JTextPane Append error
For some reason i cant append text on to my JTextPane...
here is my full code....
Its the chatWindow JTextPane and i'm tryong to append a message i read in i'm getting the error that append append(string) is unidentified for the type JTextPane
/**
* Auction.java
* A very simple auction client. Works with server Auctioneer.java
* Responds to callbacks from the server via the Notifiable interface.
*
* Does not check that bids are higher than previous ones.
* Does not call an end to the auction.
*
* DG. Feb. 2000
*/
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.rmi.*;
import java.rmi.server.*;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
public class Auction extends JFrame
implements ActionListener, Notifiable
{
JTextField chatField;
JTextPane chatWindow;
Label currentBidLabel, productLabel;
JButton Chat, Exit, Clear;
private String currentBid = "";
private String product = "";
private String msg = "";
AuctionInterface auctioneer;
public Auction() {
try {
setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
{
JPanel jPanel1 = new JPanel();
getContentPane().add(jPanel1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
jPanel1.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(392, 134));
{
JPanel viewPanel = new JPanel();
jPanel1.add(viewPanel);
viewPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(390, 198));
{
JScrollPane jScrollPane1 = new JScrollPane();
viewPanel.add(jScrollPane1);
jScrollPane1.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(242, 192));
{
chatWindow = new JTextPane();
jScrollPane1.setViewportView(chatWindow);
}
}
{
JTextPane userList = new JTextPane();
viewPanel.add(userList);
userList.setText("List of Users....");
userList.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(127, 195));
}
}
{
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
jPanel1.add(buttonPanel);
buttonPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(390, 33));
{
Chat = new JButton();
buttonPanel.add(Chat);
Chat.setText("Enter");
Chat.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(123, 22));
Chat.addActionListener(this);
}
{
Clear = new JButton();
buttonPanel.add(Clear);
Clear.setText("Clear");
Clear.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(123, 22));
Clear.addActionListener(this);
}
{
Exit = new JButton();
buttonPanel.add(Exit);
Exit.setText("Close");
Exit.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(123, 22));
Exit.addActionListener(this);
}
}
{
chatField = new JTextField();
jPanel1.add(chatField);
chatField.setText("Enter Username");
chatField.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(385, 29));
}
}
pack();
setSize(400, 300);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// setBounds(50, 50, 300, 200);
setVisible(true);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
Component listener = (Component)ae.getSource();
if(listener == this.Chat){
msg = this.chatField.getText();
chatWindow.append(msg + "");
System.out.println("check");
chatField.setText("");
}
else if(listener == this.Exit){
dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
}
public void notify(Integer reason) {
if(reason.intValue() == 0) {
/* try {
// currentBid = auctioneer.getCurrentBid();
// currentBidLabel.setText(currentBid);
}
catch (RemoteException re) {
re.printStackTrace();
}*/
}
}
public static void main(String [] args) {
//System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());
String serverName = "rmi://localhost/chat";
Auction auc = new Auction();
// auc.productLabel.setText("somethimg");
try {
auc.auctioneer = (AuctionInterface) Naming.lookup(serverName);
auc.auctioneer.registerForNotification(auc);
//auc.bid.setText(auc.auctioneer.getMinBid());
}
catch (NotBoundException nbe) {
nbe.printStackTrace();
}
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
