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Trail: JDK(TM) 1.1 -- And Beyond!
Lesson: Migrating to 1.1

## Alternatives to Deprecated Methods in the AWT

> This section lists all the deprecated AWT methods and their 1.1 replacements. A script named `updateAWT` can make the simplest replacements for you. See How to Convert Your Program for instructions and examples of using the script.

> A table similar to this one is in Simple Name Changes in the AWT. That table contains a bit less information than this one, and it's alphabetized by the 1.1 column to help you easily undo incorrect changes that the script has made.

> In the following table, method names in bold font are the preferred method names. Some of the valid 1.1 substitutes for event-handling methods are less preferable than other 1.1 solutions. For example, although `gotFocus` can be replaced by `processFocusEvent`, we'd rather you replaced it with `focusGained` implemented in a `FocusListener`, as described in How to Convert Event-Handling Code.

> Deprecated Method | Class Where Deprecated | 1.1 Replacement
> --- | --- | ---
> `action` | `Component` | See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for examples of handling action events.
> `allowsMultipleSelections` | `List` | `isMultipleMode`
> `appendText` | `TextArea` | `append`
> `bounds` | `Component` | `getBounds`
> `clear` | `List` | `removeAll`
> `countComponents` | `Container` | `getComponentCount`
> `countItems` | `Choice, List, Menu` | `getItemCount`
> `countMenus` | `MenuBar` | `getMenuCount`
> `deliverEvent` | `Component, Container` | `dispatchEvent`
> `disable()` | `MenuItem` | `setEnabled(false)`
> `enable()` | `Component, MenuItem` | `setEnabled(true)`
> `enable(expression)` | `Component` | `setEnabled(expression)`
> `getBoundingBox` | `Polygon` | `getBounds`
> `getClipRect` | `Graphics` | `getClipBounds`
> `getCurrent` | `CheckboxGroup` | `getSelectedCheckbox`
> `getCursorType` | `Frame` | `getCursor` method in `Component`
> `getLineIncrement` | `Scrollbar` | `getUnitIncrement`
> `getPageIncrement` | `Scrollbar` | `getBlockIncrement`
> `getPeer` | `Component` | No replacement.
> `getVisible` | `Scrollbar` | `getVisibleAmount`
> `gotFocus` | `Component` | `processFocusEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `handleEvent` | `Component` | `processEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `hide` | `Component` | `setVisible(false)`
> `insertText` | `TextArea` | `insert`
> `insets` | `Container` | `getInsets`
> `inside` | `Component, Polygon, Rectangle` | `contains`
> `isSelected` | `List` | `isIndexSelected`
> `keyDown` | `Component` | `processKeyEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `keyUp` | `Component` | `processKeyEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `layout` | `Component, Container, ScrollPane` | `doLayout`
> `locate` | `Component, Container` | `getComponentAt`
> `location` | `Component` | `getLocation`
> `lostFocus` | `Component` | `processFocusEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `minimumSize` | `Component, Container, TextArea, TextField` | `getMinimumSize`
> `mouseDown` | `Component` | `processMouseEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `mouseDrag` | `Component` | `processMouseMotionEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `mouseEnter` | `Component` | `processMouseEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `mouseExit` | `Component` | `processMouseEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `mouseMove` | `Component` | `processMouseMotionEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `mouseUp` | `Component` | `processMouseEvent` See How to Convert Event-Handling Code for information on preferred ways to handle events.
> `move` | `Component, Rectangle` | `setLocation`
> `nextFocus` | `Component, Container, Window` | `transferFocus`
> `postEvent` | `Component, Window` | `dispatchEvent`
> `preferredSize` | `Component, Container, TextArea, TextField` | `getPreferredSize`
> `replaceText` | `TextArea` | `replaceRange`
> `reshape` | `Component, Rectangle` | `setBounds`
> `resize` | `Component, Rectangle` | `setSize`
> `setCurrent` | `CheckboxGroup` | `setSelectedCheckbox`
> `setCursor` | `Frame` | `setCursor` method in `Component`
> `setEchoCharacter` | `TextField` | `setEchoChar`
> `setLineIncrement` | `Scrollbar` | `setUnitIncrement`
> `setMultipleSelections` | `List` | `setMultipleMode`
> `setPageIncrement` | `Scrollbar` | `setBlockIncrement`
> `show()` | `Component` | `setVisible(true)`
> `show(expression)` | `Component` | `setVisible(expression)`
> `size` | `Component` | `getSize`

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