Ok got a new problem i've started to implement a GUI for my program but for some reason in the actionlistener metho i cannot pass the method i want to display.. I dont know what im doing wrong because i am not familiar with using GUIs... can somebody please help me this is the last problem i got..
This is the JFrame
package Schedule;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class MenuFrame extends JFrame{
JTextField textField;
Container contentPane;
JMenuBar menuBar;
JMenu fileMenu;
JMenuItem displaySchedule;
JMenuItem displayAll;
JMenuItem displayComedy;
JMenuItem displayDrama;
JMenuItem displayRentables;
JMenuItem addSchedule;
JMenuItem removeSchedule;
JMenuItem setTrailer;
public MenuFrame(String title){
super(title);
contentPane = getContentPane();
textField = new JTextField(20);
contentPane.add(textField);
menuBar = new JMenuBar();
displaySchedule = new JMenuItem("View Schedule");
displayAll = new JMenuItem("View All Programmes");
displayComedy = new JMenuItem("View All Comedies");
displayDrama = new JMenuItem("View All Dramas");
displayRentables = new JMenuItem("View All Rentables");
addSchedule = new JMenuItem("Add Programmes To Schedule");
removeSchedule = new JMenuItem("Remove Programme From Schedule");
setTrailer = new JMenuItem("Set Trailer Duration");
displaySchedule.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
displayAll.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
displayComedy.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
displayDrama.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
displayRentables.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
addSchedule.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
removeSchedule.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
setTrailer.addActionListener(new MenuListener());
fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
fileMenu.add(displaySchedule);
fileMenu.add(displayAll);
fileMenu.add(displayComedy);
fileMenu.add(displayDrama);
fileMenu.add(displayRentables);
fileMenu.add(addSchedule);
fileMenu.add(removeSchedule);
fileMenu.add(setTrailer);
menuBar.add(fileMenu);
setJMenuBar(menuBar);
setSize(400,400);
setVisible(true);
addWindowListener(new Terminator());
}
public static void main(String args[]){
Database database= new Database();
//ScheduleMenu.initialiseComedy();
//ScheduleMenu.viewAll();
//ScheduleMenu.setComedyDetails();
new MenuFrame("Hotel Television Schedule System");
}
class MenuListener implements ActionListener{
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){
if(e.getSource() == displaySchedule){
ScheduleMenu.viewAll() ;
}
else if(e.getSource() == displayAll){
textField.setText("Open an existing file");
}
}
}
}This is the class from where the method is called
package Schedule;
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ScheduleMenu
{
Programme programme []= new Programme[200];
int entry = 0;
int comedysize = 10;
int filmsize = 10;
int dramasize = 10;
Comedy comedy[] = new Comedy[comedysize];
Drama drama[] = new Drama[dramasize];
Film film[] = new Film[filmsize];
public static void main(String args[])
throws IOException
{
new ScheduleMenu().mainMenu();
}
public void initialiseComedy()
{
for (int i=20; i<comedysize;i++)
{
comedy[i] = new Comedy();
}
entry = 0;
}
//Hardcoded details
public void setComedyDetails()
{
entry = 1;
comedy[0] = new Comedy ("My Wife & Kids ","Mario Wyans ","Lisa Ray ","","30","No");
comedy[1] = new Comedy ("Friends ","Jennifer Aniston ","Marta Kaufman ","","30","No");
comedy[2] = new Comedy ("Fresh Prince ","Will Smith ","Jazzy J ","","30","No");
comedy[3] = new Comedy ("Joey ","Mat Le Blanc ","Marta Kaufman ","","30","No");
comedy[4] = new Comedy ("My Name Is Earl ","MJames Matheis ","Jimmy Hench ","","30","No");
comedy[5] = new Comedy ("Simpsons ","Bart, Homer ","Dan Castella ","","30","No");
comedy[6] = new Comedy ("Two and A Half Men ","Charlie Sheen ","Brian Forre ","","30","No");
comedy[7] = new Comedy ("Everybody Loves Raymond","Chris Rock ","Vincent Martella ","","30","No");
comedy[8] = new Comedy ("That 70s Show ","Ashton Kutcher ","Topher Grace ","","30","No");
comedy[9] = new Comedy ("Will & Grace ","Debra Messing ","Micheal Angarro ","","30","No");
}
public void setFilmDetails()
{
film[0] = new Film ("War Of The Worlds ","Tom Cruise ","Steven Spielberg ","Tripod aliens attack earth ","120 ","Yes ");
