Uses of Package
javax.swing

Packages that use javax.swing

javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.border	Provides classes and interface for drawing specialized borders around a Swing component.
javax.swing.colorchooser	Contains classes and interfaces used by the JColorChooser component.
javax.swing.event	Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.filechooser	Contains classes and interfaces used by the JFileChooser component.
javax.swing.plaf	Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
javax.swing.plaf.basic	Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look-and-feel.
javax.swing.plaf.metal	Provides user interface objects built according to the ``metal'' look-and-feel.
javax.swing.plaf.multi	The multiplexing look and feel allows users to combine auxiliary look and feels with the default look and feel.
javax.swing.table	Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTable.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
javax.swing.text.html	Provides the class HTMLEditorKit and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
javax.swing.tree	Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with javax.swing.JTree.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing

AbstractButton
Defines common behaviors for buttons and menu items.

AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton
This class implements accessibility support for the AbstractButton class.

AbstractCellEditor

AbstractListModel
The Abstract definition for the data model the provides a List with its contents.

Action
The Action interface provides a useful extension to the ActionListener interface in cases where the same functionality may be accessed by several controls.

ActionMap
ActionMap provides mappings from Objects (called keys or Action names) to Actions.

BoundedRangeModel
Defines the data model used by components like Sliders and ProgressBars.

Box
A lightweight container that uses a BoxLayout object as its layout manager.

Box.Filler
An implementation of a lightweight component that participates in layout but has no view.

ButtonGroup
This class is used to create a multiple-exclusion scope for a set of buttons.

ButtonModel
State Model for buttons.

CellEditor
This interface defines the methods any general editor should be able to implement.

CellRendererPane
This class is inserted in between cell renderers and the components that use them.

ComboBoxEditor
The editor component used for JComboBox components.

ComboBoxModel
ComboBoxDataModel is a ListDataModel with a selected item This selected item is in the model since it is not always in the item list.

ComponentInputMap
A ComponentInputMap is an InputMap associated with a particular JComponent.

DefaultButtonModel
The default implementation of a Button component's data model.

DefaultCellEditor
The default editor for table and tree cells.

DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate

DefaultListCellRenderer
Renders an item in a list.

DesktopManager
DesktopManager objects are owned by a JDesktopPane object.

FocusManager
Swing Focus Manager

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

ImageIcon
An implementation of the Icon interface that paints Icons from Images.

InputMap
InputMap provides a binding between an input event (currently only KeyStrokes are used) and an Object.

InputVerifier
The purpose of this class is to help clients support smooth focus navigation through GUIs with text fields.

JApplet
An extended version of java.applet.Applet that adds support for the JFC/Swing component architecture.

JButton
An implementation of a "push" button.

JCheckBox
An implementation of a check box -- an item that can be selected or deselected, and which displays its state to the user.

JCheckBoxMenuItem
A menu item that can be selected or deselected.

JColorChooser
JColorChooser provides a pane of controls designed to allow a user to manipulate and select a color.

JComboBox
A component that combines a button or text field and a drop-down list.

JComboBox.KeySelectionManager
The interface that defines a KeySelectionManager.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
Inner class of JComponent used to provide default support for accessibility.

JDesktopPane
A container used to create a multiple-document interface or a virtual desktop.

JDialog
The main class for creating a dialog window.

JEditorPane
A text component to edit various kinds of content.

JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPane
This class implements accessibility support for the JEditorPane class.

JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport
What's returned by AccessibleJEditorPaneHTML.getAccessibleText.

JFileChooser
JFileChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a file.

JFrame
An extended version of java.awt.Frame that adds support for the JFC/Swing component architecture.

JInternalFrame
A lightweight object that provides many of the features of a native frame, including dragging, closing, becoming an icon, resizing, title display, and support for a menu bar.

JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon
This component represents an iconified version of a JInternalFrame.

JLabel
A display area for a short text string or an image, or both.

JLayeredPane
JLayeredPane adds depth to a JFC/Swing container, allowing components to overlap each other when needed.

JList
A component that allows the user to select one or more objects from a list.

JList.AccessibleJList
This class implements accessibility support for the JList class.

JMenu
An implementation of a menu -- a popup window containing JMenuItems that is displayed when the user selects an item on the JMenuBar.

JMenu.WinListener
A listener class that watches for a popup window closing.

JMenuBar
An implementation of a menu bar.

JMenuItem
An implementation of an item in a menu.

JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem
This class implements accessibility support for the JMenuItem class.

JOptionPane
JOptionPane makes it easy to pop up a standard dialog box that prompts users for a value or informs them of something.

JPanel
JPanel is a generic lightweight container.

