Homework #6: More Swinging

For this homework, you will create an application to demonstrate your grasp of a number of Swing components.

The requirements for the application are as follows:

• The application class must be named Swinger06 and must be a member of a package named cis370.hw06.
• The application interface must include a menu bar and a number of Swing components. The components must be laid out in a logical fashion, and must use panels and layout managers as necessary to handle resizing of the window acceptably.
• Each of the components in the window must do something 'interesting'. This could be changing the value, color, or font of another field, appending a log message to a scrolling JTextArea, printing something to System.out, displaying a picture, or whatever.
• The window must contain at least the following Swing components:
  • Two check boxes.
  • One group of at least four radio buttons with a labelled border.
  • Two buttons.
  • One combo box.
  • A text field with a document filter.
  • A text field with a custom formatter.
  • A text area with scrollbars.
  • As many JLabels as are necessary to make the function of the other components clear.
• The menu bar must contain at least the following items:
  • A "File" menu which includes an "Exit" item which will terminate the application.
  • Two checkbox menu items.
  • A group of at least four radio button menu items.
• One button must display an "Open..." dialog which allows the user to select only files with the extensions ".java", ".html", and ".txt".
• The application must be thoroughly (but not excessively) documented with javadoc.

Due date: The homework is due at the beginning of class on 21 October.

Turn in: (1) a listing of the source file(s) for the application; (2) a screen dump of the application in action; (3) a second screen dump showing the application with its window resized; and (4) at least three pages of the javadoc output for the application.

E-mail: A Zip or tar archive file containing all of your source files (including package.html) to grading@bozoid.com. The subject of the e-mail should be "Swinger06", and the archive name should be hw06.zip or hw06.tar.gz. In addition to your source files, the archive file should include a text file named readme.txt containing your name and any other identifying information you think is appropriate. Do not include .class files, javadoc files, or screen dumps in the e-mail.

Note: Staple all the pages of your submission together, and make sure you put your name on your homework!