S much of an improvement as Swing and SWT have been for building Java GUIs, Java still lacks the ease of free-form GUI creation available in products such as Visual Basic. In fact, coding Java GUIs is so tedious and requires such detailed knowledge of the AWT, Swing, and SWT APIs that it has become a specialty within the Java programming community. WindowBuilder Pro, a tool developed by Instantiations, Inc. Of Portland, Oregon, allows all Java developers to bi-directionally create, edit, and manage all types of GUI components. As an Eclipse plug-in, it also integrates seamlessly with Eclipse's Java Perspective. Installer Pdo Sqlite Debian. This article offers a review of WindowBuilder Pro's features, benefits, and usability, and a discussion about the direction of Java GUI development with Instantiations' vice president of product development. Waxing Nostalgic I admit I have a soft spot for pre.NET Visual Basic.

WindowBuilder is composed of SWT Designer and Swing Designer and makes it very easy to create Java GUI applications without spending a lot of time writing code. Use the WYSIWYG visual designer and layout tools to create simple forms to complex windows; the Java code will be generated for you. Eclipse WindowBuilder - Creating user interfaces. Add these to the Eclipse user interface. From experts in the areas of Eclipse RCP, Android, Git, Java.