import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
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/** Simple demo of pop-up menus. 
 *
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public class ColorPopupMenu extends Applet
                            implements ActionListener {
 private String[] colorNames =
   { "White", "Light Gray", "Gray", "Dark Gray", "Black" };
  private Color[] colors =
    { Color.white, Color.lightGray, Color.gray,
      Color.darkGray, Color.black };
  private PopupMenu menu;

  /** Create PopupMenu and add MenuItems. */
                              
  public void init() {
    setBackground(Color.gray);
    menu = new PopupMenu("Background Color");
    enableEvents(AWTEvent.MOUSE_EVENT_MASK);
    MenuItem colorName;
    for(int i=0; i

ReverseLabels.java Inherits from CloseableFrame.java and uses ReversibleLabel.java. 
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ReverseLabels.java 
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import java.awt.*;

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public class ReverseLabels extends CloseableFrame {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new ReverseLabels();
  }

  public ReverseLabels() {
    super("Reversible Labels");
    setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    setBackground(Color.lightGray);
    setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 18));
    ReversibleLabel label1 =
      new ReversibleLabel("Black on White",
                          Color.white, Color.black);
    add(label1);
    ReversibleLabel label2 =
      new ReversibleLabel("White on Black",
                          Color.black, Color.white);
    add(label2);
    pack();
    setVisible(true);
  }
}
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CloseableFrame.java 
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/** A Frame that you can actually quit. Used as the starting 
 *  point for most Java 1.1 graphical applications.
 *
 *******************
 */

public class CloseableFrame extends Frame {
  public CloseableFrame(String title) {
    super(title);
    enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK);
  }

  /** Since we are doing something permanent, we need
   *  to call super.processWindowEvent first.
   */
  
  public void processWindowEvent(WindowEvent event) {
    super.processWindowEvent(event); // Handle listeners.
    if (event.getID() == WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING) {
      // If the frame is used in an applet, use dispose().
      System.exit(0);
    }
  }
}
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ReversibleLabel.java. 
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/** A Label that reverses its background and
 *  foreground colors when the mouse is over it.
 *
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public class ReversibleLabel extends Label {
  public ReversibleLabel(String text,
                         Color bgColor, Color fgColor) {
    super(text);
    MouseAdapter reverser = new MouseAdapter() {
      public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event) {
        reverseColors();
      }

      public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event) {
        reverseColors(); // or mouseEntered(event);
      }
    };
    addMouseListener(reverser);
    setText(text);
    setBackground(bgColor);
    setForeground(fgColor);
  }

  protected void reverseColors() {
    Color fg = getForeground();
    Color bg = getBackground();
    setForeground(bg);
    setBackground(fg);
  }
}
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;

/** A TextField from each of the four constructors.
 *
 *********************

public class TextFields extends Applet {
  public void init() {
    add(new TextField());
    add(new TextField(30));
    add(new TextField("Initial String"));
    add(new TextField("Initial", 30));
  }
}

ChoiceTest2.java
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

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public class ChoiceTest2 extends Applet 
                         implements ItemListener {
  private Choice choice;

  public void init() {
    setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 36));
    choice = new Choice();
    choice.addItem("Choice 1");
    choice.addItem("Choice 2");
    choice.addItem("Choice 3");
    choice.addItemListener(this);
    add(choice);
  }

  public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent event) {
    Choice choice = (Choice)event.getSource();
    String selection = choice.getSelectedItem();
    if (selection.equals("Choice 1")) {
      doChoice1Action();
    } else if (selection.equals("Choice 2")) {
      doChoice2Action();
    } else if (selection.equals("Choice 3")) {
      doChoice3Action();
    }
  }

  private void doChoice1Action() {
    System.out.println("Choice 1 Action");
  }

  private void doChoice2Action() {
    System.out.println("Choice 2 Action");
  }

  private void doChoice3Action() {
    System.out.println("Choice 3 Action");
  }
}

CheckboxGroups.java
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;

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public class CheckboxGroups extends Applet {
  public void init() {
    setLayout(new GridLayout(4, 2));
    setBackground(Color.lightGray);
    setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 16));
    add(new Label("Flavor", Label.CENTER));
    add(new Label("Toppings", Label.CENTER));
    CheckboxGroup flavorGroup = new CheckboxGroup();
    add(new Checkbox("Vanilla", flavorGroup, true));
    add(new Checkbox("Colored Sprinkles"));
    add(new Checkbox("Chocolate", flavorGroup, false));
    add(new Checkbox("Cashews"));
    add(new Checkbox("Strawberry", flavorGroup, false));
    add(new Checkbox("Kiwi"));
  }
}

BoxLayoutTest.java A textfield and three buttons arranged by a verticle BoxLayout. Uses WindowUtilities.java and ExitListener.java. 
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/** An example of BoxLayout.
 *
 ***********

public class BoxLayoutTest extends JPanel
                           implements ActionListener{
  BoxLayout layout;
  JButton topButton, middleButton, bottomButton;

  public BoxLayoutTest() {
    layout = new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
    setLayout(layout);

