Editing Swing (Java) (section)

==History==
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The [[Internet Foundation Classes]] (IFC) were a [[graphics library]] for Java originally developed by [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] and first released on December 16, 1996.  On April 2, 1997, [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] announced their intention to incorporate IFC with other technologies to form the [[Java Foundation Classes]].<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> The "Java Foundation Classes" were later renamed "Swing."{{Clarify|date=May 2024|reason=The JFC FAQ page at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/foundation-classes-faq.html describes Swing as being one component of the JFC alongside AWT etc. This was my understanding: that Swing is one part of the JFC rather than the two being synonymous. Are they sometimes treated as such because the changes to Java that added the JFC are the same ones that added Swing, so it's a little blurred? Are there any sources we can cite with regard to this claim that the JFC were renamed to Swing? I think JFC is a term currently in use.}}

Swing introduced a mechanism that allowed the [[look and feel]] of every component in an application to be altered without making substantial changes to the application code. The introduction of support for a [[pluggable look and feel]] allows Swing components to emulate the appearance of native components while still retaining the benefits of platform independence. 
Originally distributed as a separately downloadable library, Swing has been included as part of the [[Java Platform, Standard Edition|Java Standard Edition]] since release 1.2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/1998-12/sunflash.981208.9.xml |title=SUN DELIVERS NEXT VERSION OF THE JAVA PLATFORM |date=August 2007 |publisher=[[Sun Microsystems]] |quote=''The Java Foundation Classes are now core to the Java 2 platform and includes:The Project Swing set of GUI components, Drag & Drop, Java 2D API which provides new 2D and AWT graphics capabilities as well as printing support, The Java look and feel interface, A new Accessibility API '' |access-date=2012-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816170028/http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/1998-12/sunflash.981208.9.xml |archive-date=August 16, 2007 }}</ref> The Swing classes and components are contained in the {{Javadoc|module=java.desktop|package=javax.swing|monotype=y}} [[Java package|package]] hierarchy.

Development of Swing's successor, [[JavaFX]], started in 2005, and it was officially introduced two years later at JavaOne 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jaxenter.com/jdk-11-javafx-separate-module-142186.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326211553/https://jaxenter.com/jdk-11-javafx-separate-module-142186.html|archive-date=2019-03-26|title=JDK 11 update: JavaFX will be decoupled from the JDK|date=March 8, 2018 |author=Gabriela Motroc}}</ref> JavaFX was open-sourced in 2011 and, in 2012, it became part of the Oracle JDK download. JavaFX is replacing Swing owing to several advantages, including being more lightweight, having [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] styling, sleek design controls, and the use of [[FXML]] and Scene Builder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opensourceforu.com/2017/07/developing-basic-gui-application-using-javafx-eclipse/|title=Developing a basic GUI application using JavaFX in Eclipse|date=July 2017 }}</ref> In 2018, JavaFX was made a part of the OpenJDK under the OpenJFX project to increase the pace of its development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/the-future-of-javafx-and-other-java-client-roadmap-updates|title=The Future of JavaFX and Other Java Client Roadmap Updates|last=Smith|first=Donald|date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

Members of the Java Client team that was responsible for Swing included James Gosling (Architect), Rick Levenson (manager), Amy Fowler & Hans Muller (co-technical leads), Tom Ball, Jeff Dinkins, Georges Saab,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zakhour |first1=Sharon |title=Why is Swing Called Swing? |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/thejavatutorials/why-is-swing-called-swing |website=The Java Tutorials Blog |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> Tim Prinzing, Jonni Kanerva, and Jeannette Hung & Jim Graham (2D Graphics).<ref>{{cite web |last1=John |first1=Yu |title=Rich clients emerge as alternatives for Web applications |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2571634/rich-clients-emerge-as-alternatives-for-web-applications.html |website=ComputerWorld |date=27 August 2003 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>