import java.awt.*;
import javax.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;

private Frame f = new Frame("JavaPad");
f.setMenuBar(menuBar);

f.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
f.show();

private JFrame f = new JFrame("JavaPad");
f.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
Container c = f.getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
f.setVisible(true);

private MenuBar mb = new MenuBar();
mb.add(m);

private JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar();
mb.add(m);

private Menu m = new Menu("File");
m.add(mi);

private JMenu m = new JMenu("File");
m.add(mi);

private MenuItem mi = new MenuItem("New");

private JMenuItem mi = new JMenuItem("New");

private FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(f, "Open File");
private String fileName = "";
private String pathName = "";

fd.show();
if ( openFile.getFile() != null ) {
     fileName = fd.getFile();
     pathName = fd.getDirectory();
     fr = new FileReader(pathName + fileName);

private JFileChooser fd = new JFileChooser();
private File file = null;

fd.setCurrentDirectory(new File("d:/temp"));
int returnVal = fd.showOpenDialog(frame);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
     file = fd.getSelectedFile();

     fr = new FileReader(file);

private TextArea ta = new TextArea("");
ta.addTextListener(this);

private JTextArea ta = new JTextArea("");
ta.getDocument().addDocumentListener(this);
JScrollPane asp = new JScrollPane(ta);
asp.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(22);
c.add(asp);

private TextField tf = new TextField(50);

private JTextField tf = new JTextField(50);

private Label l = new Label("Search Criteria:");

private JLabel l = new JLabel("Search Criteria:");

private Panel p = new Panel();

private JPanel p = new JPanel();

Less complicated to use
Less code
Fewer library dependencies
Works easily with current browsers (applet tag)

Richer set of controls

Not as rich a set of controls

More complicated to use
More code
Extra library dependencies
Requires browser-dependent tags/plugin