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JProgressBar does not update inside actionPerformed - Java Swing

I created a Swing application. I'm using a JProgressBar to show the progres and I want the progress to change when some tasks execute inside a button handler(ActionListener.actionPerformed), but it ins't working. Here is the code:
package com.capgemini.skillparser.ui;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JProgressBar;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileNameExtensionFilter;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
import com.capgemini.skillparser.domain.Employee;
import com.capgemini.skillparser.excel.impl.SkillsXlsxReader;
import com.capgemini.skillparser.excel.impl.SkillsXlsxWriter;
import com.capgemini.skillparser.text.impl.EmployeeNumbersTextReader;
public class TelaPrincipal extends JFrame {
private JPanel contentPane;
private JTextField textField;
private JTextField textField_1;
private JTextField textField_2;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
TelaPrincipal frame = new TelaPrincipal();
frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the frame.
*/
public TelaPrincipal() {
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setBounds(100, 100, 450, 427);
contentPane = new JPanel();
contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
setContentPane(contentPane);
contentPane.setLayout(null);
JLabel label = new JLabel(
new ImageIcon(
new ImageIcon(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("capgemini-logo.jpg"))
.getImage().getScaledInstance(300, 100, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT)
)
);
label.setBounds(10, 11, 414, 73);
contentPane.add(label);
textField = new JTextField();
textField.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField.setBounds(10, 113, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField);
textField.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarPlanilha = new JButton("Selecionar planilha");
btnSelecionarPlanilha.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
FileNameExtensionFilter filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("*.xlsx", "xlsx");
j.setFileFilter(filter);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarPlanilha.setBounds(10, 144, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarPlanilha);
textField_1 = new JTextField();
textField_1.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField_1.setBounds(10, 178, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField_1);
textField_1.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro = new JButton("Selecionar arquivo txt (filtro)");
btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
FileNameExtensionFilter filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("*.txt", "txt");
j.setFileFilter(filter);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField_1.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro.setBounds(10, 209, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro);
textField_2 = new JTextField();
textField_2.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField_2.setBounds(10, 243, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField_2);
textField_2.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarDestino = new JButton("Selecionar destino");
btnSelecionarDestino.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
j.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField_2.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarDestino.setBounds(10, 274, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarDestino);
JProgressBar progressBar = new JProgressBar();
progressBar.setBounds(10, 318, 414, 23);
progressBar.setValue(0);
progressBar.setStringPainted(true);
contentPane.add(progressBar);
JButton btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada = new JButton("Gerar Planilha Ajustada");
btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
//---------------PROBLEM HERE---------------------------------------
try {
progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
progressBar.setValue(30);
//read a xlsx file
progressBar.setValue(50);
//write a xlsx file
progressBar.setValue(100);
progressBar.setIndeterminate(false);
//nothing above related to progressBar works properly, these statements only execute after the button handler code finishes
}catch(Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada.setBounds(101, 354, 230, 23);
contentPane.add(btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada);
}
}
I tried many alternative codes, but nothing worked. Some places suggests multi-thread approaches but I don't know how to structure my code to work with multi-thread in a manner that works well. All my tries in this sense have failed.
Can someone help me please? Thank you

