Can anyone help me with an action listener?

[mdCollins1]

I'm new to java and trying to learn on my own by watching video tutorials. I made a program with a scanner to do a simple conversion of whatever you typed in. Like you enter kilos and it converts it into pounds. What i'm trying to do now is make a program using java swing so it opens up a window but I can't seem to get the action listener right. (I'm using Java SE6)
Here's the code:

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

public class Converter extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

	private JButton convert;
	JTextArea text = new JTextArea(1,20);
	private int conversion = 0;
	
	
	
	public Converter() {
		setLayout(new FlowLayout());
		setVisible(true);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		setSize(400,200);
		convert = new JButton("Convert");
		add(convert);
		add(text);
		convert.addActionListener(this);
		
		

		
		
	}


public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

		
	}
}

[sunde887]

What is your problem exactly? Your actionPerformed method should do something in it (in this case get data and perform operations on it, then display the result).

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...nlistener.html
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...nts/intro.html

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...ybigindex.html is a great resource to use along side whatever videos you are watching.

[mdCollins1]

What is your problem exactly? Your actionPerformed method should do something in it (in this case get data and perform operations on it, then display the result).

How to Write an Action Listener (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Writing Event Listeners)
Introduction to Event Listeners (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Writing Event Listeners)

The Really Big Index is a great resource to use along side whatever videos you are watching.

I'm not exactly sure what to put into it to make it display the correct answer. I'm trying to make it so you enter inches and click convert and it tells you how many cms that would equal. (or another conversion)

(And thanks for the link on the really big index. I think it will come in handy)

[Fubarable]

I'm not exactly sure what to put into it to make it display the correct answer. I'm trying to make it so you enter inches and click convert and it tells you how many cms that would equal. (or another conversion)

Still, let's see your attempt to do this first, no matter how bad it is. Doing this will show us what you're doing wrong and what you need to work on, and it will help us give more helpful directed answers/

[mdCollins1]

Still, let's see your attempt to do this first, no matter how bad it is. Doing this will show us what you're doing wrong and what you need to work on, and it will help us give more helpful directed answers/

This is the original code that only displays it in the console:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class lbstokg_exact {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
		double lbs;
		double answer;
		System.out.println("Pounds to KG converter");
		System.out.println("Enter pounds");
		lbs = scanner.nextDouble();
		answer = lbs / 2.20462262;
		System.out.println(lbs+" lbs is equal to "+answer+" kg");

	}
}

I was trying to make it with java swing and got completely stuck. I have no idea what to do now.
(This isn't the inches to centimeters but it is essentially the same idea.)

[sunde887]

The main components you will need is a JLabel and a JTextField.

Here are the APIdocs for both classes:
JTextField (Java Platform SE 7 )
JLabel (Java Platform SE 7 )

Specifically look for methods to get or set data.