film[1] = new Film ("Star Wars 3 ","Ewan McGregor ","George Lucas ","Prequel to the star wars saga ","120 ","Yes ");
film[2] = new Film ("Inside Man ","Denzel Washington ","Spike Lee ","Robbers pull the perfect bank robbery ","120 ","Yes ");
film[3] = new Film ("The Sentinel ","Micheal Douglas ","James Lingman ","An agent is accused of killing president ","120 ","Yes ");
film[4] = new Film ("Mission Impossible 3 ","Tom Cruise ","JJ Abrams ","Ethan Hunt is on another mission ","120 ","Yes ");
film[5] = new Film ("Kin Kong ","Jack Black ","Peter jackson ","King Kong hit new york ","180 ","Yes ");
film[6] = new Film ("Pirates Of The Caribbean ","Johnny Depp ","Gore Verbinski ","Adventures of Jack Sparrow ","120 ","Yes ");
film[0] = new Film ("X-Men ","Hugh Jackman ","Bryan Singer ","Superhero adventures ","120 ","Yes ");
film[8] = new Film ("The Usual Suspects ","Kevin Spacey ","Bryan Singer ","Criminals head for a big payday ","120 ","Yes ");
film[9] = new Film ("Batman Begins "," Christian Bale ","Christopher Nolan ","Adventures of the man from Gotham city ","120 ","Yes ");
}
public void setDramaDetails()
{
drama[0] = new Drama ("24 ","Keifer Sutherland ","Dan Maniche ","counter terrorist unit adventure ","60 ","No ");
drama[1] = new Drama ("Prison Break ","Micheal Scofield ","Luca benjamin ","Prison escape drama ","60 ","No ");
drama[2] = new Drama ("CSI NY ","Gary Sinese ","Jerry Bruckheimer ","Forensics team investigate murder in New York ","60 ","No ");
drama[3] = new Drama ("Alias ","Jennifer Garner ","JJ Abrams ","Terrorist espionage drama ","60 ","No ");
drama[4] = new Drama ("Lost ","Evangeline Lilly ","JJ Abrams ","Plane crash victims stranded on island ","60 ","No ");
drama[5] = new Drama ("Smallville ","Clark Kent ","Mickey Regvardy ","Adventures of superman ","60 ","No ");
drama[6] = new Drama ("Hustle ","Dougray Scott ","Smith Jones ","Professional team of theifs, plan robbery ","60 ","No ");
drama[7] = new Drama ("The Unit ","Jack Ryan ","Polanski Jena ","Missions of secret tactics unit ","60 ","No ");
drama[8] = new Drama ("CSI Miami ","Herashio Kane ","Jerry Bruckheimer ","Forensics team investigate murder in Miami ","60 ","No ");
drama[9] = new Drama ("CSI ","Grissom Krusky ","Jerry Bruckheimer ","Forensics team investigate murder in Las Vegas ","60 ","No ");
}
public void allComedies()
{
System.out.println("Title Actor Director Synopsis Duration Rentable");
for (int i=0; i<comedysize;i++)
{
System.out.println(comedy[i].toString());
}
}
public void allFilms()
{
System.out.println("Title Actor Director Synopsis Duration Rentable");
for (int i=0; i<filmsize;i++)
{
System.out.println(film[i].toString());
}
}
public void allDramas()
{
System.out.println("Title Actor Director Synopsis Duration Rentable");
for (int i=0; i<dramasize;i++)
{
System.out.println(drama[i].toString());
}
}
public void viewAll()
{
System.out.println("Title Actor Director Synopsis Duration Rentable");
for (int i=0; i<comedysize;i++)
{
System.out.println(comedy[i].toString());
}
}
public void mainMenu(){
Schedule schedule= new Schedule();
initialiseComedy();
setComedyDetails();
setFilmDetails();
setDramaDetails();
char choice = '0';
do
{
try
{
System.out.println("\nPLEASE CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS BELOW");
System.out.println(" 1. VIEW ALL");
System.out.println(" 2. VIEW COMEDIES");
System.out.println(" 3. VIEW FILMS");
System.out.println(" 4. VIEW DRAMAS");
System.out.println(" 5. ADD PROGRAMME");
System.out.println(" 6. REMOVE PROGRAMME");
System.out.println(" 7. VIEW HOTEL INFO");
System.out.println(" 8. TO QUIT");
System.out.println(" ENTER A NUMBER CORRESPONDING THE OPTION:");
/**** problem ****/
choice=(char) System.in.read();
/**** end of problem ****/
//BufferedReader reader;
// reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
// String i = reader.readLine();
//choice = Integer.parseInt(i);
// choice=(char) System.in.read();
switch(choice)
{
case '1': viewAll();
break;
case '2': allComedies();
break;
case '3': allFilms();
break;
case '4': allDramas();
break;
case '5': addProgramme();
break;
case '6': //removeProgramme();
break;
case '7': //hotelInfo();
break;
case '8': System.out.println("System Exit");
System.exit(0);
break;
}
}
catch (IOException e)
{
System.out.println(e);
}
//catch(NumberFormatException e)
//{
// System.out.println("Problem :"+e.getMessage());
//}
}while(choice !=8);
}
public void addProgramme(){
}
}