Java Swing and Flash

Is it possible to create flash components (swf files) and include them in a Swing JFrame and be able to post data from and to it.
For example, if the swf gui is showing a list of items, the list is coming from the Java application and then the SWF file gets included in a Swing JFrame. When user chooses an item from the list and clicks a button then the results is passed back to the Java application.
Has anyone done something similar to this? How is this possible? Code samples would be appreciated.

May be you can try out JFlash ...
https://jflash.dev.java.net/
They support only upto Flash 2 player... and it is still under development i guess...

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Thanks

there is one more way to embed flash swf file in swings . ie thru JDIC .
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After having seen a number of Flash GUI applications in the market which are attractive and producing high-impact experiences to customers, some questions popup in my mind.
For instance,
1. How is the ActionScript (scripting language used in HFlash) compared to Java Swing API.
2. Can Java Swing do the same thing as easy as Flash?
3. Will Flash eventually (already) replaces Java or other media in GUI? Is Flash a complement to Java or vice verse?
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I agree with Mitch that in determining which one to use, their capabilities should be the key consideration.
I would like to add my comment that the decision should also be based upon the purpose of the application. I think that Java Swing is more suitable for "utility like" applications which do not require extensive graphics animation. For example, we don't expect writing an e-mail GUI application with Flash because I guess most people only want to send an email quickly and easily. Fancy animation is annoying and simply not appropriate. Another example, what do you think of writing a GUI application for use in the Space Shuttle using Flash. I guess Java Swing may be the better choice.
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You're welcome.
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Hi, I have just learn java swing and now creating a chess game. I have sucessfully create a board and able to display chess pieces on the board. By using JLayeredPane, I am able to use drag and drop for the piece. However, there is a problem which is that I can drop the chess piece off the board and the piece would disappear. I have try to solve this problem by trying to find the location that the chess piece is on, store it somewhere and check if the chess piece have been drop off bound. However, I could not manage to solve it. Also, I am very confuse with all these layer thing.
Any suggestion would be very helpful. Thanks in advance
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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Object currentPosition;
Color currentColor;
Dimension boardSize = new Dimension(600, 600);
JLayeredPane layeredPane;
JPanel board;
JPanel box;
JLabel chessPiece;
int xAdjustment;
int yAdjustment;
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// Use a Layered Pane for this this application
layeredPane = new JLayeredPane();
getContentPane().add(layeredPane);
layeredPane.setPreferredSize( boardSize );
     layeredPane.addMouseListener( this );
layeredPane.addMouseMotionListener( this );
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board = new JPanel();
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layeredPane.add(board, JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
board.setLayout( new GridLayout(8, 8) );
board.setPreferredSize( boardSize );
board.setBounds(0, 0, boardSize.width, boardSize.height);
     addShade();
     addPiece();
public void addShade()
     for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++)
box = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
board.add( box, BorderLayout.CENTER );
     if( ((i / 8) % 2) == 0)
               if( (i % 2) ==0)
                    box.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
               } else {
                    box.setBackground( Color.white);
          } else {
               if( (i % 2) ==0)
                    box.setBackground(Color.white);
               } else {
                    box.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
//Method for adding chess pieces to the board
public void addPiece()
// Add a few pieces to the board
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     for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++)
          //adding black pieces
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               String fileName = i + ".gif";
               JLabel blackPieces = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
               JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
               panel.add( blackPieces );
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          if ((i > 7) && (i < 16))
               String fileName = "8.gif";
               JLabel blackPones = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
               JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
               panel.add( blackPones );
          //jump to white position (Component 48)
          if (i == 16) i = 48;
          //adding white pones
          if(( i > 47 ) && (i < 56))
               JLabel whitePones = new JLabel( new ImageIcon("48.gif") );
               JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
               panel.add( whitePones );
          //adding white pieces
          if (i > 55)
               String fileName = i + ".gif";
               JLabel whitePieces = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
               JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i);
               panel.add( whitePieces );
** Add the selected chess piece to the dragging layer so it can be moved
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chessPiece = null;
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     c.setBackground(Color.red);
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Point parentLocation = c.getParent().getLocation();
xAdjustment = parentLocation.x - e.getX();
yAdjustment = parentLocation.y - e.getY();
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     int y = (int)c.getBounds().getY();
     System.out.println(c.getLocation());
     System.out.println(x + " "+ y);
     c.setBackground(currentColor);
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parent.remove(0);
parent.add( chessPiece );
else
Container parent = (Container)c;
parent.add( chessPiece );
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public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {}
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     //Make sure we have nice window decorations
     JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
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     frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
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     frame.pack();
     frame.setResizable( false );
     frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
     frame.setVisible(true);
public static void main(String[] args)
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     //creating and showing this application's GUI
     javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater( new Runnable()
               public void run()
                    createAndShowGUI();
}

