This package contains all the classes to create graphical user interfaces.
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It allows some primitive drawing (in a subpackage called graphics).
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It has a number of components corresponding to parts of a windowing interface
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basic components like buttons, textfields, lists, scrollbars, etc.
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components such as panel and frame which allow you to place a number of other components within them. This is hierarchical.
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There are layout managers to help arrange the components.
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There are events and a model to handle events that come from user interactions such as clicking a button or typing in text. import awt.* ;
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