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Figure 10-2 shows the AWT class hierarchy for user-interface components calling out
the major classes in the hierarchy. You can divide the components into the following two
key groups: AWT
components
and AWT
containers
. A component, of which
Component
is
the superclass, represents any user-interface object. This includes buttons, check boxes,
radio buttons, labels, lists, and text-entry items. A container, of which
Container
is the
superclass, is a component that can contain other components. Containers have layout
managers, which are responsible for where components appear within a container.
Figure 10-2.
The AWT class hierarchy
