[SOLVED] using checkbox to set textfeild's un/editable parameter

[okabeer]

Hi

I am using netbeans since its easier for me to creat the gui.

now i am working on making it linked with each other

here is my code where my checkbox controls the text feild i.e. if selected it is not editable but when unchecked it is editable

for soem reason nothing works

any hints/tips

ALSO can i do this using the connection wizard in netbeans

private void lockCBItemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent evt) {
// this locks and unlocks all the desired textfields
if(lockCB.isSelected()==true)
tstepsTF.setEditable(false);
else
tstepsTF.setEditable(true);
}

[okabeer]

I also tried this

private void lockCBItemStateChangedtest(java.awt.event.ItemEven t evt) {
tstepsTF.setEditable(tstepsTF.isEditable());
}

[OrangeDog]

Where is that code? It should be in some kind of ItemListener, with the signature

public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent evt)

and added to the checkbox with addItemListener() otherwise it will not work.

[okabeer]

yup its present in the auto generated code by netbeans

lockCB.addItemListener(new java.awt.event.ItemListener() {
public void itemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent evt) {
lockCBItemStateChanged(evt);
}
});

also

im using the preview design window that should not be a big deal rather than running it right?

[okabeer]

oh my bad everything was good except the preview design... it doesn't represent the same thing as a run mode haha sorry i guess someone can put this as solved...