Creating an Application Based on the Swing Application Framework

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To best take advantage of the IDE's support for the Swing Application Framework, you need to use the Java Desktop Application project template.

To create a new Swing Application Framework application:

  1. Choose File > New Project.
  2. Select the Java category and select the Java Desktop Application template. Click Next.
  3. In the Name and Location page of the wizard, fill in the necessary fields.

    If you select the Basic Application shell, you can click Finish to create the project on your computer and open the project in the Projects window and the Files window.

    If you select the Database Application shell, click Next to specify the database table and the configuration of the master/detail view of the database.

The generated files include:

See Also
Working With the Swing Application Framework
About Actions in the Swing Application Framework
About Resources in the Swing Application Framework
About Java GUIs
Working With Beans Binding
Working With Desktop Database Applications

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