Programmer's Guide

The Visual J++ Programmer’s Guide contains the following topics:

• Introduction to WFC Programming    Provides an overview of the Windows Foundation Classes for Java (WFC) and shows how to create a simple WFC application.
  
  
• WFC Programming Concepts   Discusses the WFC application model and includes the following topics: an overview of the WFC packages; WFC visual components; event handling and delegates; application services; Java threads in WFC; and localizing an application.
  
  
• WFC Control Development   Explains how to create WFC controls, either through code or using the Forms Designer.
  
  
• Programming Dynamic HTML in Java   Introduces the com.ms.wfc.html package, which provides access to the Dynamic HTML object model. This overview discusses elements, containers, events, styles, tables, and server-side use of the package.
  
  
• Graphical Services   Describes how to use the WFC Graphics class and related classes to perform routine graphical operations, such as drawing text, images, lines, and shapes.
  
  
• Building and Importing ActiveX Controls   Provides scenarios for building ActiveX controls from WFC controls and importing ActiveX controls into WFC applications.
  
  
• Building and Importing COM Objects   Provides scenarios for building COM objects and using them in applications that support COM.
  
  
• Data Binding in WFC   Explains how WFC supports simple and complex data binding.
  
  
• Writing Windows-Based Applications with J/Direct   Explains how to access Win32 API functions with J/Direct, including how to use the J/Direct Call Builder. Also discusses security issues and error messages, and provides several troubleshooting tips.
  
  
• Visual J++ Extensibility Overview   Describes the extensibility object model for extending the development environment.