created: 07/01/99 (with AWT); revised: 01/11/02 (with Swing), 07/17/06

CHAPTER 61 — GUI Applications

This chapter develops two applications that are just on the fringe of being useful. Along the way, it discusses several additional topics in Swing programming.

Chapter Topics:

Example: Temperature conversion application.
Obtaining numeric values from JTextFields.
Writing results into JTextFields.
ActionListener for a JTextField.
Example: Calories from fat calculation.
Using a JButton with JTextField input.
Finding the right size for a frame.

QUESTION 1:

At what temperature does water boil?