Introduction
This is a basic java chat application for chatting on LAN. I am still a beginner in java, so I would like to improvise on the way I do my coding. That is the main reason for posting this article, as I hope the people in this community would suggest me better ways to implement the ideas.
Background
I have used swing and threads in this app. I have heard that it is not a good practice to use these two things together, so some suggestions would be great.
Using the code
The MyServer.java file is executed on the server side, in our case, we will do both the server and client parts on the same machine. While the server program is running, Login.java is run, which asks for the login name. After login a console is opened up which gives a list of online users. Any number of users can login by executing the Login.java
MyClient.java is the file which is
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