Having menu options make a new Panel

[Wnt2bsleepin]

I am currently trying to add a GUI to my program. I want to set it up so that the menu buttons bring up a new panel everytime they are invoked.




I am unsure of how to go about doing this however. Here is what I have for the GUI currently

import java.awt.*; 
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.*; 

 






public class SchoolSaverGUI implements ActionListener{
	
	 

	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		SchoolSaverGUI s = new SchoolSaverGUI(); 
		
	}
	
	
	public SchoolSaverGUI() 
	{
		JFrame frame = new JFrame("School Saver GUI");
				  frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
				  JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
				  JMenu filemenu = new JMenu("File");
				  filemenu.add(new JSeparator());
				  JMenu editmenu = new JMenu("About");
				  editmenu.add(new JSeparator());
				  JMenuItem fileItem1 = new JMenuItem("Add Student Record");
				  JMenuItem fileItem2 = new JMenuItem("Add Course Record");
				  JMenuItem fileItem3 = new JMenuItem("Add Course");
				  JMenuItem fileItem4 = new JMenuItem("Print a Student's Schedule");
				  JMenuItem fileItem5 = new JMenuItem("Print Course Information");
				  JMenuItem fileItem6 = new JMenuItem("Print School Roster");
				  JMenuItem fileItem7 = new JMenuItem("Print available Courses");
				  JMenuItem fileItem8 = new JMenuItem("Exit");

				  fileItem6.add(new JSeparator());
				  JMenuItem editItem1 = new JMenuItem("How to use");
				  JMenuItem editItem2 = new JMenuItem("Information");
				 
				 
				  filemenu.add(fileItem1);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem2);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem3);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem4);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem5);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem6);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem7);
				  filemenu.add(fileItem8);
				  editmenu.add(editItem1);
				  editmenu.add(editItem2);
				  fileItem1.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem2.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem3.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem4.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem5.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem6.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem7.addActionListener(this);
				  fileItem8.addActionListener(this);
				  editItem1.addActionListener(this);
				  editItem2.addActionListener(this);
				  
				  menubar.add(filemenu);
				  menubar.add(editmenu);
				  frame.setJMenuBar(menubar);
				  frame.setSize(400,400);
				  frame.setVisible(true);
				  
				  
				   
	}
	
	public void test()
	{
		
	}
	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
	      System.out.println("Item clicked: "+e.getActionCommand());
	      JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout()); 
	      
	   }
}

Any help is appreciated. Thank You.

[Wnt2bsleepin]

I made some progress. I have two panels, one is displayed by default. When I click on "Add Course Record", it removes the first panel and replaces it with the first panel.






Am I headed in the right direction, or is this going to encounter problems in the future?

[Fubarable]

I think a CardLayout could handle this better and more easily than adding and removing components.