is the any open source java ide interface program out there that can compile and display the result within the IDE?

Dr Java

You could also use Netbeans from www.sun.com, it's quite heavy, but works great

I use Eclipse and love it.

I have an installation guide on my website:
http://www.csfalcon.com/wiki/csfalcon/EclipseIDE

Eclipse (www.eclipse.org) and Netbeans (java.sun.com) are two excellent choices.

Netbeans lets you "stay closer to Java", has terrific servlet support and has a Swing-based GUI builder.

Eclipse is arguably more powerful; its biggest drawbacks are that it does not have a GUI builder and does not always encourage you to write portable Java code.

Both Netbeans and Eclipse run on all major platforms, including Windows and Linux.

Both can coexist with each other on the same box. If you've got the disk space, I encourage you to try both and see which one you prefer!

Hope that helps .. PSM

eclipse all the way. I've used JBuilder, Netbeans, Forte for Java and Eclipse and it's head and shoulders above the others.

[url]www.eclipse.org[\url]

Netbeans

http://www.netbeans.org

If you want Visual Basic like Java IDE, Sun has released the early access of its "Java Studio Creator". Never tried before but they say it's a Visual Basic like IDE targeted for the developing the small projects fast.