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Java Foundation Classes (JFC)

Using the Java programming language, Java Foundation Classes (JFC) are pre-written code in the form of class libraries (coded routines) that give the programmer a comprehensive set of graphical user interface (GUI) routines to use. The Java Foundation Classes are comparable to the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library. JFC is an extension of the original Java Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT). Using JFC and Swing, an additional set of program components, a programmer can write programs that are independent of the windowing system within a particular operating system.

Related glossary terms: Project Tango, Java, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Java Message Service (JMS), JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), applet, Tomcat, JavaBeans, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Remote Method Invocation (RMI)

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This was last updated in February 2000

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