Professional Java Native Interfaces with SWT / JFace

Professional Java Native Interfaces takes a solutions-based approach in showing how SWT/JFace works, discussing each common component, providing useful, practical ideas, tips and techniques to make the Java developers' work easier. The author provides relevant and timely examples, both stand-alone applications and smaller code snippets that readers can incorporate into their own code. To provide a truly real-world quality, the author builds an email/ftp client sample application to show readers how to combine everything into a presentable Java native UI application.

Professional Java Native Interfaces takes a solutions-based approach in showing how SWT/JFace works, discussing each common component, providing useful, practical ideas, tips and techniques to make the Java developers' work easier. The author provides relevant and timely examples, both stand-alone applications and smaller code snippets that readers can incorporate into their own code.

To provide a truly real-world quality, the author builds an email/ftp client sample application to show readers how to combine everything into a presentable Java native UI application.

"Covering the latest SWT/JFace version 3.0, this book begins with a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of the SWT/JFace framework. Then Jackwind Guojie introduces each widget, using Java source code to show you how to use the widget effectively. With the sample code provided, you'll be developing real-world applications quickly and easily." "Packed with tips, hints, tricks, and asides, this book is the ideal reference on SWT/JFace."--Jacket A guide to SWT/JFace covers such topics as SWT event handling, design basics, components, JFace wizard framework, programming OLE and ActiveX controls, and Draw2D. This chapter outlines the three main Java user interface (UI) toolkits: AWT, Swing, and JFace.