Java Reference
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technology was current. For example, below are the components that come with AWT, Sun's UI
technology from the 1990s.
java.awt.Button
java.awt.Checkbox
java.awt.Choice
java.awt.Dialog
java.awt.Image
java.awt.Label
java.awt.List
java.awt.Scrollbar
java.awt.TextArea
java.awt.TestField
java.awt.Window
As you can see, there were really very few choices. If you compare the list above with the one below,
which shows the Swing UI controls, you can see the new paradigms that were introduced in the last 10
years.
javax.swing.JButton
javax.swing.JCheckBox
javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem
javax.swing.JColorChooser
javax.swing.JComboBox
javax.swing.JDesktopPane
javax.swing.JDialog
javax.swing.JEditorPane
javax.swing.JFileChooser
javax.swing.JFormattedTextField
javax.swing.JFrame
javax.swing.JInternalFrame
javax.swing.JLabel
javax.swing.JList
javax.swing.JMenu
javax.swing.JMenuBar
javax.swing.JPasswordField
javax.swing.JPopupMenu
javax.swing.JProgressBar
javax.swing.JRadioButton
javax.swing.JScrollPane
javax.swing.JSeperator
javax.swing.JSlider
javax.swing.JSpinner
javax.swing.JTabbedPane
javax.swing.JTable
javax.swing.JTextArea
javax.swing.JTextField
javax.swing.JToggleButton
javax.swing.JToolBar
javax.swing.JTree
