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Hi, I'm currently learning Java in my computer science class and I want to play around with it more.

 

I've been thinking of porting some of my C# .Net programs to Java but I've hit a snag.

 

I don't know that much about Java's UI and frames.

 

What should I use for the UI (I've heard Swing is obsolete and awt is the new thing)?

 

And where can I learn how to use it?

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Depends how complex you want it to be. Simple UI stuff can be done in the Netbeans IDE but the code is a bit of a garble. Super easy to use if simple is what you want though. AWT is a good bet, I have had success with it recently and just taught myself from reading on TutorialsPoint.

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Depends how complex you want it to be. Simple UI stuff can be done in the Netbeans IDE but the code is a bit of a garble. Super easy to use if simple is what you want though. AWT is a good bet, I have had success with it recently and just taught myself from reading on TutorialsPoint.

I'm using Eclipse for Java.

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I've never really used Eclipse, just a hold over from my study days, so I can't really comment - but a quick google just then found this: https://eclipse.org/windowbuilder/

 

It seems relatively similar to Netbeans UI builder in terms of functionality but you should have a bit of a read into it to see if fits what you need.

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Yep. I just finished a semester on Java GUI. When you create a class file in Eclipse, right click > New > Other and look for Windowbuilder. Under Windowbuilder, there's a JFrame. Click that and Eclipse will generate a blank canvas GUI for you to start. You can code with source code or you can use the design view to code.

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I've never really used Eclipse, just a hold over from my study days, so I can't really comment - but a quick google just then found this: https://eclipse.org/windowbuilder/

 

It seems relatively similar to Netbeans UI builder in terms of functionality but you should have a bit of a read into it to see if fits what you need.

Cheers. This may be exactly what i'm looking for.

 

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Just now, brighteyes890 said:

No dramas, if you want a hand with Java stuff in the future feel free to flick me a message. I mean, google is just as handy but hey!

Sure. I will :)

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JavaFX is a more modern GUI API than Swing and is what made it obsolete. AWT also deals with 2D graphics, so it's not exactly obsolete.  You can build OpenJFX, a GUI builder for JavaFX which was originally developed by Oracle as an accompaniment download for Java.

https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX#BuildingOpenJFX-GettingtheSources

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