JPasswordField
JPasswordField is a lightweight component that allows the editing of a single line of text where the view indicates something was typed, but does not show the original characters.

JPopupMenu
An implementation of a popup menu -- a small window that pops up and displays a series of choices.

JProgressBar
A component that displays an integer value within a bounded interval.

JRadioButton
An implementation of a radio button -- an item that can be selected or deselected, and which displays its state to the user.

JRadioButtonMenuItem
An implementation of a radio button menu item.

JRootPane
A lightweight container used behind the scenes by JFrame, JDialog, JWindow, JApplet, and JInternalFrame.

JScrollBar
An implementation of a scrollbar.

JScrollPane
Provides a scrollable view of a component.

JSeparator
An implementation of a menu separator -- a divider between menu items that breaks them up into logical groupings.

JSlider
A component that lets the user graphically select a value by slding a knob within a bounded interval.

JSplitPane
JSplitPane is used to divide two (and only two) Components.

JTabbedPane
A component that lets the user switch between a group of components by clicking on a tab with a given title and/or icon.

JTable
JTable is a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.

JTable.AccessibleJTable
This class implements accessibility support for the JTable class.

JTextArea
A TextArea is a multi-line area that displays plain text.

JTextField
JTextField is a lightweight component that allows the editing of a single line of text.

JTextField.AccessibleJTextField
This class implements accessibility support for the JTextField class.

JToggleButton
An implementation of a two-state button.

JToggleButton.AccessibleJToggleButton
This class implements accessibility support for the JToggleButton class.

JToolBar
JToolBar provides a component that is useful for displaying commonly used Actions or controls.

JToolTip
Used to display a "Tip" for a Component.

JTree
A control that displays a set of hierarchical data as an outline.

JTree.AccessibleJTree
This class implements accessibility support for the JTree class.

JTree.EmptySelectionModel
EmptySelectionModel is a TreeSelectionModel that does not allow anything to be selected.

JTree.TreeSelectionRedirector
Handles creating a new TreeSelectionEvent with the JTree as the source and passing it off to all the listeners.

JViewport
The "viewport" or "porthole" through which you see the underlying information.

JViewport.ViewListener
A listener for the view.

JWindow
A JWindow is a container that can be displayed anywhere on the user's desktop.

KeyStroke
A KeyStroke instance represents a key being typed on the keyboard -- it contains both a char code for the key and a modifier (alt, shift, ctrl, meta, or a combination).

ListCellRenderer
Identifies components that can be used as "rubber stamps" to paint the cells in a JList.

ListModel
This interface defines the methods components like JList use to get the value of each cell in a list and the length of the list.

ListSelectionModel
This interface represents the current state of the selection for any of the components that display a list of values with stable indices.

LookAndFeel
Completely characterizes a look and feel from the point of view of the pluggable look and feel components.

MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface.

MenuSelectionManager
A MenuSelectionManager owns the selection in menu hierarchy.

MutableComboBoxModel
A mutable version of ComboBoxModel.

ProgressMonitor
A class to monitor the progress of some operation.

RepaintManager
This class manages repaint requests, allowing the number of repaints to be minimized, for example by collapsing multiple requests into a single repaint for members of a component tree.

RootPaneContainer
This interface is implemented by components that have a single JRootPane child: JDialog, JFrame, JWindow, JApplet, JInternalFrame.

Scrollable
An interface that provides information to a scrolling container like JScrollPane.

ScrollPaneConstants
Constants used with the JScrollPane component.

ScrollPaneLayout
The layout manager used by JScrollPane.

SingleSelectionModel
A model that supports at most one indexed selection.

SizeRequirements
For the convenience of layout managers, calculates information about the size and position of components.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

ToolTipManager
Manages all the ToolTips in the system.

UIDefaults
A table of defaults for Swing components.

UIDefaults.LazyValue
This class enables one to store an entry in the defaults table that isn't constructed until the first time it's looked up with one of the getXXX(key) methods.

UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo
Provide a little information about an installed LookAndFeel for the sake of configuring a menu or for initial application set up.

UnsupportedLookAndFeelException
An exception that indicates the request look & feel management classes are not present on the user's system.

WindowConstants
Constants used to control the window-closing operation.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.border

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.colorchooser

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

JColorChooser
JColorChooser provides a pane of controls designed to allow a user to manipulate and select a color.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JPanel
JPanel is a generic lightweight container.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.event

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JInternalFrame
A lightweight object that provides many of the features of a native frame, including dragging, closing, becoming an icon, resizing, title display, and support for a menu bar.

MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface.

