Java - Build a Desktop Application

Name: Java - Build a Desktop Application
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Learn how to build a Desktop Application using Java and Swing with full step by step instructions and resources

Created byJohn McNeil

Last updated 3/2018

English

What you'll learn

Write a desktop application using the Java programming language and package up into an executable file
Creating and using a menu
Display dialog box with details about the author of the application
Implementing a generic method for writing an application log file
Package the application into an executable file for easy distribution
Basic image handling

Course content

7 sections • 24 lectures • 4h 34m total length

Requirements2:00
The Application2:19
Take a look at the finished application we will build during this tutorial.

Installing Java7:58
The application we will build will be written in Java. Before we can start we need to install Java onto our machine. This video takes you through the steps need to install Java on your computer.
Installing Eclipse6:07
To provide visual help and handy tools in writing Java code we will use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Eclipse is a popular Java IDE and this video covers how locate, download and install to you computer.
Application Logging toolkit1:48
As we go through developing the application we will add code which writes out progress information to a log file. To allow us to do this we will make use of a logging tool call Log4J. This video shows you where to locate the Log4J tool.
Executable wrapper for Java5:01
Once all the code writing is over we will package up our Java code into an executable program. To do this we will use the Launch4J tool. This video shows you where you can locate this tool.

Basic Application6:39
Before we get to involved in writing our application, first lets check we have our environment installed and working correctly by writing a small test program.
Preparing to use GUI objects - Threadsafe running6:18
This sessions ensures that when we use our Swing components there are run on the Event Dispatch Thread.
Add Logging19:37
Upgrading to Log4J225:30
This course was built using Log4J and whilst it is still available Log4J2 is now available. The way you use Log4J2 is sufficiently different to Log4J that I have added a lecture showing how to use this new version with a properties file so if you wish to use the later version you can.
Create the main window8:13
Adding a Window Event Handler16:34

Requirements

Some knowledge of Java
Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Java
Java Run Time Environment (JRE)
A few other freely available tools such as Log4J, and Launch4J

Description

What am I going to get from this course? –

How to implement all those standard Applications features
Adding a Menu bar to your application
Adding Help-About dialog box to your application
Using a Splash screen on startup to show progress
How to implement logging for your Application

The course is divided into 7 sections with each section taking you through an area of the application, with sections such as installing and testing your environment, building a menu and packaging up your application ready for distribution.

Delivery of course content is primarily through the use of video sessions demonstrating a specific point. At the end of each section you are able to run the code and explore the results.

At the end of the course you will be able to take the techniques covered in the course and apply these to your own development projects.

Who this course is for:

successfully completed a Java beginners course who want to use their new found skills to build Desktop Applications
Programmers of all levels new to Desktop Application development

Java - Build a Desktop Application

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 4min

Tools required4 lectures • 21min

Basic Application Framework6 lectures • 1hr 23min

Adding a Splashscreen4 lectures • 51min

Adding the Menu3 lectures • 44min

Adding a Help About dialog box4 lectures • 54min

Packaging up the application1 lecture • 19min

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