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Chapter 11. The `java.awt` Package: Components and Facilities

OBJECTIVES

This chapter helps you prepare for the exam by covering certain objectives from the “The java.awt Package” section of the Sun testing objectives.

Write code using component, container, and LayoutManager classes of the java.awt package to present a graphical user interface (GUI) with specified appearance and resize behavior, and distinguish the responsibilities of layout managers from those of containers.

The AWT package is large and complex; therefore, this objective is divided into manageable parts. This chapter covers the following learning objectives, and the next chapter covers the use of layout managers.

This chapter also covers the following learning objectives:

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