problem getting a simple logon program compiling

hello.

i have developed a simple logon program. when i try to compile the program, i get 5 errors (errors + code are shown below). what are causing these errors and how can they be fixed?

-jGRASP exec: javac -g E:\CP4B Project\LogOn.java

LogOn.java:50: cannot find symbol

symbol: variable logOn

logOn = null;

^

LogOn.java:72: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class User

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:83: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class User

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:109: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class Administrator

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:120: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class Administrator

setVisible(false);

^

5 errors

-jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.

-jGRASP: operation complete.

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

publicclass LogOnextends JFrame{

JTextField jtfUN =new JTextField(20);

JPasswordField jtfPW =new JPasswordField(20);

JButton jbOK =new JButton("OK");

JButton jbCancel =new JButton("Cancel");

public LogOn(){

super("Welcome to Home Entertainment");

setSize(250, 250);

setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

JPanel jp =new JPanel();

JLabel unLabel =new JLabel("Username: ");

JLabel pwLabel =new JLabel("Password: ");

jp.add(unLabel);

jp.add(jtfUN);

jp.add(pwLabel);

jp.add(jtfPW);

jp.add(jbOK);

jp.add(jbCancel);

setContentPane(jp);

pack();

jbOK.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

publicvoid actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

User u =new User();

u.doLogOn();

u.username = jtfUN.getText().trim();

u.password =new String(jtfPW.getPassword());

Administrator a =new Administrator();

a.doLogOn();

a.username = jtfUN.getText().trim();

a.password =new String(jtfPW.getPassword());

}

});

jbCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

publicvoid actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

logOn =null;

setVisible(false);

}

});

}

publicstaticvoid main(String[] args){

LogOn logOn =new LogOn();

}

}

class User{

String username;

String password;

String[] userUsernameArray ={"Ann Smyth","John Murphy"};

String[] userPasswordArray ={"1","2"};

publicvoid doLogOn(){

int i, j;

for(i = 0; i < userUsernameArray.length; i++){

if(username.equals(userUsernameArray[i])){

setVisible(false);

//UserMainMenu umm = new UserMainMenu();

//umm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

for(j = 0; j < userPasswordArray.length; j++){

if(password.equals(userPasswordArray[j])){

setVisible(false);

//UserMainMenu umm = new UserMainMenu();

//umm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

}

}

class Administrator{

String username;

String password;

String[] adminUsernameArray ={"Administrator"};

String[] adminPasswordArray ={"0"};

publicvoid doLogOn(){

int k, l;

String username;

String password;

String[] adminUsernameArray ={"Administrator"};

String[] adminPasswordArray ={"0"};

for(k = 0; k < adminUsernameArray.length; k++){

if(username.equals(adminUsernameArray[k])){

setVisible(false);

//AdminMainMenu amm = new AdminMainMenu();

//amm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

for(l = 0; l < adminPasswordArray.length; l++){

if(password.equals(adminPasswordArray[l])){

setVisible(false);

//AdminMainMenu amm = new AdminMainMenu();

//amm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

}

}

[8772 byte] By [james-mcfaddena] at [2007-11-27 10:23:00]
# 1

I'm going to do you a huge favour and not tell you. No, really. The compiler is telling you exactly what's wrong, you just need the confidence to trust that you've understood it - it's not as hard as it looks!

What do the errors all say here? They're all saying basically the same thing - what is it?

(work with me on this, don't just get annoyed because I'm not answering your question - it'll be worth it)

georgemca at 2007-7-28 17:19:24 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2

in line no 43 ur logOn = null is appearing first than where u r initialising it

anya_aaa at 2007-7-28 17:19:24 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 3

to be more specific ur logOn is not initialised in ur LogOn class

anya_aaa at 2007-7-28 17:19:24 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 4

hello anya_aa.

i did what you told me to do. i only got 4 errors this time (both errors + code are shown below). that is because i put the logOn = null; in the main() method in the LogOn class (it is not in the constructor this time, which is a help). what am i doing wrong this time? will removing the setVisible(false); methods from the User + Administrator classes and putting only one setVisible(false); method in as the last statement in the jbOK.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){} method reduce the number of errors i get when i compile the program?

-jGRASP exec: javac -g E:\CP4B Project\LogOn.java

LogOn.java:73: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class User

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:84: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class User

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:110: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class Administrator

setVisible(false);

^

LogOn.java:121: cannot find symbol

symbol : method setVisible(boolean)

location: class Administrator

setVisible(false);

^

4 errors

-jGRASP wedge2: exit code for process is 1.

-jGRASP: operation complete.

