Java: Create a GUI with XML?

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im searching for the most popular framework to create a java gui with xml definitions. I prefer Swing!

Your opinions are needed, thanks!

I have been using Swing for about 5 years and would also prefer using it over anything else. — Jim
– Jim, Commented Mar 6, 2011 at 22:22

Mads Hansen · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-07 01:18:10Z

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I have had good experience with ANTForm: http://antforms.sourceforge.net/.

It generates Java Swing panels from XML. I have used it to build simple GUI apps that execute ANT targets.

Example of the XML declaration:

<antform title="Send Mail" 
    save="properties.txt"
    image="doc/images/testlogo.jpg">
    <label>To send a mail, use the following form. Pick a recipient,
 type a subject and a body...the script will do the rest.</label>
    <selectionProperty label="Recipient: " 
    property="recipient" 
    values="[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]" 
    separator=";"/>
    <textProperty label="Subject : " property="subject" />
    <multilineTextProperty label="Message body: "
        property="body"/>
    <booleanProperty label="Send immediately: " property="send"/>
</antform>

Example of what it produces:

enter image description here

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 1:18

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Fred · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-21 23:39:25Z

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I would suggest checking out FXML there is a neat tool made by oracle which can be used for making GUIs the following are some good links to get started.

http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/fxml_get_started/jfxpub-fxml_get_started.htm

http://docs.oracle.com/javafx//scenebuilder/1/get_started/jsbpub-get_started.htm

You don't need to use the SceneBuilder tool but it makes things very easy when creating a gui using FXML.

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E-rich · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-07 16:56:39Z

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I don't know if there are any popular frameworks out there for Java, but you might look at XUL which is what the Firefox UI and its plugins use.

There are some Java-based engines to render XUL (using Swing), but I'm not sure what state they are in.

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dmcnelis · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-06 23:44:27Z

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I used Apache Pivot http://pivot.apache.org/ and really liked it.

answered Mar 6, 2011 at 23:44

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Chris Dennett · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-06 23:31:29Z

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Have a look at SWT and SWT/XML or SWIXML for Swing.

answered Mar 6, 2011 at 23:31

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gkns · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-24 09:43:03Z

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Jaxe is something which I have used for the same. But not sure if it is maintained now.

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