Closing 1 Desktop App, But Not The Other

[longphant]

My main class, call it Main.java, calls a Desktop Application I created in Netbeans. After the user clicks a button, it returns to Main.java, which then calls another desktop application which I created with Netbeans. The thing is, if I close one of them, I end up closing both. Is there a way that I can just close one but not the other?

These GUIs (GUI1 and GUI2) are called by: I changed the main method in GUI1App.java and GUI2App.java to be called "launch" instead of main. Then in my Main.java, I just use

String[] args = {};
GUI1App app = new GUI1App();
app.launch(args};

[Norm]

if I close one of them, I end up closing both. Is there a way that I can just close one but not the other

What method do you call to 'close' a "Desktop app"?
Are the "app"s JFrame windows? Can you call setVisible(false) to hid a window?

[DarrylBurke]

Cross posted
Swing - Closing 1 Desktop App, But Not The Other

db

[Fubarable]

Don't have multiple JFrames. Instead have your main app be a JFrame and the dialog window a JDialog (the tutorials will show you how), or even better, swap views with a CardLayout. Also you will benefit greatly by not using NetBeans to generate your Swing code, but rather to learn to code it yourself through the Sun / Oracle tutorials.

Luck.

[Fubarable]

Cross posted
Swing - Closing 1 Desktop App, But Not The Other

db

Darryl, thanks for the heads up.

Original poster, please do not cross-post without notifying us as this behavior can make us duplicate effort that has been done elsewhere. If you've ever volunteered at a technical forum, you'll understand the frustration this causes.