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XML, HTML & Swing An Overview

XML, HTML & Swing An Overview. Inf 141 Information Retrieval Winter 2007. XML. General purpose mark-up language Extensible because it allows users to define their own elements Example: <start></start> Follows a tree-like structure Must have exactly one root element. XML.

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XML, HTML & Swing An Overview

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  1. XML, HTML & Swing An Overview Inf 141 Information Retrieval Winter 2007

  2. XML • General purpose mark-up language • Extensible because it allows users to define their own elements • Example: <start></start> • Follows a tree-like structure • Must have exactly one root element

  3. XML • Levels of correctness • Well-formed: if u start with a statement you must end with a statement or it will not be parsed • Example: <start> blah blah blah </start> • Element names are case sensitive • <start /> • Valid: conforms to semantic rules (either user defined or schema included) • Example: if a document contains an undefined element, then it is not valid and will not be parsed

  4. HTML • Predominant markup language for web pages. • It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document — by denoting certain text as headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on — and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded images, and other objects.

  5. HTML • Elements are the basic structure • Properties: • Attributes – contained in the start label • <font size = “8”></font> • Content - located between the labels • <p> hello </p> • Types of markup • Structural: describes purpose; most browsers have formatting standards • Example: • <h2></h2> • Presentational: describes appearance • Example: • <strong> bold </strong> • <em> italics </em> • Hypertext: links to other documents or pages • Example: • <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a> • Stylesheets may be created and accessed to maintain formatting across pages

  6. HTML • Must start with a document type which determines which rendering mode to use • HTML documents transmitted from a web server to a web browser for viewing

  7. Swing • GUIs are layed out as trees • There is a toplevel container, usually a window • Inside this are multiple panels (often invisible), used to control layout • Swing: Java’s GUI programming toolkit

  8. Swing

  9. Common Swing Widgets • JFrames, JPanels • Layout Managers • JLists • JButtons • JLabels, JTextFields, JTextAreas

  10. Swing: JFrames and JPanels • JFrames are top-level windows • JPanels allow grouping of other widgets • Each JFrame has a panel into which the frame’s contents must go: the contentPane • window = swing.JFrame(”FrameDemo”) • window.contentPane.add(new JButton()) • You must pack and show a JFrame to display it • window.pack() • window.show()

  11. Swing: Layout Managers • Layout Managers control the placement of widgets in a JPanel • Simplest by far: awt.BorderLayout • window.contentPane.layout = awt.BorderLayout() • window.contentPane.add(”Center”, swing.JButton(”Button 2 (CENTER)”)) • Five regions: • North, South: expand horizontally • East, West: expand vertically • Center: expands in both directions

  12. Swing: JLists • JLists are collections of widgets • list = swing.JList() • Put JLists in a JScrollPane to make them scrollable • window.contentPane.add(swing.JScrollPane(list)) • JLists contain a listData member with the contents • list.listData = [’January’, ‘February’, ‘March’, ...] • selectedValue contains the selected item! • >>> print list.selectedValue • ‘March’

  13. Swing: JButtons • JButtons have many fancy features... • Images, labels, tooltips, etc. • Basic use is very simple: • Supply a label when you construct the button • button = swing.JButton(”This is my label!”) • Provide a function to use as a callback • button.actionPerformed = someCallback

  14. Swing: JTextFields, JTextAreas, and JLabels • JLabels are the world’s simplest widgets • years = swing.JLabel(”Years”) • JTextFields are used for single-line text entry • yearValue = swing.JTextField() • print yearValue.text • JTextAreas are used for longer pieces of text • area = swing.JTextArea(24, 80)

  15. Resources • XML: • Wikipedia • Tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp • inside out: http://www.xml.com/ • HTML: • Wikipedia • Tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp • Swing: • Wikipedia • JComponent Class: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/jcomponent.html

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