problem with JLabels

[geork]

hi!
this is my first time writing, and i need some help.
i want to be able to make a JLabel in which i can store a value (such as int) which i can add one or subtract one from. it doesn't seem to like:
JLabel score = new JLabel(num);
int num = 5;
i probabely have done soemthing really stupid or missed soemthing out but hey! i'm new to java.
if you can help me: thank you so much, because i am really confused.
cyas

[tim]

Welcome, geork, to Java Forums!

First, you must declare the integer, num, and then you can use it like this:

Code:

int num = 10;
JLabel label = new JLabel((new Integer(num)).toString());

I do this, because this construction is expecting an argument of type String. To convert the number into a String, you can create a new Integer object and then use its toString() method.

Hope this helped.

[hardwired]

Also,

Code:

new JLabel(String.valueOf(num));

[geork]

thank you guys sooooo much