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Why can't I change the JButton (disabled) text color?

I started programming Java. This is my first window application. I did a simple tic-tac-toe game and I want the "o" button font color to be a different color. But it doesn't work. I can change the background color, but not the fonts, why?
package moje;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLayeredPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class Kolko_i_krzyzyk extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
static JTextField tekst;
static JLayeredPane ekran = new JLayeredPane();
static JButton button = new JButton();
static int licznik=0;
public Kolko_i_krzyzyk () {
super("Kółko i krzyżyk");
ekran = new JLayeredPane();
setVisible(true);
setSize(800, 800);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setResizable(false);
//Siatka podzielona 3 na 3
setLayout(new GridLayout(3,3));
//Tworzenie 9 przycisków
for(int i = 1; i<=9; i++) {
JButton button = new JButton();
add(button);
button.addActionListener(this);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame okno = new Kolko_i_krzyzyk();
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JButton button = (JButton) e.getSource();
if(licznik%2==0 ) {
button.setText("x");
button.setFont(new Font ("Arial", Font.BOLD, 90));
}
else {
button.setText("O");
button.setForeground(Color.RED);
button.setFont(new Font ("Arial", Font.BOLD, 90));
}
button.setEnabled(false);
licznik++;
}
}

The issue here is the default behavior when disabling the JButton via setEnabled(false).
This will grey out the button and ignore any color formatting you did to the text (foreground).
There are several workarounds to modify this behavior (as seen in this similar question).
Here is a short demonstration (without the final game logic of course) , which changes the UI of the JButton via setUI().
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalButtonUI;
public class Test {
private int counter = 0;
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> new Test().buildGui());
}
private void buildGui() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
frame.add(panel);
panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 3));
for (int i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
JButton button = new JButton() {
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(150, 150);
}
};
button.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 90));
panel.add(button);
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (counter % 2 == 0) {
button.setText("X");
button.setUI(new MetalButtonUI() {
// override the disabled text color for the button UI
protected Color getDisabledTextColor() {
return Color.BLUE;
}
});
} else {
button.setText("O");
button.setUI(new MetalButtonUI() {
protected Color getDisabledTextColor() {
return Color.RED;
}
});
}
button.setEnabled(false);
counter++;
}
});
}
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
Result:
Another (simpler) way to do it would be to build some ImageIcons for "X" and "O", then set these on the buttons via setIcon()/setDisabledIcon(). This would save you the trouble from modifying the button UI.

Having a JTextField popup at a certain location after clicking a JButton

I have my three JButtons located where I want them (at the top center of the frame), and when the user clicks one, a JTextField pops up in the BoxLayout like wanted.
The problem is, when the JTextField shows up, it is to the left of the buttons, and it moves them.
I tried setting the alignment of the JTextField and using various glues, but the JTextField doesn't move.
If I want to have the JTextField pop up below my JButtons and in the center of the screen, what should I use?
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
public class Library extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private JFrame jf1;
private JPanel jp1;
private JTextField jtf1;
private JButton jb1;
private JButton jb2;
private JButton jb3;
public Library() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch(Exception q) {
q.printStackTrace();
}
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(false);
jf1 = new JFrame("Library");
jf1.setVisible(true);
jf1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jf1.setSize(1080, 900);
jf1.setResizable(true);
Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
jf1.setLocation(dim.width/2-jf1.getSize().width/2, dim.height/2-jf1.getSize().height/2);
jp1 = (JPanel) jf1.getContentPane();
jp1.setLayout(new BoxLayout(jp1, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));
jb1 = new JButton("Genre");
jb1.addActionListener(this);
jb1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb1.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb1.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jb2 = new JButton("Author");
jb2.addActionListener(this);
jb2.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb2.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb2.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb2.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jb3 = new JButton("Title");
jb3.addActionListener(this);
jb3.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb3.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb3.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb3.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jp1.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jp1.add(jb1);
jp1.add(jb2);
jp1.add(jb3);
jp1.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jf1.validate();
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Object code = e.getSource();
if (code == jb1) {
jtf1 = new JTextField("Enter Text");
jtf1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,20));
jtf1.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(200,20));
jtf1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(10,10));
jp1.add(jtf1);
jp1.validate();
}
else if (code == jb2) {
}
else if (code == jb3) {
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Library shoe = new Library();
}
}

