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Enter the World of Graphical User Interfaces

Let's make sure your Java applications are user friendly! Learn about graphical user interfaces, and how to create them.
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Import Java Classes
A Simple Guide to Creating Basic JFrame Windows
How to use JFrame to create a simple window for a Java application.
How to Code a Simple Graphical Interface in Perl (Part 1)
A step-by-step guide to manually coding a simple graphical user interface. Part two of this step-by-step shows how to code the same graphical user interface using NetBeans Gui Builder.
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Sample Java Code for Building a Simple GUI App
An example Java class for building a simple GUI application. This program corresponds to the Coding a Simple Graphical User Interface - Part I
Setting up the NetBeans Project
This step-by-step guide shows how to build the simple GUI application created in Coding a Simple Graphical User - Part I using the NetBeans GUI Builder.
Create the JavaFX Project
A step-by-step guide to coding a JavaFX user interface that has a similarly appearance functionality as the one created in part one using Swing.
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How to Build a Simple GUI in JavaFX Code
An example JavaFX application to show how to build a simple graphical user interface. The interface is the same as those built using Swing in part 1 and NetBeans GuiBuilder in part two.