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

public class LogOn extends JFrame{

JTextField jtfUN = new JTextField(20);

JPasswordField jtfPW = new JPasswordField(20);

JButton jbOK = new JButton("OK");

JButton jbCancel = new JButton("Cancel");

public LogOn(){

super("Welcome to Home Entertainment");

setSize(250, 250);

setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

JPanel jp = new JPanel();

JLabel unLabel = new JLabel("Username: ");

JLabel pwLabel = new JLabel("Password: ");

jp.add(unLabel);

jp.add(jtfUN);

jp.add(pwLabel);

jp.add(jtfPW);

jp.add(jbOK);

jp.add(jbCancel);

setContentPane(jp);

pack();

jbOK.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

User u = new User();

u.doLogOn();

u.username = jtfUN.getText().trim();

u.password = new String(jtfPW.getPassword());

Administrator a = new Administrator();

a.doLogOn();

a.username = jtfUN.getText().trim();

a.password = new String(jtfPW.getPassword());

}

});

jbCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

setVisible(false);

}

});

}

public static void main(String[] args){

LogOn logOn = new LogOn();

logOn = null;

}

}

class User{

String username;

String password;

String[] userUsernameArray = {"Ann Smyth", "John Murphy"};

String[] userPasswordArray = {"1", "2"};

public void doLogOn(){

int i, j;

for(i = 0; i < userUsernameArray.length; i++){

if(username.equals(userUsernameArray[i])){

setVisible(false);

//UserMainMenu umm = new UserMainMenu();

//umm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

for(j = 0; j < userPasswordArray.length; j++){

if(password.equals(userPasswordArray[j])){

setVisible(false);

//UserMainMenu umm = new UserMainMenu();

//umm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

}

}

class Administrator{

String username;

String password;

String[] adminUsernameArray = {"Administrator"};

String[] adminPasswordArray = {"0"};

public void doLogOn(){

int k, l;

for(k = 0; k < adminUsernameArray.length; k++){

if(username.equals(adminUsernameArray[k])){

setVisible(false);

//AdminMainMenu amm = new AdminMainMenu();

//amm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

for(l = 0; l < adminPasswordArray.length; l++){

if(password.equals(adminPasswordArray[l])){

setVisible(false);

//AdminMainMenu amm = new AdminMainMenu();

//amm.setVisible(true);

}

else{

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Error\n\nYou have entered an incorrect username and/or password\nPlease try again", null, JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);

}

}

}

}

james-mcfaddena at 2007-7-28 17:19:24 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 5

hello anya_aa.

i've managed to sort out my problem with the login program. i got it compiled and running anyway.

i have done more modifications to the ViewOrder.java program, which meant that i did all that hunter9000 told me to do - to the best of my ability. when i run the program this time, i pressed the View Order button. when i pressed the button, no data from the Order.txt file appeared in the text area at all. would you have any idea of where i am going wrong this time?

import java.awt.BorderLayout;

import java.awt.event.*;

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.*;

import java.io.*;

public class ViewOrder extends JFrame{

JPanel pnlText, pnlBody, pnlFooter;

JButton btnViewOrder;

JButton btnReturnToOrderSystem;

JLabel jl;

JTextArea jtaDescription = new JTextArea();

Container contentpane;

public ViewOrder(){

super("View Order");

contentpane = getContentPane();

contentpane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

pnlText = new JPanel();

pnlBody = new JPanel();

pnlFooter = new JPanel();

jtaDescription = new JTextArea();

jtaDescription.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 14));

// Set lineWrap and wrapStyleWord true for the text area

jtaDescription.setLineWrap(true);

jtaDescription.setWrapStyleWord(true);

jtaDescription.setEditable(false);

pnlBody.add(jtaDescription);

// Create a scroll pane to hold the text area

JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(jtaDescription);

// Set BorderLayout for the panel, add label and scrollpane

pnlBody.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);

jl = new JLabel("Text retrieved from file:");

btnViewOrder = new JButton("View Order");

btnReturnToOrderSystem = new JButton("Return to Order System Menu");

pnlText.add(jl);

pnlFooter.add(btnViewOrder);

pnlFooter.add(btnReturnToOrderSystem);

contentpane.add(pnlText,BorderLayout.NORTH);

contentpane.add(pnlBody,BorderLayout.CENTER);

contentpane.add(pnlFooter,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

pack();

setVisible(true);

btnViewOrder.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

//Read from file

try{

String inputFileName = "Order.txt";

File inputFile = new File(inputFileName);

FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream(inputFile);

BufferedReader iS = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));

String iL = "";

iL = iS.readLine();

setDescription(iL);

iS.close();

}

catch(java.io.IOException ex){

System.out.println("Cannot read from file");

}

}

});

btnReturnToOrderSystem.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

setVisible(false);

//OrderSystem os = new OrderSystem();

//os.setVisible(true);

}

});

}

/** Set the text description */

public void setDescription(String iL) {

jtaDescription.getPreferredSize();

jtaDescription.setText(iL);

jtaDescription.append(iL);

}

public static void main(String[] args){

new ViewOrder();

}

}

james-mcfaddena at 2007-7-28 17:19:24 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...