    JLabel label = new JLabel("BoxLayout Demo");

    topButton = new JButton("Left Alignment");
    middleButton = new JButton("Center Alignment");
    bottomButton = new JButton("Right Alignment");
    topButton.addActionListener(this);
    middleButton.addActionListener(this);
    bottomButton.addActionListener(this);

    add(label);
    add(topButton);
    add(middleButton);
    add(bottomButton);
    setBackground(Color.white);
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    if (event.getSource() == topButton) {
      refresh(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
    } else if (event.getSource() == middleButton) {
      refresh(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
    } else if (event.getSource() == bottomButton) {
      refresh(Component.RIGHT_ALIGNMENT);
    }
  }

  private void refresh(float alignment){
    topButton.setAlignmentX(alignment);
    middleButton.setAlignmentX(alignment);
    bottomButton.setAlignmentX(alignment);
    revalidate();
    System.out.println("x: "+layout.getLayoutAlignmentX(this));
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    WindowUtilities.setNativeLookAndFeel();
    WindowUtilities.openInJFrame(new BoxLayoutTest(), 300, 135,
                                 "BoxLayoutTest");
  }
}

Browser.java Implementation of a simple browser in Swing. The user can specify a URL to load into the browser (JEditorPane). By attaching an Hyperlink Listener, the editor pane is responsive to hyperlinks selected by the user. Uses the following class and image:

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

/** Very simplistic "Web browser" using Swing. Supply a URL on
 *  the command line to see it initially and to set the
 *  destination of the "home" button.
 *
  */

public class Browser extends JFrame implements HyperlinkListener, 
                                               ActionListener {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    if (args.length == 0)
      new Browser("http://www.corewebprogramming.com/");
    else
      new Browser(args[0]);
  }

  private JIconButton homeButton;
  private JTextField urlField;
  private JEditorPane htmlPane;
  private String initialURL;

  public Browser(String initialURL) {
    super("Simple Swing Browser");
    this.initialURL = initialURL;
    addWindowListener(new ExitListener());
    WindowUtilities.setNativeLookAndFeel();

    JPanel topPanel = new JPanel();
    topPanel.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
    homeButton = new JIconButton("home.gif");
    homeButton.addActionListener(this);
    JLabel urlLabel = new JLabel("URL:");
    urlField = new JTextField(30);
    urlField.setText(initialURL);
    urlField.addActionListener(this);
    topPanel.add(homeButton);
    topPanel.add(urlLabel);
    topPanel.add(urlField);
    getContentPane().add(topPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);

    try {
        htmlPane = new JEditorPane(initialURL);
        htmlPane.setEditable(false);
        htmlPane.addHyperlinkListener(this);
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(htmlPane);
        getContentPane().add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    } catch(IOException ioe) {
       warnUser("Can't build HTML pane for " + initialURL 
                + ": " + ioe);
    }

    Dimension screenSize = getToolkit().getScreenSize();
    int width = screenSize.width * 8 / 10;
    int height = screenSize.height * 8 / 10;
    setBounds(width/8, height/8, width, height);
    setVisible(true);
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    String url;
    if (event.getSource() == urlField) {
      url = urlField.getText();
    } else { // Clicked "home" button instead of entering URL.
      url = initialURL;
    }
    try {
      htmlPane.setPage(new URL(url));
      urlField.setText(url);
    } catch(IOException ioe) {
      warnUser("Can't follow link to " + url + ": " + ioe);
    }
  }

  public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent event) {
    if (event.getEventType() == 
        HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) {
      try {
        htmlPane.setPage(event.getURL());
        urlField.setText(event.getURL().toExternalForm());
      } catch(IOException ioe) {
        warnUser("Can't follow link to " 
                + event.getURL().toExternalForm() + ": " + ioe);
      }
    }
  }

  private void warnUser(String message) {
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, message, "Error", 
                                  JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
  }
}

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/** Tiny example showing the main differences in using 
 *  JApplet instead of Applet: using the content pane,
 *  getting Java (Metal) look and feel by default, and
 *  having BorderLayout be the default instead of FlowLayout.
 *
  */
 
public class JAppletExample extends JApplet {
  public void init() {
    WindowUtilities.setNativeLookAndFeel();
    Container content = getContentPane();
    content.setBackground(Color.white);
    content.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); 
    content.add(new JButton("Button 1"));
    content.add(new JButton("Button 2"));
    content.add(new JButton("Button 3"));
  }
}

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ColorMenu.java 
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/** Illustrates the insertion of menu entries in Frame
 *  menu bars.
 *
 
public class ColorMenu extends CloseableFrame 
                       implements ActionListener {
                        
  private String[] colorNames =
    { "Black", "White", "Light Gray", "Medium Gray", 
      "Dark Gray" };
  private Color[] colorValues =
    { Color.black, Color.white, Color.lightGray, 
      Color.gray, Color.darkGray };
   
  public ColorMenu() {
    super("ColorMenu");
    MenuBar bar = new MenuBar();
    Menu colorMenu = new Menu("Colors");
    for(int i=0; i<2; i++) {
      colorMenu.add(colorNames[i]);
    }
    Menu grayMenu = new Menu("Gray");
    for(int i=2; i