Java Swing (Java (O'Reilly)) by Robert Eckstein - Paperback 1998 - VERY GOOD

The Swing classes eliminate Java\'s biggest weakness: its relatively primitive user interface toolkit. Swing provides many new components and containers that allow you to build sophisticated user interfaces, far beyond what was possible with AWT. The old components have been greatly improved, and there are many new components, like trees, tables, and even text editors. Java Swing gives you in-depth coverage of everything you need to know to take full advantage of the Swing classes, providing detailed descriptions of every class and interface in the key Swing packages. It shows you how to use all of the new components, allowing you to build state-of-the-art user interfaces. It also discusses how the components implement the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture, so you can understand how the components are designed and subclass them intelligently. Java Swing is more than documentation; it helps you develop code quickly and effectively. Covers Java 2.