Practice Creating A Simple Swing App (16.3.4) - GUI Programming (e.g., using AWT/Swing or JavaFX)

Practice: Creating a Simple Swing App

Lesson 16.3.4GUI Programming (e.g., using AWT/Swing or JavaFX)

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What does JFrame represent in a Swing application?
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Think of it as the container for the GUI.
Question 2.
What component is used to create a clickable button in Swing?
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It has 'Button' in its name.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of the JFrame in a Swing application?
- A container for GUI components
- A method for validating user input
- A style sheet for the application
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Consider what holds the buttons and labels.
4Question 4.
True or False: JButton can only perform one action on click.
- True
- False
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Think about the flexibility of event handling in Swing.
Question 5.
Extend the Swing application to include an input field (JTextField) where users can type their name. When the button is clicked, display a dialog greeting the user by name.
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You’ll need to create a JTextField and modify the action to retrieve user input.
Question 6.
Create a Swing application that has a button which changes the frame's background color each time it is clicked.
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Explore using random color generation with the Color class.

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