need help in uploading images in swing program!!!

[ashton]

Hi guys!

i am quite a noob in java... don't worry, i got the basics already...
uhm... I just want to ask this question:
'How do you make a program not terminate imediately once you clicked a button?...

Grrr.. let me try to explain it this way....

uhmm... I'm working on a simple project that says, "My Profile Manager"..
This program has fields for the user's name, age, etc, something like that...

I'm just a noob so, the project only works one-way... meaning, the profile of certain people are built-in within the program...

This is what happens, when a person enters his name, age, etc,... His picture will show up beside the textfields... (I got that already)...

This is simple but my problem is, once I clicked the button, for the first time, it works.... but when i try to type another name, the picture doesn't change... I know I'm missing something here... please help????:confused:

[angryboy]

its difficult to help w/o seeing the codes.

[ashton]

 
private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt){                                         
 
       String name = nameField.getText();
       String age = ageField.getText();


        if(name == "John"){
            jLabel2.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/swingPack/joham.jpg")));
        }else if(name == "Smiley"){
            jLabel2.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/swingPack/smiley.jpg")));
        }
      }
      //[COLOR="DarkGreen"]-> the problem here is, when i type a name for the first time, a new photo will show up... but when I type a new name which supposedly corresponds to a different photo, the previous photo that showed up doesn't change...[/COLOR]

this is my code under my Button's action...

[serjant]

If you want to upload the image,do you want to insert into the database?There are many ways.Search for the com.oreilly package for uploading data, it uses MultipartRequest .

[angryboy]

try this
1) use name.equal("...") NOT name == ...

2) why don't you just use this:
jLabel2.setIcon(new ImageIcon("swingPack/smiley.jpg"));

[ashton]

sorry guys... I can't explain it clearly... but what i am trying to say is that, the button works only once... how can i make it work again and again and again??

[serjant]

Actually button works each time you click it, but label is not changed. You should repaint your label, each time you click the button.

[ashton]

:eek: gak! gak! gak! gak! I forgot that! tnx pal! I really really thank you for this! :D I almost forgot that... yup... repaint.... tnx a lot!!!!

[Eranga]

ashton, you have started another thread to discuss the same problem. Please stick with one.

[ashton]

Sorry ERANGA... won't do this again... i was just afraid that the first one i posted is kinda hard to understand... just tried to explain it in a simpler way...

Next time, i promise..won't make two threads with one topic...

:)

[Eranga]

Yes lol, it's much better, make sense. Good luck with Java.