Suggestion: do not add/remove UI elements dynamically. Just add all of those things initially, and simply call setVisible(false) on your text field then.
(instead of adding/removing fields using your action listener)

A good and easy solution may be to use another JPanel to hold your dynamically created text fields. This may be what you wanted:
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
public class Library extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private JFrame jf1;
private JPanel jp1;
private JPanel jp2;
private JTextField jtf1;
private JButton jb1;
private JButton jb2;
private JButton jb3;
public Library() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch(Exception q) {
q.printStackTrace();
}
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(false);
jf1 = new JFrame("Library");
jf1.setVisible(true);
jf1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jf1.setSize(1080, 900);
jf1.setResizable(true);
Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
jf1.setLocation(dim.width/2-jf1.getSize().width/2, dim.height/2-jf1.getSize().height/2);
jp1 = new JPanel();
jp1.setLayout(new BoxLayout(jp1, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));
jp2 = new JPanel();
jp2.setLayout(new BoxLayout(jp2, BoxLayout.LINE_AXIS));
jb1 = new JButton("Genre");
jb1.addActionListener(this);
jb1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb1.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb1.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jb2 = new JButton("Author");
jb2.addActionListener(this);
jb2.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb2.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb2.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb2.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jb3 = new JButton("Title");
jb3.addActionListener(this);
jb3.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(140, 60));
jb3.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb3.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150, 60));
jb3.setAlignmentY(-70.0f);
jp1.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jp1.add(jb1);
jp1.add(jb2);
jp1.add(jb3);
jp1.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jf1.getContentPane().add(jp1);
jp1.setBounds(0, 0, 1080, 900);
jf1.getContentPane().add(jp2);
jp2.setBounds(0, 0, 1080, 900);
validate();
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Object code = e.getSource();
if (code == jb1) {
jtf1 = new JTextField("Enter Text");
jtf1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,20));
jtf1.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(200,20));
jtf1.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(10,10));
jp2.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jp2.add(jtf1);
jp2.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
jp2.validate();
}
else if (code == jb2) {
}
else if (code == jb3) {
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Library shoe = new Library();
}
}
I gave it a quick try to solve the issue. Hope it helps. Do more tweaking in your code to perfectly match the layout.

Using an event to do something in another class in Java

based on my understanding,
`list_1.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent evt) {
}}
will do something when something in the list was selected, and
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
do something when the button have been pushed.
I want to write a code to delete the selected item from one list and add it to another one.
I can't use Jlist methods because it is not in the scope of button.
I am not sure how to do it. and I can't find something that solve my problem on net or books.
Thank you so much
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JList;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.JSplitPane;
import java.awt.Component;
import javax.swing.Box;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import javax.swing.JSeparator;
import java.awt.Panel;
import java.awt.List;
import javax.swing.JToolBar;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
public class Window {
private JFrame frame;
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
Window window = new Window();
window.frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the application. This is the constructor for this Window class.
* All of the code here will be executed as soon as a Window object is made.
*/
public Window() {
initialize();
}
/**
* Initialize the contents of the frame. This is where Window Builder
* will generate its code.
*/
public void initialize() {
//creates an array for the list of components
String pclist[]={"case","moderboard","CPU","GPU","PSU","RAM","HDD"};
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setBounds(100, 100, 600, 600);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
JMenu mnFile = new JMenu("File");
menuBar.add(mnFile);
JMenuItem mntmLoad = new JMenuItem("Load");
mnFile.add(mntmLoad);
JMenuItem mntmSave = new JMenuItem("Save");
mnFile.add(mntmSave);
JMenuItem mntmExit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
mnFile.add(mntmExit);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
JButton button = new JButton(">>");
button.setBounds(244, 170, 82, 36);
button.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 15));
frame.getContentPane().add(button);
JButton button_1 = new JButton("<<");
button_1.setBounds(244, 219, 82, 36);
button_1.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 15));
frame.getContentPane().add(button_1);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setBounds(0, 0, 205, 493);
panel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
panel.setLayout(null);
JList list = new JList();// implements ActionListener;
list.setBounds(0, 0, 205, 493);
list.setListData(pclist); //populate the Jlist
list.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 18));
panel.add(list);
JPanel panel_1 = new JPanel();
panel_1.setBounds(358, 0, 212, 493);
panel_1.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
frame.getContentPane().add(panel_1);
panel_1.setLayout(null);
JList list_1 = new JList();
list_1.setBounds(203, 0, -200, 480);
list_1.setSelectedIndex(0);
list_1.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.BOLD, 18));
panel_1.add(list_1);
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
//list_1.addElement("hi");
System.out.println("hoi");
}
});
list.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener(){
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent arg0) {
}});
list_1.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent arg0) {
}
}
);
}
}