Reading and writing are "heavy" operations that might take time to finish. That's why you will have to do them in background, otherwise the GUI thread, a.k.a the Event Dispatch Thread will be busy hence events will not be able to take place (gui will freeze).
You have to create a SwingWorker. The whole idea is this:
Button gets clicked
SwingWorker starts
Worker does a part-step of a heavy operation in background
Worker publishes the progress bar value to the GUI thread
Repeat 3 & 4
Worker is done.
See my example in your code (comments inside the code):
public class TelaPrincipal extends JFrame {
private SwingWorker<Void, Integer> worker;
private JPanel contentPane;
private JTextField textField;
private JTextField textField_1;
private JTextField textField_2;
private JProgressBar progressBar;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
TelaPrincipal frame = new TelaPrincipal();
frame.setVisible(true);
});
}
/**
* Create the frame.
*/
public TelaPrincipal() {
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setBounds(100, 100, 450, 427);
contentPane = new JPanel();
contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
setContentPane(contentPane);
contentPane.setLayout(null);
JLabel label = new JLabel();
label.setBounds(10, 11, 414, 73);
contentPane.add(label);
textField = new JTextField();
textField.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField.setBounds(10, 113, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField);
textField.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarPlanilha = new JButton("Selecionar planilha");
btnSelecionarPlanilha.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
FileNameExtensionFilter filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("*.xlsx", "xlsx");
j.setFileFilter(filter);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarPlanilha.setBounds(10, 144, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarPlanilha);
textField_1 = new JTextField();
textField_1.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField_1.setBounds(10, 178, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField_1);
textField_1.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro = new JButton("Selecionar arquivo txt (filtro)");
btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
FileNameExtensionFilter filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("*.txt", "txt");
j.setFileFilter(filter);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField_1.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro.setBounds(10, 209, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarArquivoTxtfiltro);
textField_2 = new JTextField();
textField_2.setBackground(Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
textField_2.setBounds(10, 243, 414, 20);
contentPane.add(textField_2);
textField_2.setColumns(10);
JButton btnSelecionarDestino = new JButton("Selecionar destino");
btnSelecionarDestino.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser(FileSystemView.getFileSystemView().getHomeDirectory());
j.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
int r = j.showSaveDialog(null);
if (r == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
textField_2.setText(j.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
}
}
});
btnSelecionarDestino.setBounds(10, 274, 217, 23);
contentPane.add(btnSelecionarDestino);
progressBar = new JProgressBar();
progressBar.setBounds(10, 318, 414, 23);
progressBar.setValue(0);
progressBar.setStringPainted(true);
contentPane.add(progressBar);
JButton btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada = new JButton("Gerar Planilha Ajustada");
btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (!worker.isDone())
worker.cancel(true); //destroy previous worker
initWorker();
worker.execute();
}
});
btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada.setBounds(101, 354, 230, 23);
contentPane.add(btnGerarPlanilhaAjustada);
initWorker();
}
private void initWorker() {
worker = new SwingWorker<Void, Integer>() {
#Override
protected void process(List<Integer> chunks) {
int value = chunks.get(0);
progressBar.setValue(value);
}
#Override
protected Void doInBackground() throws Exception {
publish(10); //progress bar value that will be sent to process() method
Thread.sleep(2000); //assume read file takes 2 seconds
publish(50); //progress bar value that will be sent to process() method
Thread.sleep(2000); //assume another bg operation takes 2 secs
publish(99);
return null;
}
};
}
}

