In prior Java 101 articles, I referred to the concepts of redirection, standard input device, and standard output device. To demonstrate inputting data, several examples called System.in.read().

the input is in integer form. my first thought was to create some sort of modal dialog, but the online java tutorial suggests that dialogs only do dropdowns, radio boxes, etc. and not free input.

His point: Java was miscast as a mobile and portable GUI. Its real mission in life was to become a platform for network services. I thought so too, from the moment I created my first servlet five ...

This steady evolution of JavaFX, now OpenJFX, indicates it's the modern approach for GUI development with Java. Existing Swing applications that must be updated to a new layout with an up-to-date ...