When creating a new project in netbeans, if i select JAVA Desktop application, it creates some code which I DO NOT RECOGNISE AT ALL as what i had learnt in swing.
It
You may have inadvertently selected Java Desktop Application
Creates a skeleton of a desktop application based on the Swing Application Framework (JSR 296). This template provides basic application infrastructure such as a menu bar, persisting of window state, and status bar. With this template, you can also generate code to create a GUI interface for a database table.
Rather than Java Application
Creates a new Java SE application in a standard IDE project. You can also generate a main class in the project. Standard projects use an IDE-generated Ant build script to build, run, and debug your project.
Addendum: Use File > New File > Java GUI Forms
to add high-level containers, e.g. an enclosing JPanel
, that can be instantiated from main()
's run()
method.
For example, Main.main()
:
package temp;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
JFrame f = new JFrame();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.add(new NewJPanel());
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
}
And a NewJPanel
built in the GUI editor (note "Generated Code"):
package temp;
public class NewJPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
/** Creates new form NewJPanel */
public NewJPanel() {
initComponents();
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
//
private void initComponents() {
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel1.setText("Hello, world!");
org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout layout =
new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(this);
this.setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
.add(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.add(163, 163, 163)
.add(jLabel1)
.addContainerGap(157, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
.add(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.add(113, 113, 113)
.add(jLabel1)
.addContainerGap(171, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
}//
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
// End of variables declaration
}