Jcombobox not selecting item

Im trying to insert the Jcombobox value into my sqlite database but whenever I run the program, it only inserts '9' in to my database. Please advise. I am trying to import the integer that the user picks into my sqlite database. For some reason, even with the action listener, the default value, 9, is still being inputed into the table and im not sure why. Here is the full code, not including the connection and the Jtable.
public class create extends JFrame {
private JPanel contentPane;
private JTextField textField;
private JTextField textField_1;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
create frame = new create();
frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
Connection connect = null;
private JTextField textField_2;
String uniqueString = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
private JTextField textField_3;
/**
* Create the frame.
*/
public create() {
connect = connection.dbConnector();
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
contentPane = new JPanel();
contentPane.setBackground(new Color(204, 204, 204));
contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
setContentPane(contentPane);
contentPane.setLayout(null);
JLabel lblStudentName = new JLabel("Student ID:");
lblStudentName.setBounds(96, 69, 72, 16);
contentPane.add(lblStudentName);
textField = new JTextField();
textField.setBounds(173, 64, 216, 26);
contentPane.add(textField);
textField.setColumns(10);
JLabel lblGrade = new JLabel("Grade:");
lblGrade.setBounds(125, 107, 47, 16);
contentPane.add(lblGrade);
JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox();
comboBox.addItem(9);
comboBox.addItem(10);
comboBox.addItem(11);
comboBox.addItem(12);
comboBox.setBounds(173, 102, 72, 29);
contentPane.add(comboBox);
comboBox.setSelectedItem(9);
comboBox.addActionListener(comboBox);
int selectedNumber = (int)comboBox.getSelectedItem();
JLabel lblInputBookOver = new JLabel("Teacher:");
lblInputBookOver.setBounds(111, 146, 61, 21);
contentPane.add(lblInputBookOver);
textField_1 = new JTextField();
textField_1.setBounds(173, 143, 216, 26);
contentPane.add(textField_1);
textField_1.setColumns(10);
JButton button = new JButton("<");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
for (int count = 0; count <= 0; count++) {
//dispose();
options sc = new options();
sc.setVisible(true);
}
}
});
button.setBounds(6, 6, 30, 29);
contentPane.add(button);
JLabel lblStudentname = new JLabel("Student Name:");
lblStudentname.setBounds(74, 31, 99, 16);
contentPane.add(lblStudentname);
textField_2 = new JTextField();
textField_2.setBounds(173, 26, 216, 26);
contentPane.add(textField_2);
textField_2.setColumns(10);
JLabel lblEmail = new JLabel("Email:");
lblEmail.setBounds(125, 180, 42, 26);
contentPane.add(lblEmail);
textField_3 = new JTextField();
textField_3.setBounds(173, 180, 216, 26);
contentPane.add(textField_3);
textField_3.setColumns(10);
JButton btnCheckout = new JButton("Checkout");
btnCheckout.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
final String uniqueString = UUID.randomUUID().toString().replace("-", "");
try {
String query = "insert into data ('Name', 'Student ID', 'Teacher', 'Grade', 'Email', 'Ebook') values (?,?,?,?,?,?)";
PreparedStatement pst = connect.prepareStatement(query);
pst.setString(1,textField_2.getText() );
pst.setString(2,textField.getText() );
pst.setString(3,textField_1.getText() );
pst.setInt(4, selectedNumber);
pst.setString(5,textField_3.getText() );
pst.setString(6, uniqueString);
for (int count = 0; count <= 0; count++) {
//dispose();
confirm sc = new confirm();
sc.setVisible(true);
count = 0;
}
pst.execute();
pst.close();
}
catch (Exception w){
w.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
btnCheckout.setBounds(173, 218, 117, 29);
contentPane.add(btnCheckout);
}
}

It inserts 9 to your database because the selected item is always 9, and this because you add it first to your combobox. In order to insert the selected value, you will have to use an ActionListener. Then you can take user's selection and do whatever you want.
An example of its usage:
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class ComboBox extends JFrame {
public ComboBox() {
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(300, 300);
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
Integer[] numbers = { 4, 5, 8, 123, 42, 634 };
JComboBox<Integer> comboBox = new JComboBox<>(numbers);
comboBox.setSelectedItem(42); // The initial selection is 42.
comboBox.addActionListener(e -> {
int selectedNumber = (int) comboBox.getSelectedItem();
System.out.println("Selected number: " + selectedNumber);
// Do whatever with selected number
});
add(comboBox);
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> new ComboBox().setVisible(true));
}
}

Java – How do I use counter data for analytics?

