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==History==

The Internet Foundation Classes (IFC) were a [[graphics library]] for the [[Java programming language]] originally developed by [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] and first released on [[December 16]] [[1996]]. Swing has been includenincluded in the [[Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition|Java Standard Edition]] since release 1.2.

On [[April 2]] [[1997]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] announced their intention to combine IFC with other technologies to form the [[Java Foundation Classes]]. In addition to the components originally provided by IFC, 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]] allowed Swing components to emulate the appearance of native components while still retaining the benefits of platform independence.