HeavyWeight
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Lightweight
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| Rectangular
|
Can
be any shape |
| Opaque
|
Can
have transparent portions |
| Always
drawn over top of lightweight components |
Can
overlap each other |
| |
Mouse
events fall through transparent portions |
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Rely on native peers
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Does not rely on native peers
|
Look and Feel tied to operating system
|
Look and Feel drawn at runtime so can vary
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functionality determined by operating system
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functionality is the same on all platforms
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faster, because the OS handles the work
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slower because Java has to do the work
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