cardlayout question

[newbie123]

I have a pretty simple question regarding the cardlayout, but I can't find an answer from the Java Tutorials ... or any of the lame books I have!

Is there a way of returning a string telling me which card in the cardlayout I am on? Cardlayout obviously keeps track of this given the API for this class (e.e.g, next, previous, etc.).

On the subject of books, can someone recommend authoritative books on Java and, more specifically, Swing and AWT?

[Fubarable]

Is there a way of returning a string telling me which card in the cardlayout I am on? Cardlayout obviously keeps track of this given the API for this class (e.e.g, next, previous, etc.).

I've not seen this functionality, but I'm not the Swing expert here. You might have to wait to see if camickr or Darryl know of anything more.

On the subject of books, can someone recommend authoritative books on Java and, more specifically, Swing and AWT?

I think that most of us have learned this from the Sun Swing tutorials and the forums. Also I recommend a book called Filthy Rich Components by Haase and Guy