Start by making your JLists instance variables
public class Window {
private JFrame frame;
private JList list;
private JList list_1;
Make sure you're initialising the instance variables and not creating new local variables...
//JList list = new JList();// implements ActionListener;
list = new JList();// implements ActionListener;
//...
panel.add(list);
//JList list_1 = new JList();
list_1 = new JList();
//...
panel_1.add(list_1);
This now means that the JLists are accessible from within the context of an instance of the class...
Then in your ActionListeners, you can simple do something like...
Object selected = list.getSelectedValue();
or...
int index = list.getSelectedIndex();
You can then use these values to modify the state of the underlying ListModel...if it supports those operations...

Dynamically adding textboxes and JSlider from a different class

I want to add textfields dynamically on the click of a button but the value to be fetched and the button are in one class and the panel where i want to add the textboxes and sliders adjacent to the are in a different class. Code is -
public class TipSplitting extends JPanel
JLabel lblNoOfGuests = new JLabel("No. Of guests");
lblNoOfGuests.setBounds(10, 26, 95, 14);
add(lblNoOfGuests);
private JTextField noofguests = new JTextField();
noofguests.setBounds(179, 23, 86, 20);
add(noofguests);
noofguests.setColumns(10);
JButton btnTiptailoring = new JButton("TipTailoring");
btnTiptailoring.setBounds(117, 286, 89, 23);
add(btnTiptailoring);
public class TipTailoring extends JPanel {}
In this class I need to create the text fields dynamically according to the no. entered. In the variable noofguests and the click of the button in the previous class.

I can't really see what the problem, but here some simple demo code of what you describe.
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class TestDynamicallyAddedTextFields {
private void initUI() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame(TestDynamicallyAddedTextFields.class.getSimpleName());
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
final JPanel textfieldContainerPanel = new JPanel();
textfieldContainerPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
JLabel nrOfGuests = new JLabel("Nr. of guests");
final JFormattedTextField textfield = new JFormattedTextField();
textfield.setValue(Integer.valueOf(1));
textfield.setColumns(10);
JButton add = new JButton("Add");
add.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (textfield.getValue() != null) {
addTextFieldsToPanel((Integer) textfield.getValue(), textfieldContainerPanel);
}
}
});
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEADING));
panel.add(nrOfGuests);
panel.add(textfield);
panel.add(add);
frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
frame.add(new JScrollPane(textfieldContainerPanel));
frame.setSize(300, 600);
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
protected void addTextFieldsToPanel(Integer value, JPanel textfieldContainerPanel) {
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.gridwidth = GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER;
gbc.gridheight = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < value; i++) {
textfieldContainerPanel.add(new JTextField(20), gbc);
}
textfieldContainerPanel.revalidate();
textfieldContainerPanel.repaint();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
new TestDynamicallyAddedTextFields().initUI();
}
});
}
}
And the result:

