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In December 2008, [[Sun Microsystems]] (Oracle's predecessor) released the [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] / [[FXML]] based framework that it intended to be the successor to Swing, called [[JavaFX]].<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}}</ref>
==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."
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 |url-status=unfit |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:SE|package=javax.swing|javax/swing}} [[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|title=JDK 11 update: JavaFX will be decoupled from the JDK}}</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}}</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 Jeff Dinkins (manager), 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>, Jim Graham, Rick Levenson, Tim Prinzing, Jonni Kanerva, Jeannette Hung, Tom Ball, and Amy Fowler (technical lead).<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 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
==Architecture==
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