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In other words:<br />
lightweight components are platform-dependently implemented to interact with<br />
the local window manager.<br />
heavyweight components use the lightweight components to implement<br />
SWING. In fact SWING could have been written by you.<br />
Note: it is dangerous to mix AWT (light) components with their SWING (heavy)<br />
counterparts in ONE application: things might lock up.<br />
;JOOP!
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In other words:
lightweight components are platform-dependently implemented to interact with
the local window manager.
heavyweight components use the lightweight components to implement
SWING. In fact SWING could have been written by you.
Note: it is dangerous to mix AWT (light) components with their SWING (heavy)
counterparts in ONE application: things might lock up.
;JOOP!

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HI ALL,<br />
<br />
can any one, tell me the exact difference between lightweight components and heavyweight components.<br />
<br />
and wht is meant by a component being rectangular?<br />
wht is meant by z-ordering?<br />
<br />
Regards<br />
Raj
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HI ALL,

can any one, tell me the exact difference between lightweight components and heavyweight components.

and wht is meant by a component being rectangular?
wht is meant by z-ordering?

Regards
Raj

LIGHTWEIGHT AND HEAVYWEIGHT COMPONENTS

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.