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Chapter 13 GUI Basics: Answer: True

This document summarizes key concepts about GUI components in Java: - java.awt.Component is the root class for all AWT GUI components, while JComponent is the root for Swing components. Containers like JFrame extend Component. - AWT components are "heavyweight" while Swing components are "lightweight". - You use JFrame's constructor to create a frame, setSize() to set its dimensions, and getSize() to retrieve its size. The components will not display until setVisible(true) is called. - Common layout managers like FlowLayout, GridLayout, and BorderLayout determine how components are arranged in containers.

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Chapter 13 GUI Basics: Answer: True

This document summarizes key concepts about GUI components in Java: - java.awt.Component is the root class for all AWT GUI components, while JComponent is the root for Swing components. Containers like JFrame extend Component. - AWT components are "heavyweight" while Swing components are "lightweight". - You use JFrame's constructor to create a frame, setSize() to set its dimensions, and getSize() to retrieve its size. The components will not display until setVisible(true) is called. - Common layout managers like FlowLayout, GridLayout, and BorderLayout determine how components are arranged in containers.

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Chapter 13 GUI Basics

1.

java.awt.Component is the root of all Java GUI component classes. A container


class such as JFrame is a subclass of Component. JComponent is the root of Swing
GUI component classes.

2.

The AWT components are heavy weight while the Swing components are
lightweight.

3.

You use the constructor of the JFrme class to create a frame. Use the setSize
method to set the size of the frame. Use the getSize method to find the size of the
frame. if the statement frame.setSize(400, 300) and frame.setVisible(true) were
swapped in the MyFrameWithComponents class, you have to resize the frame to
display the components in the frame. This is because the setVisible(true) statement
causes the container to be repainted, but the setSize(400, 300) doesnt. When you
resize the window, all the components are repainted in the frame.

4.

You can add a button to a frame.


Answer: True
You can add a frame to a panel.
Answer: False
You can add a panel to a frame.
Answer: True
You can add any number of components to a panel, to a frame, or to an applet.
Answer: True
You can derive a class from JPanel, JFrame, or JApplet.
Answer: True

5.

Line 7 created an instance of JFrame. It should be new Test() instead.

6.

Component and JComponent are abstract classes, so you cannot create instances
from them. The last line is wrong, because you cannot add an object to a container.
Only an instance of Component can be added to a container.

7.

The layout manager provides a platform-independent way to place components in a


GUI interface. The default layout manager for the content pane of a frame is
BorderLayout. To add a component to a frame, you have to add it to the content
pane of the frame.

8.

Using FlowLayout, the components are arranged in the container from left to right
in the order in which they were added. If one row becomes filled, a new row is
started. To use a FlowLayout manager, you need to set the layout in a container to

FlowLayout, such as with setLayout(new FlowLayout()). There is no limit on the


number of components that can be added to a FlowLayout container.
9.

The GridLayout manager arranges components in a grid (matrix) formation with


the number of rows and columns defined by the constructor. The components are
placed in the grid from left to right, starting from the first row, then the second,
and so on, in the order in which they were added. To use a GridLayout manager,
you need to set the layout in a container to GridLayout, such as with
setLayout(new GridLayout()). The number of components you can add to a
GridLayout container is unlimited. (Please try adding more components into the
container, to see what happens when the number of components exceeds the grid
size. Interestingly, the column is enlarged.)

10.

The BorderLayout manager divides the window into five areas: East, South, West,
North, and Center. Components are added to a BorderLayout using add(String,
Component), where String is "East", "South", "West", "North", or "Center". You
can use one of the following two constructors to create a new BorderLayout:
public BorderLayout(int hGap, int vGap)
public BorderLayout
You can add only one component into a section. If you need to add multiple
components in a section, group the components in a panel, and add the panel into
the section.

11. Use the new Color(int, int, int) to create a color or use a standard color such as
Color.RED to specify a color. It is wrong to create a color using new Color(400,
200, 300), because it the values 400 and 300 are out of range. new Color(10, 0, 0)
is darker than new Color(200, 0, 0), because the smaller value, the darker is the
color.
12. Use new Font(name, style, size) to create a new font. To find out all the available
colors
13.

Use new JPanel(LayoutManager).

14.

The default layout manager for a JPanel is FlowLayout. Components are added
directly to the JPanel.

15.

No. There is no setTitle() method in JPanel. This method is defined for Frame; Panel
is used to organize components. The panel itself is invisible.

16.

You could add components into a button. It is legal, but a button should not be
used as a container. See the last NOTE in Section 11.8.

17.

use setBackground(Color), setForeground(Color), setFont(Font), and


setToolTipText(String) to set background, foreground, font, and a tool tip text.

The tool tip text is not displayed, because Line 16 sets a tool tip text on jbtOK,
but Line 17 adds a new button (different from jbtOK) to the content pane of the
frame.
18.

true
false

19.

new ImageIcon(image/us.gif).

20.

The effect is that only one button is added to the container. No syntax errors, nor
runtime errors.

21.

It displays only two buttons. The buttons cannot be shared.

22.

Yes. (See the NOTE box in the Section 11.10).

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