GUI / Event Driven Programming Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Action Command | a string describing an event |
| Alignment | the placement of components within a layout |
| BoxLayout Manager | a layout manager that places components one after the other in a column |
| Button | a GUI component that the user can click |
| Combo Box | a GUI component that offers a user a way to select from a limited set of choices |
| Container | a component that holds and displays all the other components of a GUI |
| Content Frame | a top-level container |
| Event | a user interaction with an application's GUI |
| Event-Driven Application | an application that responds to events |
| Event Handler | a method that executes in repsonse to events |
| FlowLayout Manager | a layout manager that places components one next to the other in a row |
| Frame | a GUI window that contains a border, title, and maximize, minimize and close buttons |
| GridLayout Manager | a layout manager that places components in a grid of rows and columns |
| Label | a GUI component that displays text or an image and does not interact with the user |
| Layout | the arrangement of components |
| Layout Manager | used to specify the order of components on a content plane |
| Listener | an object that listens for action's events |
| Nested Class | a class that is a member of another class; a class within a class |
| Outer Class | a class that contains a class member |
| Text Field | a GUI component that allows a user to enter information at run time |
| Thread | a process that runs sequentially from start to finish |
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