[Solved] Threading this so it doesn't freeze

[radexito]

Hey, I am new to java and need some help
i have a Swing GUI but the way i got it setup is it freezes the whole gui untill its finished doing something...
code:

    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        // TODO Single download button clicked
        jLabel6.setText("Processing (dont close me)");
        section = jComboBox1.getSelectedItem().toString();
        page = jSpinner1.getValue().toString();
        process.url(url, section, page);
        jLabel6.setText("Finished");
    }

It never has enaugh time to set the label to "Processing (dont close me)" it freezes then after its done it changes to "Finished" :(
how can i fix it(is there another way to freeze the gui(i don't want people to go into other menus while its processing)
maby setEnabled false?


ps. its a mass image downloader
Thanks


-----------------EDIT-----------
Solved :)

private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        // TODO Single download button clicked
        jLabel6.setText("Working . . .");
        jButton1.setEnabled(false);
        jButton2.setEnabled(false);
        jButton3.setEnabled(false);

        Thread worker = new Thread() {
          public void run() {
            section = jComboBox1.getSelectedItem().toString();
            page = jSpinner1.getValue().toString();
            process.url(url, section, page);
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
              public void run() {
                jLabel6.setText("Ready");
                jButton1.setEnabled(true);
                jButton2.setEnabled(true);
                jButton3.setEnabled(true);
              }
            });
          }
        };
        worker.start(); // So we don't hold up the dispatch thread.
    }

[DarrylBurke]

You need to go through this Tutorial Lesson: Concurrency in Swing (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing)

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