I have a JFrame with three tabs: Home, Statistics, and About.
On the Home tab, I have a counter that tracks how many times you click your left or right arrow, and it updates a counter (I use the KeyListener method):
On the Statistics tab, I want to somehow import these Left and Right values that I generate from the counter.
But, I don't know how to. Can someone help me out here?
Edit:
Here is the code for the Home tab (Left/Right counter)
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class HomePanel extends JPanel implements KeyListener {
// Variables
private int counter = 0;
private int counter2 = 0;
private JLabel counterLabel;
private JLabel counterLabel2;
private JButton countUpButton;
private JButton countDownButton;
// Panel Elements
public HomePanel() {
countUpButton = new JButton ("Left");
countUpButton.setBounds(195, 121, 75, 29);
countUpButton.addKeyListener(this);
countDownButton = new JButton ("Right");
countDownButton.setBounds(195, 162, 77, 29);
countDownButton.addKeyListener(this);
counterLabel = new JLabel("" + counter);
counterLabel.setBounds(282, 126, 34, 16);
counterLabel2 = new JLabel("" + counter2);
counterLabel2.setBounds(282, 167, 34, 16);
setLayout(null);
add (countUpButton);
add (counterLabel);
add (countDownButton);
add (counterLabel2);
}
// Key Listener
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
// Ensures counter updates once per stroke
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
counter++;
counterLabel.setText("" + counter);
} else if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
counter2++;
counterLabel2.setText("" + counter2);
}
}
#Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
And here is the code for the Statistics tab:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
public class StatsPanel extends JPanel {
private JTextField textField;
private JTextField textField_1;
private JTextField textField_2;
private JTextField textField_3;
private JTextField textField_4;
private JTextField textField_5;
private JTextField textField_6;
public StatsPanel() {
setLayout(null);
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setBounds(41, 43, 371, 234);
add(panel);
panel.setLayout(null);
JLabel lblNewLabel = new JLabel("LEFT:");
lblNewLabel.setBounds(115, 39, 33, 16);
panel.add(lblNewLabel);
JLabel lblRight = new JLabel("RIGHT:");
lblRight.setBounds(105, 67, 43, 16);
panel.add(lblRight);
JLabel lblNewLabel_2 = new JLabel("TOTAL:");
lblNewLabel_2.setBounds(102, 95, 46, 16);
panel.add(lblNewLabel_2);
JLabel lblNewLabel_3 = new JLabel("% LEFT:");
lblNewLabel_3.setBounds(102, 123, 46, 16);
panel.add(lblNewLabel_3);
JLabel lblNewLabel_4 = new JLabel("% RIGHT: ");
lblNewLabel_4.setBounds(91, 151, 60, 16);
panel.add(lblNewLabel_4);
textField_2 = new JTextField();
textField_2.setBounds(160, 33, 134, 28);
panel.add(textField_2);
textField_2.setColumns(10);
textField_3 = new JTextField();
textField_3.setBounds(160, 61, 134, 28);
panel.add(textField_3);
textField_3.setColumns(10);
textField_4 = new JTextField();
textField_4.setBounds(160, 89, 134, 28);
panel.add(textField_4);
textField_4.setColumns(10);
textField_5 = new JTextField();
textField_5.setBounds(160, 117, 134, 28);
panel.add(textField_5);
textField_5.setColumns(10);
textField_6 = new JTextField();
textField_6.setBounds(160, 145, 134, 28);
panel.add(textField_6);
textField_6.setColumns(10);
JButton btnCalculate = new JButton("Calculate");
btnCalculate.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
// Variables
double num1, num2, ans, percEq1, percEq2, percLeft, percRight;
try {
num1 = Double.parseDouble(textField_2.getText());
num2 = Double.parseDouble(textField_3.getText());
ans = num1 + num2;
textField_4.setText(Double.toString(ans));
percEq1 = (num1/(num1+num2))*100;
percLeft = Math.round(percEq1);
textField_5.setText(Double.toString(percLeft));
percEq2 = (num2/(num1+num2))*100;
percRight = Math.round(percEq2);
textField_6.setText(Double.toString(percRight));
} catch (Exception e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Please enter a valid number!");
}
}
});
btnCalculate.setBounds(79, 185, 117, 29);
panel.add(btnCalculate);
JButton btnRest = new JButton("Reset");
btnRest.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
textField_2.setText("");
textField_3.setText("");
textField_4.setText("");
textField_5.setText("");
textField_6.setText("");
}
});
btnRest.setBounds(197, 185, 117, 29);
panel.add(btnRest);
}
}

