My Very first Java Problem - i can't solve the ok button please help

The problem:


my only problem is in the


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


The ok Button

So here's my program about
1. Create a person Class with the following Attributes
String Fname
String Lname
Int age
char MInitial
-create constructors, setters, & getters
-create a method name public void printDetails() //This method prints the details of a person

-Create a gui Form where the person will fill up his, First name, Last name, Age, Middle Initial

- In the GUI class create an array of 5 persons


Button Functions
Clear button - Clears all Input Fields

ok Button - Submits all the personal info and places the person in the array and clears all input fields

Print All = prints all personal info of all person in the array (in the output)

It calls printDetails() method for every person in the array //don't display in the GUI

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Trail: Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing: Table of Contents (The Java™ Tutorials)

Read the sections on "How to Make Buttons" and "How to Write an ActionListener".

If you have futher problem then post your Short, Self Contained, Correct Example that demonstrates the problem.

it doesnt solve my problem

Your problem isn't stated. Taking a guess you should have the action listener extract all the info from the text fields, create a person object and stores it in the array. This is just a guess though, my crystal ball is broken right now.

my problem is i dont know how to put multiple functions in a button

what i mean is in the okay button

I'm confused what you mean by multiple functions. You can have as many statements as you want in the action listener for the button. You can even create a class which implements ActionListener and give it as many methods instance variables as you want, although this won't be needed for your assignment.

You want the ok button to create a person object with the strings in the text fields, correct?

yah but when you press the ok button

the inputted texts in the text fields will be stored in an array
and while the inputted info will empty the text fields just like in the clear button

once you press ok inputted texts will be stored in an array and clears everything in the textfields...

Are you using another class called person or are you using x parallel arrays, where x is the number of text fields, if the latter you may want to consider creating a person class and then do some pseudo code like this

Code:

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extract information from text fields
create person object with text field values
store person in array
clear text areas

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You can clear the text area by calling setText("") on each of them.

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my problem is i dont know how to put multiple functions in a button

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So where is your SSCCE that shows what you have attempted to do???

i don't understand the word parallel arrays.
But i do understand this one

extract information from text fields
create person object with text field values
store person in array
clear text areas

yah you can create information through filling up the text fields
then once the filling up of information is done.
t you will click the OK button, once you click it the information will be stored in an array and the text fields will be also cleared.

my problem is i dont know how to put it in the array and at the same how to put the function of clearing up of textfields

what do you mean by ssce? sorry im a freshman student im just a newbie in this JAVA programming

my problem is that putting up two functions at one button like in the OK button


The function of the ok button is, Once the textfields are already filled up with information you will click ok, then clicking ok button will Clear up everything and the filled up information will be stored in an array

Sorry, I forgot to include the link: Short, Self Contained, Correct Example

The idea is to start simple and don't try to write your entire program from start to finish in one step.

So in your particular case you start buy:

a) adding a single text field and a button to your frame.
b) add and ActionListener to your button. When you click the button you display the value in the text field and then clear the text field.

Then once you know how to do this. You add the text field value to your array.

then once you know how to do this. you add more text fields and create a person object. Then you add the text field text to your person object and add the person object to an array.

If you have problems. Then you have simple code to post on the forum.

A parallel array is handling an object with multiple arrays, which is a bad idea. Something like this to represent a person

Code:

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int[] numbers = new int[5];
String[] names = new String[5];
...

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Where each person has the same i in each array. This is a bad approach. Do you have a Person class? The whole idea of multiple functions is unnecessary, the single action performed can do whatever you want(as much as you want)

Code:

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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent){
  extract text with the text field method getText()
  create person object with constructor Person(/*previously gotten variables*/)
  store in array, loop through array to find an empty spot, when found add item there
  erase text fields with setText("")
}

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How action listeners work: when a button is clicked an action event is fired. Everything listening receives the ActionEvent and does what is said to be done in the actionPerformed method.

Yah i've got the class,

Thanks SUNDE887 :) i owe you one :)

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