
  • make it look a little better: ButtonPanelDrawingProgram
  • notice how the actionPerformed method determines which GUI item triggered the listener
  • notice how GridLayout is used