About the visual editor for Java
The visual editor for Java is
a code-centric Java editor that
helps you design applications that have a graphical user interface
(GUI). The visual editor is based on the JavaBeans component model and supports
visual construction using the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT), the Abstract
Window Toolkit (AWT), or Swing.
Designing Java classes with the visual editor
You can use the visual editor to visually compose and preview Java classes using Standard Widget
Toolkit (SWT), Swing, and AWT components.