I suggest using variables in the parent container so every tab can access them or, from the statistics tab, ask the values to the parent frame and the parent asks to the home tab.
It's not a short code and you haven't attached yours, so I hope your get the idea.
In the main container you have something like this:
KeyPressStats statistics = new KeyPressStats();
HomePanel home = new HomePanel(statistics);
StatsPanel stats = new StatsPanel(statistics);
JTabbedPane tabbed = new JTabbedPane();
tabbed.addTab("Home", home);
tabbed.addTab("Stats", stats);
tabbed.setVisible(true);
KeyPressStats is as follows:
public class KeyPressStats {
private int leftCount = 0;
private int rightCount = 0;
public int getLeftCount() {
return leftCount;
}
public void setLeftCount(int leftCount) {
this.leftCount = leftCount;
}
public int getRightCount() {
return rightCount;
}
public void setRightCount(int rightCount) {
this.rightCount = rightCount;
}
public void incrementRight() {
rightCount++;
}
public void incrementLeft() {
leftCount++;
}
}
And the code in the Home and stats tabs will have these changes:
public class HomePanel extends JPanel implements KeyListener {
...
private KeyPressStats stats;
public HomePanel(KeyPressStats stats) {
this.stats = stats;
countUpButton = new JButton("Left");
countUpButton.setBounds(195, 121, 75, 29);
...
}
#Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
stats.incrementLeft();
counterLabel.setText("" + stats.getLeftCount());
} else if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
stats.incrementRight();
counterLabel2.setText("" + stats.getRightCount());
}
}
public class StatsPanel extends JPanel {
...
public StatsPanel(KeyPressStats stats) {
...
textField_2 = new JTextField(""+stats.getLeftCount());
textField_2.setBounds(160, 33, 134, 28);
...
textField_3 = new JTextField(""+stats.getRightCount());
textField_3.setBounds(160, 61, 134, 28);
...
}
}

The method setVisible(boolean) is undefined for the type orbital_app

This is the code. My main frame is orbital_app and I would like it to when I click on JButton (button), data is being saved, the current window closes and another window orbital_app opens.
public class signup_try {
private JFrame frame;
private JTextField txtname;
private JTextField textusername;
private JTextField txtpass;
private JTextField textmail;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
signup_try window = new signup_try();
window.frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the application.
*/
public signup_try() {
initialize();
}
Connection connection=null;
/**
* Initialize the contents of the frame.
*/
private void initialize() {
connection=dbase.dBase();
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
JLabel label = new JLabel("Orbital");
label.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
label.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.BOLD, 17));
label.setBounds(170, 11, 71, 25);
frame.getContentPane().add(label);
JLabel label_1 = new JLabel("Name:");
label_1.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
label_1.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.PLAIN, 12));
label_1.setBounds(21, 66, 46, 14);
frame.getContentPane().add(label_1);
txtname = new JTextField();
txtname.setColumns(10);
txtname.setBounds(102, 63, 200, 22);
frame.getContentPane().add(txtname);
textusername = new JTextField();
textusername.setColumns(10);
textusername.setBounds(102, 108, 200, 22);
frame.getContentPane().add(textusername);
txtpass = new JTextField();
txtpass.setColumns(10);
txtpass.setBounds(102, 150, 200, 22);
frame.getContentPane().add(txtpass);
textmail = new JTextField();
textmail.setColumns(10);
textmail.setBounds(102, 192, 200, 22);
frame.getContentPane().add(textmail);
JLabel label_2 = new JLabel("Username:");
label_2.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
label_2.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.PLAIN, 12));
label_2.setBounds(21, 111, 71, 14);
frame.getContentPane().add(label_2);
JLabel label_3 = new JLabel("Password:");
label_3.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
label_3.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.PLAIN, 12));
label_3.setBounds(21, 154, 71, 14);
frame.getContentPane().add(label_3);
JLabel label_4 = new JLabel("Email:");
label_4.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
label_4.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.PLAIN, 12));
label_4.setBounds(21, 196, 46, 14);
frame.getContentPane().add(label_4);
JButton button = new JButton("Sign Up");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
try {
String query="insert into Users(Name, Username, Password, Email) values(?,?,?,?)";
PreparedStatement prepstat=connection.prepareStatement(query);
prepstat.setString(1, txtname.getText());
prepstat.setString(2, textusername.getText());
prepstat.setString(3, txtpass.getText());
prepstat.setString(4, textmail.getText());
prepstat.execute();
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Data saved");
prepstat.close();
} catch (SQLException e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, e);
}
I get the error saying that The method setVisible(boolean) is undefined for the type orbital_app. what should I do to fix this? Here I want to close this present frame(signup_try) and go to other frame (orbital_app).. setVisible is underlined red and says "The method setVisible(boolean) is undefined for the type orbital_app".
frame.dispose();
orbital_app orb=new orbital_app();
orb.setVisible(true);
}
});
button.setBounds(170, 239, 91, 23);
frame.getContentPane().add(button);
}
}
Orbital_app code(in this code setVisible works properly without any error):
package project;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.SystemColor;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
public class orbital_app{
private JFrame frame;
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
orbital_app window = new orbital_app();
window.frame.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the application.
*/
public orbital_app() {
initialize();
}
/**
* Initialize the contents of the frame.
*/
private void initialize() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.getContentPane().setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Button.background"));
frame.setResizable(false);
frame.setBounds(100, 100, 450, 260);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
JLabel toplbl = new JLabel("Orbital");
toplbl.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
toplbl.setFont(new Font("Arial Black", Font.BOLD, 17));
toplbl.setVerticalAlignment(SwingConstants.TOP);
toplbl.setBounds(182, 11, 71, 25);
frame.getContentPane().add(toplbl);
JLabel infolbl = new JLabel("Multipurpose app == orbital 1.0\r\n");
infolbl.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11));
infolbl.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
infolbl.setBounds(138, 47, 165, 25);
frame.getContentPane().add(infolbl);
JButton signup_btn = new JButton("Sign Up");
signup_btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
frame.dispose();
signup_form sup_for=new signup_form();
3.setVisible works here
sup_for.setVisible(true);
}
});
signup_btn.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11));
signup_btn.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
signup_btn.setBounds(61, 133, 91, 23);
frame.getContentPane().add(signup_btn);
JButton signin_btn = new JButton("Sign In");
signin_btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
frame.dispose();
signin_form log_for=new signin_form();
4.and here too
log_for.setVisible(true);
}
});
signin_btn.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11));
signin_btn.setForeground(SystemColor.activeCaption);
signin_btn.setBounds(285, 133, 91, 23);
frame.getContentPane().add(signin_btn);
JLabel notelbl = new JLabel("note: click Sign Up for new account or Sign In for existing account.");
notelbl.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
notelbl.setBounds(10, 199, 406, 25);
frame.getContentPane().add(notelbl);
}
}

