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Can I develop a desktop application using Java?
Java is used to build robust and platform independent applications in many domains. This language is used for developing Android applications, web applications, desktop applications and many more. Also, it is the most preferred language to be learnt among students and professionals.
How do I run a Java desktop application?
You can launch an application from the command line by using the java command. If you want to run an executable JAR file, use the -jar option of the command.
How do you make a desktop application?
Create a Windows desktop project
- From the main menu, choose File > New > Project to open the Create a New Project dialog box.
- At the top of the dialog, set Language to C++, set Platform to Windows, and set Project type to Desktop.
- From the filtered list of project types, choose Windows Desktop Wizard then choose Next.
Which programming language is used for developing desktop applications?
Java. Java is one of the most famous and most learned languages around the globe. It’s celebrating 24 years of successful life-cycle this year. Still today, many developers consider it the best language for developing desktop applications.
How can I develop a desktop application using Java?
To develop a desktop application using Java you need to learn awt and swing components of Java. Using these components you can easily develop a GUI screen for your desktop application. To connect your desktop application with databases such as oracle, mysql, ms-access you need to learn JDBC which is very simple…
What is the use of Swing framework in Java?
Use Swing. Swing is a framework in Java using which we can develop desktop application. You can have everything in Swing for example Menu Bars, Data Representation components and input components like checkbox and textbox. Lots of Java apps out there are based in Swing. Swing is platform-independent.
How to create a GUI in Java Swing?
So for creating a Java GUI, we need at least one container object. There are 3 types of Java Swing containers. Panel: It is a pure container and is not a window in itself. The sole purpose of a Panel is to organize the components on to a window. Frame: It is a fully functioning window with its title and icons.
How do I connect a desktop application with a database?
To connect your desktop application with databases such as oracle, mysql, ms-access you need to learn JDBC which is very simple to learn and hardly takes 2-3 days for basic understanding. Now, to start development of your application first you need to create a test class which extends a frame in awt or JFrame in swing.