MenuSelectionManager
A MenuSelectionManager owns the selection in menu hierarchy.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.filechooser

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.plaf

ActionMap
ActionMap provides mappings from Objects (called keys or Action names) to Actions.

ComponentInputMap
A ComponentInputMap is an InputMap associated with a particular JComponent.

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

InputMap
InputMap provides a binding between an input event (currently only KeyStrokes are used) and an Object.

JComboBox
A component that combines a button or text field and a drop-down list.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JFileChooser
JFileChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a file.

JList
A component that allows the user to select one or more objects from a list.

JOptionPane
JOptionPane makes it easy to pop up a standard dialog box that prompts users for a value or informs them of something.

JSplitPane
JSplitPane is used to divide two (and only two) Components.

JTabbedPane
A component that lets the user switch between a group of components by clicking on a tab with a given title and/or icon.

JTree
A control that displays a set of hierarchical data as an outline.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.plaf.basic

AbstractAction
This class provides default implementations for the JFC Action interface.

AbstractButton
Defines common behaviors for buttons and menu items.

AbstractListModel
The Abstract definition for the data model the provides a List with its contents.

Action
The Action interface provides a useful extension to the ActionListener interface in cases where the same functionality may be accessed by several controls.

BoxLayout
A layout manager that allows multiple components to be layed out either vertically or horizontally.

CellRendererPane
This class is inserted in between cell renderers and the components that use them.

ComboBoxEditor
The editor component used for JComboBox components.

ComboBoxModel
ComboBoxDataModel is a ListDataModel with a selected item This selected item is in the model since it is not always in the item list.

DesktopManager
DesktopManager objects are owned by a JDesktopPane object.

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

JButton
An implementation of a "push" button.

JComboBox
A component that combines a button or text field and a drop-down list.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JDesktopPane
A container used to create a multiple-document interface or a virtual desktop.

JFileChooser
JFileChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a file.

JFrame
An extended version of java.awt.Frame that adds support for the JFC/Swing component architecture.

JInternalFrame
A lightweight object that provides many of the features of a native frame, including dragging, closing, becoming an icon, resizing, title display, and support for a menu bar.

JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon
This component represents an iconified version of a JInternalFrame.

JLabel
A display area for a short text string or an image, or both.

JList
A component that allows the user to select one or more objects from a list.

JMenu
An implementation of a menu -- a popup window containing JMenuItems that is displayed when the user selects an item on the JMenuBar.

JMenuBar
An implementation of a menu bar.

JMenuItem
An implementation of an item in a menu.

JOptionPane
JOptionPane makes it easy to pop up a standard dialog box that prompts users for a value or informs them of something.

JPanel
JPanel is a generic lightweight container.

JPopupMenu
An implementation of a popup menu -- a small window that pops up and displays a series of choices.

JProgressBar
A component that displays an integer value within a bounded interval.

JRootPane
A lightweight container used behind the scenes by JFrame, JDialog, JWindow, JApplet, and JInternalFrame.

JScrollBar
An implementation of a scrollbar.

JScrollPane
Provides a scrollable view of a component.

JSeparator
An implementation of a menu separator -- a divider between menu items that breaks them up into logical groupings.

JSlider
A component that lets the user graphically select a value by slding a knob within a bounded interval.

JSplitPane
JSplitPane is used to divide two (and only two) Components.

JTabbedPane
A component that lets the user switch between a group of components by clicking on a tab with a given title and/or icon.

JTable
JTable is a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.

JTextField
JTextField is a lightweight component that allows the editing of a single line of text.

JToolBar
JToolBar provides a component that is useful for displaying commonly used Actions or controls.

JTree
A control that displays a set of hierarchical data as an outline.

KeyStroke
A KeyStroke instance represents a key being typed on the keyboard -- it contains both a char code for the key and a modifier (alt, shift, ctrl, meta, or a combination).

ListCellRenderer
Identifies components that can be used as "rubber stamps" to paint the cells in a JList.

ListModel
This interface defines the methods components like JList use to get the value of each cell in a list and the length of the list.

ListSelectionModel
This interface represents the current state of the selection for any of the components that display a list of values with stable indices.

LookAndFeel
Completely characterizes a look and feel from the point of view of the pluggable look and feel components.

MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface.

MenuSelectionManager
A MenuSelectionManager owns the selection in menu hierarchy.

ScrollPaneConstants
Constants used with the JScrollPane component.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Timer
Causes an action to occur at a predefined rate.

UIDefaults
A table of defaults for Swing components.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.plaf.metal

AbstractAction
This class provides default implementations for the JFC Action interface.

AbstractButton
Defines common behaviors for buttons and menu items.

