Goals:

• Be famliar with some simple Swing components and layouts.
• Understand how to write a Java program with a main method.
• Understand how actions trigger code execution in an event-driven model.

Before starting:

• Read over the entire lab.
• Browse the documentation , particularly the description of how to construct a row of buttons in SwingDemo .
• Run the sample solution.

Helpful resources:

• To exit your program, when the exit button is pressed, call the following method: System.exit(0);
• Sun's tutorial on Swing.
• Visual guide to Swing Containers and Components.

  For this lab you will specifically need:

  • JFrame ( JavaDoc )
  • JPanel ( JavaDoc )
  • JButton ( JavaDoc )
  • JTextField ( JavaDoc )
• Layout Management and Layout Managers .

  For this lab you will specifically need:

  • BorderLayout ( JavaDoc ) for your JFrame.
  • GridLayout ( JavaDoc ) for your row of buttons.

Assignment:

What To Turn In:

For every CS102 lab you turn in, you should fill in a cover sheet and staple it on the front of your lab. Attach a paper printout of the following:

1. your SwingDemo.java file containing the methods you wrote

If you need help printing, ask a TA or refer to the help homepage, which has detailed instructions for how to print from the labs.