[SOLVED] accessing JPanel.add components

[VeasMKII]

I have a JPanel and i want to access the components i've added to it, but i have no idea how to do this.

For example:

JPanel.add(new TextField());

But then how do i access the TextField inside it?

[hardwired]

Save a reference to them that you can use later to refer to them.

class Pseudo {
    JTextField textField;
    JButton button = new JButton("hi");

    private void buildUI() {
        testField = new JTextField(12);
        JPanel panel = new JPanel(someLayout);
        panel.add(textField);
        panel.add(button);
    }
}

Or you can use the Container methods like getComponents to access them.

Component[] c = panel.getComponents();
for(int i = 0; i < c.length; i++) {
    System.out.println(c[i].getClass().getSimpleName());
}

[VeasMKII]

Thank you very much!
This looks like the perfect answer, i'll play with it now

[VeasMKII]

Hmm, this is somewhat useful. But how would i go about setting the text of the textfield (after creation) for example?

*edit*
I see now, i simply access the textField and the information on it is changed.
I was confused because i had created an array of panels containing the components, but i think i'll need an array of text fields instead. (or aswell)

[hardwired]

In your event code or even in your buildUI method

textField.setText("hello world");

[Singing Boyo]

hmm... I would think ((TextField)myJPanel.getComponent(textFieldIndex)) .setText("new text"); would work as well, butI'm not sure...

Also, try not to mix AWT components (extend Component, class names are just xxx) with Swing components (extend JComponent, class names are Jxxx). Names may not all follow the basic xxx or Jxxx pattern, but most do.