Java

Abstract Window
Toolkit (AWT)
-By Utkarsh Rai
 Introduction
❖ Java AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit) is
an API to develop GUI or window
based applications in java.
❖ GUI is build of graphical element
called components.

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 AWT Components
❖ Java AWT components are
platform-dependent i.e. components
are displayed according to the view of
operating system.
❖ The Container class is a subclass of
Component.
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In Java GUI can be design using
some predefined classes. All these
classes are defined in java.awt
package

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The AWT provides nine basic
non-container component and three
container classes.

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Container
The Container is a component in AWT that
can contain another components like
buttons, text-fields, labels etc. The classes
that extends Container class are known as
container such as Frame, Dialog and Panel.
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Window
The window is the container that have no
borders and menu bars. You must use
frame, dialog or another window for
creating a window.

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Panel
The Panel is the container that doesn’t
contain title bar and menu bars. It can have
other compontents like button, textfield etc.

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Frame
The Frame is the container that contain title
bar and can have menu bars. It can have
other components like button, textfield etc.

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Useful Methods of Component class

Method Description
inserts a component on this
public void add(Component c)
component.

public void setSize(int width,int sets the size (width and height) of
height) the component.

public void defines the layout manager for the

setLayout(LayoutManager m) component.

public void setVisible(boolean changes the visibility of the

status) component, by default false.

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Thanks!

Reference : ttps://www.tutorialspoint.com/awt/
https://www.javatpoint.com/java-awt11