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Hello Everyone,

I want do a project on Java Applet/Swing for my final yr. Can anyone give me suggestions what kind of projects , specifically on what topic I should choose which can help in campusing. Frankly, I love programming in Java.
Hope to get a reply from you.
Thanking you,
Supra

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This thread has useful seeds: ’s menu‑driven editor idea, ’s pointer to project lists, ’s planet‑position suggestion and ’s game angle. To turn any of these into a campus‑worthy final project, pick scope so it’s completable, and add depth that proves software engineering ability (architecture, testing, concurrency, persistence, and deployment).

Choose by what it demonstrates, not just what’s flashy. Prefer projects that include: a clear design (MVC or plugin-based), nontrivial algorithms or data structures, a persistent back end (file formats or embedded DB), concurrency handled correctly (Swing’s EDT vs background tasks), and automated builds/tests. Note: browser Java applets are obsolete — implement a desktop Swing app, migrate to JavaFX, or provide a thin web front end if deployment/demos matter.

Concrete, compact project directions that extend replies already in the thread:

  • Advanced code/text editor (grow ’s idea): add syntax highlighting, undo/redo via UndoManager, incremental search, a simple plugin API and a diff/merge view — demonstrates parsing, UI design and I/O.
  • Collaborative whiteboard/editor: Swing client + small server (sockets/RMI) showing concurrency, conflict resolution (OT or CRDT basics), and persistence.
  • Domain tool (follow ): a desktop “astronomy planner” that computes ephemerides, visualizes orbits and exports reports — shows math, precision handling and charting.
  • Small business app with Swing UI + JDBC + reporting: CRUD, role-based views and import/export — practical and recruiter‑friendly.

Practical tech tips and a minimal Swing skeleton (start point):

import javax.swing.*;
public class App {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
      JFrame f = new JFrame("Project");
      f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      f.setSize(800,600);
      f.setVisible(true);
    });
  }
}

Deliverables and pitfalls: use Git, Maven/Gradle, write unit tests, prepare a 3–5 minute demo video and one‑page summary. Avoid long tasks on the EDT (use SwingWorker), unregister listeners to prevent leaks, and handle file/network I/O robustly.

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Member Avatar for nanosani

See this site ... it has loads of projects that can be done in java.... and if you find some interesting project do inform me...

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Hello Everyone,

I want do a project on Java Applet/Swing for my final yr. Can anyone give me suggestions what kind of projects , specifically on what topic I should choose which can help in campusing. Frankly, I love programming in Java.
Hope to get a reply from you.
Thanking you,
Supra

You love programming in Java?? :eek: :eek:

As far as projects in Swing go, I would recommend something like a heavily menu driven text editor of some description or something that allows you to do programming. Some sort of analysis tool might be a good idea aswell. It could analyse the different properties of text files for instance. This would be useful when keeping track of copies of a file which are out of date.

I hope this helps.

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Hi Pimp Daddy,

your idea of text editor is fine. I have already developed it in C. Please clarify "properties of text file".Bye....

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Hi nanosani,
You mentioned a good site. There just a rough idea about diff. topics. but I think it will help.Thanx....
Are you also interested in Java ?

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hello nanosani,

You mantioned a good site. It cantains the overviews. But I think it will help. Thanx.
Are you also interested in Java

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Hi Pimp Daddy,

your idea of text editor is fine. I have already developed it in C. Please clarify "properties of text file".Bye....

When I say text file this could be any sort of file that has text in it. This means it could be anything from C++ surce code to a Microsoft Word document. As far as properties go, just think of any properties that a text file could have, e.g. word count, no. pages, file size etc. Make it as complex as you want.

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Hi Pimp Daddy,
I got your words. Then "bilingual"... Ha..Ha..

Member Avatar for nanosani

Supra !
Yes ofcourse I love to program in java ... when I started programming in java I forgot about all other languages ....
I think your project choice is right ... but remember that if you are to do a big project ... then making a windows notepad like thing wont work for you .... it'll be very simple for you (after reading some java io). I have also made a notepad ... and I had some problems ... I posted them on ... and yet no replies :p .
If you wanna get the raw code of the text Editor ... then mail me at

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Hey, have you read the book calle Black Art of Game Programming in Java? Its quit a good book, I've tried it myself. I my self is also interested in java, you know.

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Why dont you try the book entitled Black Art of Game Programming. Its a good book. I've read some of its chapters myself.

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Hi,

Are you interested in writing a program to calculate the planet positions for any given date,time and a given location(longtitude and lattitude given)?.

I will help you to find the necessary information in the internet or programes written in C or C++.

Let me know what do you think.

Member Avatar for supra

Yaar Sivas,
Your program is really interesting.Can you give some info on that.
And I also like turbo C/C++. I have already done some mini projects on these.
One of them is an editor where I cannt do scrolling.Can you give me some fundas.
You can also let me know other projects in C,C++ , Java & Linux Shell Prog.
You can mail me at [email removed]
Bye......

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i am final year student.and want to make project on java.please help me.

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i am final year student.and want to make project on java.please help me.

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