getContentFrame problems

[Luftwaffle]

Hey all, I have this simple GUI I've been working on and it is driving me absolutely bananas! Every thing's worked out except for this one single bug, the compiler keeps telling me it can't find getContentPane, I don't know how to fix this.

 import java.lang.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.Component; 

public class Add_Subtract_2 extends Applet {
    
        private int WIDTH=300;
        private int HEIGHT=100;
        private int value;
        private JLabel centerLabel;
         private JButton Add, Subtract;
         private Container cp;
       
    
        //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Sets up GUI
        //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public void init() {
        value=50;
        
        Add= new JButton("Add");
        Add.addActionListener (new AddListener());
        
        Subtract= new JButton("Subtract");
        Subtract.addActionListener (new SubtractListener());
        
        centerLabel= new JLabel("The value is " + Integer.toString(value) );
        
        Container cp = getContentPane();
        cp.setBackground(Color.cyan);
        cp.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        cp.add(Add);
        cp.add(centerLabel);
        cp.add(Subtract);
        
        setSize(WIDTH,HEIGHT);
        
    }
    
            
    //Listeners for action events
    
        private class AddListener implements ActionListener
        {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
            {
                value++;
                centerLabel.setText("The value is " + Integer.toString(value));
                repaint();
            
            }
        }
        
        private class SubtractListener implements ActionListener
        {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
            {
                value--;
                centerLabel.setText("The value is " + Integer.toString(value));
                repaint();
            }
            
        }

    
}

[Fubarable]

Your class extends java.awt.Applet, not javax.swing.JApplet, and Applets don't have contentPanes. I suggest that you use the latter, JApplet, not the former, Applet.

[Luftwaffle]

Thank You

[Fubarable]

You're welcome! And welcome to java-forums.org!