Java GUI Builders

Java GUI Builders

This article discusses and compares tools for buildVisualage for Java Enterprise Version 2: Persistence Builder with Guis, Servlets, and Java Server Pages (IBM Red Books)ing Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in Java.� It describes my experiences and results in trying to find tools for rapid development of Java GUIs.

1 � 1Introduction

1.1Discussion Thread� 1

1.2Evaluation Scope and Methodology� 1

1.3 Evaluation Criteria� 2

2 GUI Builder Background. 2

2.1 GUI Components: Swing vs. SWT� 2

2.2 Layout Managers3

2.3 Tool Types4

2.4 GUI Definition Storage� 5

3. Recommended Products5

4. Product Summary. 6

5 Product Details9

5.1 Swing Designer9

5.2 NetBeans11

5.3 JFormDesigner13

5.4 FormLayoutMaker14

5.5 Foam� 15

5.6 Jigloo� 16

5.7 JBuilder16

5.8 Eclipse Visual Editor17

5.9 Jvider17

6 Wish List18

7 Example Code� 18

8 Revision History