Help!! getText() in action listener doesn't work!!!

[mmanu87]

Hi!!!! The program I've created will generate a graph with a number of vertex choosed at the beginning. I've got this problem
in my main function. All the other function works perfectly!!!

JFrame start = new JFrame("Jung2 - Example of Basical Function");
    		JDialog ask = new JDialog(start, "QUANTI VERTICI VUOI?");
    		JTextField answer = new JTextField("min 1 max 9");
    		JButton insert = new JButton("CREA GRAFICO");
    	    start.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    		start.setSize(Window.WIDTH,Window.HEIGHT);
   		    start.add(insert);
    		start.add(ask);
    		start.add(answer);
    		final String str ;
    		final int numV;
    		answer.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
    			{ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    				{	}
    			});
    		insert.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		    	{ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
		    		{	numV = Integer.parseInt(str = new String (answer.getText()));  }
		    	                                                   // this answer.getText() doesn't work!!! 


                                                                 //if I set answer as final I have an error on numV below..
                        JPanel GuiPanel = makeGuiPanel( numV , graphMouse, ShearPlugin, PickPlugin, RotPlugin );
			initFrame( GuiPanel, graphMouse, ShearPlugin, PickPlugin, RotPlugin);
});

I want to create a frame where is possible choose the number of vertex directly when you'll run the "program.jar" instead using console. What's the problem??Can you tell my the right code to do that??
THANKS TO ALL!!!!

[j2me64]

you try to access a class variable inside an inner class defined in a different method. define the actionlistener in a different class. other point: you can't add a JDialog to a JFrame because a JDialog is a Window!

[mmanu87]

Please, Can you write the right code for the class of the action listener?? thanks!!

[DarrylBurke]

This is a forum, not a code factory. You've been given some good advice, now apply that to your code (it is your code, or is it someone else's?) and if you still need more help then ask a specific question.

db

[j2me64]

Please, Can you write the right code for the class of the action listener?? thanks!!

No, this forum is for answering java questions and not a coding forum. but you could put your code in a class that implements an ActionListener and then you can put the listener with insert.addActionListener(this). Try and post your code!

[mmanu87]

ok thanks.. I've tried to do this. Now I don't have syntax error, but when I run the main I have this message:

"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: adding a window to a container"

The code I wrote is this:

    		JFrame start = new JFrame("Jung2 - Example of Basical Function");
    		JDialog ask = new JDialog(start, "QUANTI VERTICI VUOI?");
    		JTextField answer = new JTextField("min 1 max 9");
    		JButton insert = new JButton("CREA GRAFICO");
    	    start.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    		start.setSize(Window.WIDTH,Window.HEIGHT);
   		    start.add(insert);
    		start.add(ask);
    		start.add(answer);
    		
    		
    		//NEW CODE ----------------------
    		int numero;
    	    answer.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
    			{ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    				{	}
    			});
    	    Start prova = new Start(answer);
    	    numero= prova.getNumV();
    	    
                 //-----------------------------
    	    
    	    JPanel GuiPanel = makeGuiPanel( numero , graphMouse, ShearPlugin, PickPlugin, RotPlugin );
			initFrame( GuiPanel, graphMouse, ShearPlugin, PickPlugin, RotPlugin);

the class Start is in another "class file" of my package and its code is:

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

public class Start implements ActionListener
{
	private JTextField textfield;
	private String str;
	private int numV;
	public Start(JTextField b)
		{
			textfield = b;
		}
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
		{
			str=textfield.getText();
			numV = Integer.parseInt(str);
		}
	public int getNumV ()
		{ return numV;}
	
};

is it right??

[j2me64]

is it right??

great! an improvement could be to implement also the JFrame with

public class Start extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

}

inside the same class.

[mmanu87]

thanks! Now I try to do that... But for the error message??

[Fubarable]

thanks! Now I try to do that... But for the error message??

If you need our help, please translate this into understandable English. What is your current problem? What is your current error message (or are we supposed to guess)?

[mmanu87]

Excuse me for my bad English!! I'll try to explain my problem. Now my program doesn't have syntax error but it can't read the text in my JTextflied.
I just want to insert the number of vertex in my JTextfield and when I do that, when I'll click on my button I want to give at my "makeGuiPanel function" that number! I hope you'll understand everything!! I'll post my "main function" and my "Start class".

MAIN:

int numero = 0;
    		insert = new JButton("CREATE GRAPH");
    		ask = new JLabel(" HOW MANY VERTEX DO YOU WANT FROM 1 TO 10?? ");
    		answer = new JTextField(5);
    		pan = new JPanel();
    		pan.setBackground(Color.ORANGE);	
    		start = new JFrame("JUNG2 - PROJECT");
    		start.getContentPane().add(pan);
    		start.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);	
    		pan.add(ask);
    		pan.add(answer);
    		pan.add(insert);
    		start.pack();
    	    start.setVisible(true); 
    	    
    	    answer.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
    			{ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    				{ }
    			});
    	       Start prova = new Start(answer);
    		   numero = prova.getNumV();

    		   JPanel GuiPanel = makeGuiPanel( numero , graphMouse, ShearPlugin, PickPlugin, RotPlugin );

----------------------------------------
Start class:

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

public class Start extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
	private JTextField textfield;
	private String str;
	private int numV;
	public Start(JTextField b)
		{
			textfield = b;
		}
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
		{
			do
				{
	   			System.out.println("ACTIONPERFORMED FUNZIONA!");

				str=textfield.getText();
			numV = Integer.parseInt(str);
				}
			while (numV == 0);
		}
	public int getNumV ()
		{ return numV;}
	
};

THANKS TO ALL!!