Methods for GUI development in java ?

Question

What are the tools adopted by professionals for developing good GUI applications using JAVA?

Answer 1

A good way to create GUIs in java are the swing classes, containing for example javax.swing.JFrame. This represents the main frame of your GUI. By using several layout managers like javax.swing.BoxLayout or javax.swing.GroupLayout you can then place a lot of different components like JButton, JLabel or JCheckbox (also part of the swing package) onto your GUI.