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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    Color currentColor;
    Dimension boardSize = new Dimension(600, 600);
    JLayeredPane layeredPane;
    JPanel board;
    JPanel box;
    JLabel chessPiece;
    int xAdjustment;
    int yAdjustment;
    Container lastParent;
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        layeredPane.setPreferredSize( boardSize );
        layeredPane.addMouseListener( this );
        layeredPane.addMouseMotionListener( this );
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        layeredPane.add(board, JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
        board.setLayout( new GridLayout(8, 8) );
        board.setPreferredSize( boardSize );
        board.setBounds(0, 0, boardSize.width, boardSize.height);
        addShade();
        addPiece();
//        populateBoard();
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        for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++)
            box = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
            board.add( box, BorderLayout.CENTER );
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                if( (i % 2) ==0)
                    box.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                } else {
                    box.setBackground( Color.white);
            } else {
                if( (i % 2) ==0)
                    box.setBackground(Color.white);
                } else {
                    box.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
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    public void addPiece()
        // Add a few pieces to the board
        //black pieces
        for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++)
            //adding black pieces
            if (i < 8)
                String fileName = i + ".gif";
                JLabel blackPieces = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
                JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
                panel.add( blackPieces );
            //adding black pones
            if ((i > 7) && (i < 16))
                String fileName = "8.gif";
                JLabel blackPones = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
                JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
                panel.add( blackPones );
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            //adding white pones
            if(( i > 47 ) && (i < 56))
                JLabel whitePones = new JLabel( new ImageIcon("48.gif") );
                JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i );
                panel.add( whitePones );
            //adding white pieces
            if (i > 55)
                String fileName = i + ".gif";
                JLabel whitePieces = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
                JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( i);
                panel.add( whitePieces );
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        int[][] pos = {
            { 9, 7, 5, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 },
            { 8, 6, 4, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 }
        for(int j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
            String fileName = "chessImages/" + pos[0][j] + ".jpg";
            JLabel label = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
            JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( j );
            panel.add( label );
        for(int j = 8; j < 16; j++) {
            String fileName = "chessImages/" + 11 + ".jpg";
            JLabel label = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
            JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( j );
            panel.add( label );
        for(int j = 56, k = 0; j < 64; j++, k++) {
            String fileName = "chessImages/" + pos[1][k] + ".jpg";
            JLabel label = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
            JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( j );
            panel.add( label );
        for(int j = 48; j < 56; j++) {
            String fileName = "chessImages/" + 10 + ".jpg";
            JLabel label = new JLabel( new ImageIcon( fileName ) );
            JPanel panel = (JPanel)board.getComponent( j );
            panel.add( label );
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        chessPiece = null;
        Component c = board.findComponentAt(e.getX(), e.getY());
        c.setBackground(Color.red);
        if (c instanceof JPanel) return;
        lastParent = c.getParent();
        Point parentLocation = c.getParent().getLocation();
        xAdjustment = parentLocation.x - e.getX();
        yAdjustment = parentLocation.y - e.getY();
        chessPiece = (JLabel)c;
        chessPiece.setLocation(e.getX() + xAdjustment, e.getY() + yAdjustment);
        chessPiece.setSize(chessPiece.getWidth(), chessPiece.getHeight());
        layeredPane.add(chessPiece, JLayeredPane.DRAG_LAYER);
     ** Move the chess piece around
    public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent me)
        if (chessPiece == null) return;
        chessPiece.setLocation(me.getX() + xAdjustment, me.getY() + yAdjustment);
     ** Drop the chess piece back onto the chess board
    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
        Component c = board.findComponentAt(e.getX(), e.getY());
        if(c == null) {
            layeredPane.remove(chessPiece);
            lastParent.add(chessPiece);
            Rectangle r = lastParent.getBounds();
            chessPiece.setLocation(r.x+xAdjustment, r.y+yAdjustment);
            lastParent.validate();
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            return;
        int x = (int)c.getBounds().getX();
        int y = (int)c.getBounds().getY();
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        System.out.println(x + " "+ y);
        c.setBackground(currentColor);
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        chessPiece.setVisible(false);
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            //remove the piece that is capture
            parent.remove(0);
            parent.add( chessPiece );
        else
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            parent.add( chessPiece );
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    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {}
    public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {}
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {}
    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {}
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        frame.setResizable( false );
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
        frame.setVisible(true);
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        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //creating and showing this application's GUI
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}

Chess: Java Swing problem!! Help need

Hi, I have just learn java swing and now creating a chess game. I have sucessfully create a board and able to display chess pieces on the board. By using JLayeredPane, I am able to use drag and drop for the piece. However, there is a problem which is that I can drop the chess piece off the board and the piece would disappear. I have try to solve this problem by trying to find the location that the chess piece is on, store it somewhere and check if the chess piece have been drop off bound. However, I could not manage to solve it. Also, I am very confuse with all these layer thing.
Any suggestion would be very helpful. Thanks in advance

I wonder if you are biting off a little more than you can chew. This seems like a big project for a beginning coder. Anyway, my suggestions can only be general since we only have general information:
1) Break the big problem down into little pieces. Get the pieces working, then put them together.
2) Make sure your program logic is separate from your GUI.
3) If still having problems, post an SSCCE. See this link to tell you how:
http://homepage1.nifty.com/algafield/sscce.html
4) And as camikr would say (and flounder just said): next time, post this in the Swing forum.
Good luck!

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