AbstractListModel
The Abstract definition for the data model the provides a List with its contents.

Action
The Action interface provides a useful extension to the ActionListener interface in cases where the same functionality may be accessed by several controls.

ActionMap
ActionMap provides mappings from Objects (called keys or Action names) to Actions.

CellRendererPane
This class is inserted in between cell renderers and the components that use them.

ComboBoxEditor
The editor component used for JComboBox components.

ComboBoxModel
ComboBoxDataModel is a ListDataModel with a selected item This selected item is in the model since it is not always in the item list.

DefaultListCellRenderer
Renders an item in a list.

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

JButton
An implementation of a "push" button.

JComboBox
A component that combines a button or text field and a drop-down list.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JFileChooser
JFileChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a file.

JInternalFrame
A lightweight object that provides many of the features of a native frame, including dragging, closing, becoming an icon, resizing, title display, and support for a menu bar.

JLabel
A display area for a short text string or an image, or both.

JList
A component that allows the user to select one or more objects from a list.

JMenu
An implementation of a menu -- a popup window containing JMenuItems that is displayed when the user selects an item on the JMenuBar.

JPanel
JPanel is a generic lightweight container.

JPopupMenu
An implementation of a popup menu -- a small window that pops up and displays a series of choices.

JScrollPane
Provides a scrollable view of a component.

JSeparator
An implementation of a menu separator -- a divider between menu items that breaks them up into logical groupings.

JSlider
A component that lets the user graphically select a value by slding a knob within a bounded interval.

JToolBar
JToolBar provides a component that is useful for displaying commonly used Actions or controls.

ListCellRenderer
Identifies components that can be used as "rubber stamps" to paint the cells in a JList.

ListModel
This interface defines the methods components like JList use to get the value of each cell in a list and the length of the list.

LookAndFeel
Completely characterizes a look and feel from the point of view of the pluggable look and feel components.

MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface.

ScrollPaneConstants
Constants used with the JScrollPane component.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

UIDefaults
A table of defaults for Swing components.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.plaf.multi

JComboBox
A component that combines a button or text field and a drop-down list.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JFileChooser
JFileChooser provides a simple mechanism for the user to choose a file.

JList
A component that allows the user to select one or more objects from a list.

JOptionPane
JOptionPane makes it easy to pop up a standard dialog box that prompts users for a value or informs them of something.

JSplitPane
JSplitPane is used to divide two (and only two) Components.

JTabbedPane
A component that lets the user switch between a group of components by clicking on a tab with a given title and/or icon.

JTree
A control that displays a set of hierarchical data as an outline.

LookAndFeel
Completely characterizes a look and feel from the point of view of the pluggable look and feel components.

UIDefaults
A table of defaults for Swing components.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.table

CellEditor
This interface defines the methods any general editor should be able to implement.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
Inner class of JComponent used to provide default support for accessibility.

JLabel
A display area for a short text string or an image, or both.

JTable
JTable is a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.

ListSelectionModel
This interface represents the current state of the selection for any of the components that display a list of values with stable indices.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.text

AbstractAction
This class provides default implementations for the JFC Action interface.

Action
The Action interface provides a useful extension to the ActionListener interface in cases where the same functionality may be accessed by several controls.

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
Inner class of JComponent used to provide default support for accessibility.

JEditorPane
A text component to edit various kinds of content.

KeyStroke
A KeyStroke instance represents a key being typed on the keyboard -- it contains both a char code for the key and a modifier (alt, shift, ctrl, meta, or a combination).

Scrollable
An interface that provides information to a scrolling container like JScrollPane.

SizeRequirements
For the convenience of layout managers, calculates information about the size and position of components.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.text.html

AbstractAction
This class provides default implementations for the JFC Action interface.

Action
The Action interface provides a useful extension to the ActionListener interface in cases where the same functionality may be accessed by several controls.

JEditorPane
A text component to edit various kinds of content.

SizeRequirements
For the convenience of layout managers, calculates information about the size and position of components.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Classes in javax.swing used by javax.swing.tree

CellEditor
This interface defines the methods any general editor should be able to implement.

DefaultListSelectionModel
Default data model for list selections.

Icon
A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.

JComponent
The base class for all Swing components except top-level containers.

JLabel
A display area for a short text string or an image, or both.

JTextField
JTextField is a lightweight component that allows the editing of a single line of text.

JTree
A control that displays a set of hierarchical data as an outline.

Scrollable
An interface that provides information to a scrolling container like JScrollPane.

SwingConstants
A collection of constants generally used for positioning and orienting components on the screen.

Timer
Causes an action to occur at a predefined rate.