Question

I am about to start learning coding the GUI. Now I know that its best if you hand code it for the first time to get a grip on the concepts.

My question is this: Do I need to disable the GUI buidler in Netbeans to do this? Looked up the Netbeans Forum but could not find a clear answer. It seems most programmers still prefer the hand coding option.

Thanks for your attention

Answer 1

No, you don’t have to disable anything. You can just start writing Swing code right away.

Try it out yourself by pasting the source for the HelloWorldSwing program and run it. Here’s an abbreviated version:

import javax.swing.*;        

public class HelloWorldSwing {

    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("HelloWorldSwing");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        //Add the ubiquitous "Hello World" label.
        JLabel label = new JLabel("Hello World");
        frame.getContentPane().add(label);

        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }


    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}