I faced the same problem, it is solved by exteding the JFrame class.
Your class should extends JFrame, because setVisible() method belongs to JFrameclass.

There seems to be a few issues with your code.
Most importantly: You have multiple entry points in your program.
You should only have one public static void main(String[] args) ... function in your application, that is where the 'program starts'.
The error message you get (The method setVisible(boolean) is undefined for the type orbital_app) comes from the fact that the class orbital_app don´t have a setVisible function, one of its members does, but that doesn't matter.
Your orbital_app have a private member that is a JFrame, which makes it possible for you to call the JFrames methods from inside the orbital_app by accessing the frame, but you cant reach it from outside.
It seems you have mixed up inheritance and ownership.
If you wish your orbital_app class to be a JFrame, you need to inherit from the JFrame. Else you could just implement the methods you wish to make public for your other classes.
Or you could just create a getter for the private JFrame object so that you can access it from outside.

Toggle Java JPanels - each panel deifferent class

I'm a beginer in Java GUI, and i have an issue with trying to toggle between panel in other class.
My main Class "MyBoxGUI" has 2 Panels, "Login" and "UserMenu"
The default is "Login" panel, when pressing "OK" the window moved to "UserMenu" Panel.
So far so good while in the same class.
The issue is, when i set a new panel in new class and setvisibe that panel, i can't go back to "UserMenu" panel - (The actionlistener is working fine).
Can someone help me please?
MyBoxGUI Class
package main;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
//import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JPasswordField;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import GUIs.*;
//import ocsf.client.*;
public class MyBoxGUI extends JPanel
{
private Mtds mtd;
public JFrame frmMybox;
private static JTextField UserName;
private static JTextField port;
private static JTextField IP;
private static JPasswordField passwordField;
public final JPanel Login = new JPanel();
public final JPanel UserMenu = new JPanel();
/**
* Launch the application.
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
try
{
MyBoxGUI window = new MyBoxGUI();
window.frmMybox.setVisible(true);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
/**
* Create the application.
*/
public MyBoxGUI()
{
mtd = new Mtds();
initialize();
}
/**
* Initialize the contents of the frame.
*/
private void initialize()
{
frmMybox = new JFrame();
frmMybox.setFont(new Font("Tempus Sans ITC", