Need a bit of help

Code:

---

package IrcCleint;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

/**
 *
 * @author Jonathan
 */
public class IrcClientUI extends javax.swing.JFrame {

    /** Creates new form IrcClientUI */
    public IrcClientUI() {
        initComponents();
    }

    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
    * initialize the form.
    * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
    * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
    */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">                         
    private void initComponents() {

        serverTabs = new javax.swing.JTabbedPane();
        jMenuBar1 = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
        fileMenu = new javax.swing.JMenu();
        newServer = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
        jSeparator1 = new javax.swing.JPopupMenu.Separator();
        exitProgram = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        serverTabs.setEnabled(false);

        fileMenu.setText("File");
        fileMenu.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                fileMenuActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        newServer.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_N, java.awt.event.InputEvent.ALT_MASK));
        newServer.setText("New Server");
        newServer.setToolTipText("Specify a new irc server to connect to.");
        newServer.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                newServerActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        fileMenu.add(newServer);
        fileMenu.add(jSeparator1);

        exitProgram.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_X, java.awt.event.InputEvent.ALT_MASK));
        exitProgram.setText("Exit");
        exitProgram.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                exitProgramActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
        fileMenu.add(exitProgram);

        jMenuBar1.add(fileMenu);

        setJMenuBar(jMenuBar1);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addComponent(serverTabs, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 906, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addComponent(serverTabs, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 444, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>                       

    private void exitProgramActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                           
        System.exit(0);
    }                                         

    private void fileMenuActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                       
        // TODO add your handling code here:
    }                                       

    [COLOR="Red"]private void newServerActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        new IrcInputUI(this).setVisible(true);
    }[/COLOR]                                       


    public void getOptionsInput(String server, String username, String tabName, String channel) {
        serverTabs.addTab(tabName, panel1);
    }
   
    /**
    * @param args the command line arguments
    */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new IrcClientUI().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    // Variables declaration - do not modify                   
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem exitProgram;
    private javax.swing.JMenu fileMenu;
    private javax.swing.JMenuBar jMenuBar1;
    private javax.swing.JPopupMenu.Separator jSeparator1;
    private javax.swing.JMenuItem newServer;
    private javax.swing.JTabbedPane serverTabs;

---

Code:

---

package IrcCleint;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;


/**
 *
 * @author Jonathan
 */
public class IrcInputUI extends JDialog {

    /** Creates new form IrcInputUI */
    public IrcInputUI(JFrame parent) {
        super(parent,true);
        initComponents();
        Rectangle parentBounds = parent.getBounds();
        Dimension size = getSize();
        //Center in the parent
        int x = Math.max(0, parentBounds.x + (parentBounds.width - size.width) / 2);
        int y = Math.max(0, parentBounds.y + (parentBounds.height - size.height) / 2);
        this.setLocation(new Point(x, y));
    }

    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
    * initialize the form.
    * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
    * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
    */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {

        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        serverInput = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        portInput = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        usernameInput = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        channelInput = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        connectButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
        cancelButton = new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

        jPanel1.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Server Options"));

        jLabel1.setText("Server");

        jLabel2.setText("Port");

        jLabel3.setText("User Name");

        serverInput.setText("irc.tribalwar.com");

        portInput.setText("6667");

        usernameInput.setText("UnoBot2");

        jLabel4.setText("Channel");

        channelInput.setText("#unobot");

        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(jLabel1)
                        .addGap(38, 38, 38)
                        .addComponent(serverInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 244, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(jLabel2)
                        .addGap(50, 50, 50)
                        .addComponent(portInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 244, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addComponent(jLabel3)
                            .addComponent(jLabel4))
                        .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addComponent(channelInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 244, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                            .addComponent(usernameInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 244, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel1)
                    .addComponent(serverInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                    .addComponent(portInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3)
                    .addComponent(usernameInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel4)
                    .addComponent(channelInput, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        connectButton.setText("Connect");
        connectButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                connectButtonActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        cancelButton.setText("Cancel");
        cancelButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                cancelButtonActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(connectButton)
                        .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                        .addComponent(cancelButton)
                        .addGap(49, 49, 49))
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                        .addContainerGap())))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(cancelButton)
                    .addComponent(connectButton))
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleParent(this);

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

    [COLOR="BLUE"]private void connectButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                             
        String server = serverInput.getText() + ":" + portInput.getText();
        String username = usernameInput.getText();
        String channel;
        int index = serverInput.getText().indexOf('.') + 1;
        int index2 = serverInput.getText().lastIndexOf('.');
        String tabName = serverInput.getText().substring(index, index2);
        String firstLetter = tabName.substring(0,1);
        String remainder = tabName.substring(1);
        tabName = firstLetter.toUpperCase() + remainder.toLowerCase();
        if (!channelInput.getText().startsWith("#")) {
            channel = "#" + channelInput.getText();
        }
        else {
            channel = channelInput.getText();
        }[/COLOR]



        this.setVisible(false);
       


    }                                           

    private void cancelButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                           
        this.setVisible(false);
    }                                           

    /**
    * @param args the command line arguments
    */


    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton cancelButton;
    private javax.swing.JTextField channelInput;
    private javax.swing.JButton connectButton;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField portInput;
    private javax.swing.JTextField serverInput;
    private javax.swing.JTextField usernameInput;

---

Okay so I have a basic outline for a GUI I'm just working on for fun. Its just going to be a super simple irc client, that I'm going to use to run some game bots that I programmed in the past.

My problem is, when I click the new server menu item (event action that is highlighted in RED), it creates my options window correctly. However, for the life of me I can't figure out how to get those options (the method highlighted in BLUE) back to my original class so I can continue working with them. The intention is to send my options back to the main window whenever I hit the connect JButton.

Any help is appreciated. I'm sure theres just something simple I am missing because of my extreme lack of programming knowledge, but I just cant figure it out :(

TL;DR

Recommended reading: SSCCE : Java Glossary

db