Free ide for gui programming

can someone tell me what's the best free java ide for gui programming?

No one can answer the question of which one is better. It's like answering the question - is red more beautiful than yellow?
I can however say that the plugins into eclipse which lets you build swing ui by drag and drop are not mature, and I don't think they work if you modify the code by hand, and then want to go back into "drag % drop" mode. The ui builder in jbuilder is nice, and doesn't clutter the code, and it works even if you have modified the code by hand.
/kaj

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Import Classes
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public class tictactoe
Define Variables
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System.out.println("\t|-----------------------------|");
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System.out.println("\t| " + BOX[1][0] + " | " + BOX[1][1] + " | " + BOX[1][2] + " |");
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System.out.println("\t| " + BOX[2][0] + " | " + BOX[2][1] + " | " + BOX[2][2] + " |");
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BOX[1][0] = " ";
BOX[1][1] = " ";
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for (int Y = 0; Y < 3; Y++)
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if (BOX[0][0].equals(PLYW) && BOX[1][1].equals(PLYW) && BOX[2][2].equals(PLYW))
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System.out.println("ML = MIDDLE LEFT BOX, MM = MIDDLE MIDDLE BOX, MR = MIDDLE RIGHT BOX");
System.out.println("BL = BOTTOM LEFT BOX, BM = BOTTOM MIDDLE BOX, BR = BOTTOM RIGHT BOX");
public static void PlayGame() throws IOException
This function is the main game function.
It calls other game functions.
Define Variables
while(true)
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else if (InputStr.equals("BL"))
if (BOX[2][0].equals(" "))
BOX[2][0] = InputPLY;
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else if (InputStr.equals("BM"))
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BOX[2][1] = InputPLY;
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else if (InputStr.equals("BR"))
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