Cannot close frame using button after opening a new one in swing

package bt;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.Box;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPasswordField;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class login extends javax.swing.JFrame implements ActionListener, javax.swing.RootPaneContainer {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private JTextField TUserID=new JTextField(20);
private JPasswordField TPassword=new JPasswordField(20);
protected int role;
public JButton bLogin = new JButton("continue");
private JButton bCancel = new JButton("cancel");
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new login().createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
public void createAndShowGUI() {
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("");
JLabel l = new JLabel();
JLabel l2 = new JLabel("(2011)");
l2.setFont(new Font("Courier New", Font.BOLD, 10));
l.setIcon(icon);
JLabel LUserID=new JLabel("Your User ID: ");
JLabel LPassword=new JLabel("Your Password: ");
TUserID.addActionListener(this);
TPassword.addActionListener(this);
TUserID.setText("correct");
TPassword.setEchoChar('*');
TPassword.setText("correct");
bLogin.setOpaque(true);
bLogin.addActionListener(this);
bCancel.setOpaque(true);
bCancel.addActionListener(this);
JFrame f = new JFrame("continue");
f.setUndecorated(true);
f.setSize(460,300);
AWTUtilitiesWrapper.setWindowOpaque(f, false);
AWTUtilitiesWrapper.setWindowOpacity(f, ((float) 80) / 100.0f);
Container pane = f.getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(pane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS) );
pane.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
Box box0 = Box.createHorizontalBox();
box0.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
box0.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 20, 20, 20));
box0.add(l);
box0.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(100, 0)));
pane.add(box0);
Box box = Box.createHorizontalBox();
box.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
box.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 20, 100));
box.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(100, 0)));
box.add(LUserID);
box.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(32, 0)));
box.add(TUserID);
LUserID.setMaximumSize( LUserID.getPreferredSize() );
TUserID.setMaximumSize( TUserID.getPreferredSize() );
pane.add(box);
Box box2 = Box.createHorizontalBox();
box2.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
box2.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 20, 100));
box2.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(100, 0)));
box2.add(LPassword,LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
box2.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(15, 0)));
box2.add(TPassword,LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
LPassword.setMaximumSize( LPassword.getPreferredSize() );
TPassword.setMaximumSize( TPassword.getPreferredSize() );
pane.add(box2);
Box box3 = Box.createHorizontalBox();
box3.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
box3.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 20, 0, 100));
box3.add(bLogin);
box3.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(10, 0)));
box3.add(bCancel);
pane.add(box3);
f.setLocation(450,300);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
f.setVisible(true);
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
String TBUsername = TUserID.getText();
Object src = evt.getSource();
char[] CHPassword1 = TPassword.getPassword();
String TBPassword = String.valueOf(CHPassword1);
login mLogin = this;
if (src==bLogin) {
if (authenticate(TBUsername,TBPassword)) {
System.out.println(this);
exitApp(this);
} else {
exitApp(this);
}
} else if (src==bCancel) {
exitApp(mLogin);
}
}
public void exitApp(JFrame mlogin) {
mlogin.setVisible(false);
}
private boolean authenticate(String uname, String pword) {
if ((uname.matches("correct")) && (pword.matches("correct"))) {
new MyJFrame().createAndShowGUI();
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
and MyJFrame.java
package bt;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class MyJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame implements ActionListener {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 2871032446905829035L;
private JButton bExit = new JButton("Exit (For test purposes)");
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
new MyJFrame().createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
public void createAndShowGUI() {
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.setBackground(Color.black);
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("");
JLabel l = new JLabel("(2011)"); //up to here
l.setIcon(icon);
p.add(l);
p.add(bExit);
bExit.setOpaque(true);
bExit.addActionListener(this);
JFrame f = new JFrame("frame");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
f.setUndecorated(true);
p.setOpaque(true);
f.getContentPane().add(p);
f.pack();
f.setSize(1000,600);
Container pane=f.getContentPane();
pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1) );
//p.setPreferredSize(200,200);
AWTUtilitiesWrapper.setWindowOpaque(f, false);
AWTUtilitiesWrapper.setWindowOpacity(f, ((float) 90) / 100.0f);
f.setLocation(300,300);
f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
Object src = evt.getSource();
if (src==bExit) {
System.exit(0);
}
}
}
I cannot get the exitApp() method to work, although it worked before I expanded on my code, I've been trying for hours to get it to work but no avail! The login button suceeds in opening the new frame but will not close the preious(login) frame. It did earlier till I added the validation method etc ....

Create only one JFrame as parent and for another Top-level Containers create only once JDialog (put there JPanel as base), and re-use that for another Action, then you only to remove all JComponents from Base JPanel and add there another JPanel
don't forget for as last lines after switch betweens JPanels inside Base JPanel
revalidate();
repaint();
you can pretty to forgot about that by implements CardLayout