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# Building User Interfaces

GWT user interface classes are similar to those in existing UI frameworks such as Swing and SWT except that the widgets are rendered using dynamically-created HTML rather than pixel-oriented graphics.

While it is possible to manipulate the browser's DOM directly using the DOM interface, it is far easier to use classes from the Widget hierarchy. You should rarely, if ever, need to access the DOM directly. Using widgets makes it much easier to quickly build interfaces that will work correctly on all browsers.

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