How to distinguish lightweight and heavyweight component?

[Bruce .J Sam]

Does component that extends from java.awt.Component or
java.awt.Container is a lightweight component, otherwise, it's a
heavyweight component?If the lightweight and heavyweight component are
not distinguished by this way, how to know the component is lightweight
or heavyweight?

 

[Arnaud Berger]

Hi,

more info on this here :

http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/mixing/

Regards,

Arnaud

 

[John McGrath]

how to know the component is lightweight or heavyweight?

component.isLightweight()