GUI problem

I have taken out the JFrame frame = new JFrame();

in both classes, thankyou for heads up there.

I am still not understanding of the second part of your reply. You state that I should use the same code to display the HelpSec, which I have placed in where i had the comments in the HelpMain code:

sec = new HelpSec();

sec.setVisible(true);

The error i get now is:

D:\Dave's Folder\HelpMain.java:15: cannot resolve symbol

symbol : class HelpSec

location: class HelpMain

HelpSec sec;

^

D:\Dave's Folder\HelpMain.java:70: cannot resolve symbol

symbol : class HelpSec

location: class HelpMain

sec = new HelpSec();

^

2 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

How is it not recognising the MainSec class? What am I doing wrong here?

oeggumpie2005a at 2007-7-10 10:41:26 >

> Now that we have that sorted out the second part to

> my question was, is it possible to pass the string

> "select map" into HelpSec and be displayed in the new

> frame. If so could someone give some information as

> to how to do it.

if(source == btnSearch)

{

HelpSec hlp2 = new HelpSec();

hlp2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

hlp2.setVisible(true);

}

this above should do it for displaying the second class frame......

now for passing

change the constructor of the second class, and add an argument to it

lets say, a string..... get this string fill from the selection of first frame, n when you pass this string to second class, put it to as text in your label in your second frame..... :)

if you still did not get what i am saying this, is your alerted code......

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

public class HelpMain extends JFrame implements ActionListener

{

private JFrame frame = new JFrame("");

final String str = "Select Map";

String str2;

private JLabel label01 = new JLabel(str);

private JCheckBox cb01 = new JCheckBox();

private JButton btnSearch = new JButton("Search");

public HelpMain()

{

setSize(200, 150);

Container c = getContentPane();

c.setBackground(Color.white);

c.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();

gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);

gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 1;

c.add(options(), gbc);

gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 2;

c.add(request(), gbc);

btnSearch.addActionListener(this);

}

public JPanel options()

{

JPanel jp2 = new JPanel();

jp2.setBackground(Color.white);

jp2.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();

gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);

gbc.anchor = gbc.WEST;

gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 0;

jp2.add((label01), gbc);

gbc.gridx = 1; gbc.gridy = 0;

cb01.setBackground(Color.white);

jp2.add((cb01), gbc);

return jp2;

}

public JPanel request()

{

JPanel jp3 = new JPanel();

jp3.add(btnSearch);

return jp3;

}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)

{

Container c = getContentPane();

Object source = ae.getSource();

if(source == btnSearch)

{

str2 = label01.getText();

HelpSec hlp2 = new HelpSec(str2);

hlp2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

hlp2.setVisible(true);

// Coding that needs to go in to send str to the next class to be displayed

}

}

public static void main(String args[])

{

HelpMain hlp = new HelpMain();

hlp.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

hlp.setVisible(true);

}

}

/******Secondary class*********/

class HelpSec extends JFrame

{

JFrame frame = new JFrame();

JLabel labelMap;

public HelpSec(String str)

{

setSize(350, 150);

labelMap = new JLabel(str);

Container c = getContentPane();

c.setBackground(Color.white);

c.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());

GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();

gbc.insets = new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);

gbc.gridx = 0; gbc.gridy = 0;

c.add(labelMap, gbc);

}

}

Freakenstiena at 2007-7-10 10:41:26 >