this doesn't really involve codes but....
i have a problem in using my netbeans...i'm still new to this program and i don't know the controls and menus...I made buttons/JButtons but I don't know what to do next. I want that when I click a button, another lists or box will appear, how will I make another one? what will I click in the menus?
hope you can help me...thank you!
Jump to PostWhen you've made a button, or any other element, you can attach an event listener to that element, by right-clicking the element you've made (e.g. button), and you can choose what kind of event listener you want to attach.
Then netbeans will automatically generate a method (event handler) associated with …
When you've made a button, or any other element, you can attach an event listener to that element, by right-clicking the element you've made (e.g. button), and you can choose what kind of event listener you want to attach.
Then netbeans will automatically generate a method (event handler) associated with the element that you just attach an event listener to. You can write the code you want in that event handler, such as making a new button appear .
Consult The Java Tutorial for more info on event listener.
/*
* login.java
*
* Created on 14 October, 2010, 10:20 PM
*/
package javaapplication1;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
/**
*
* @author Famida
*/
public class login extends javax.swing.JFrame {
/** Creates new form login */
public login() {
initComponents();
}
/** This method is called from within the constructor to
* initialize the form.
* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
* always regenerated by the Form Editor.
*/
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">
private void initComponents() {
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jPasswordField1 = new javax.swing.JPasswordField();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Lucida Calligraphy", 3, 36));
jLabel1.setText("WELCOME TO LAB ");
jLabel2.setText("USER NAME");
jLabel3.setText("PASSWORD");
jButton1.setText("login");
jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
jb1(evt);
}
});
jButton1.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleName("jb1");
jButton2.setMnemonic('_');
jButton2.setText("Quit");
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 434, Short.MAX_VALUE))
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(57, 57, 57)
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel2)
.addComponent(jLabel3))
.addGap(80, 80, 80)
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
.addComponent(jPasswordField1)
.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 91, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(108, 108, 108)
.addComponent(jButton1)
.addGap(54, 54, 54)
.addComponent(jButton2)))
.addContainerGap())
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(26, 26, 26)
.addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 62, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addGap(56, 56, 56)
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jLabel2)
.addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addGap(26, 26, 26)
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jLabel3)
.addComponent(jPasswordField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 67, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
.addComponent(jButton2)
.addComponent(jButton1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 25, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addGap(54, 54, 54))
);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>
private void jb1(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
if (evt.getSource()==jButton1)
{
if((jTextField1.getText().equals("Manager"))&&((new String(jPasswordField1.getPassword())).equals("manager")))
{
Form1 fa=new Form1();
fa.setVisible(true);
}
else if((jTextField1.getText().equals("Assistant"))&&((new String(jPasswordField1.getPassword())).equals("user")))
{
Form1 fa1= new Form1();
fa1.setVisible(true);
}
else
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"Invalid Username or password","Error Message",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
else if(evt.getSource()==jButton2)
{
dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
}
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String args[]) {
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new login().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
private javax.swing.JPasswordField jPasswordField1;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
// End of variables declaration
}
.....form1 is another form thAT WILLL GET OPENED
U HAVE TO CREATE A FORM1 ON SAME JAVAAPPLICATION
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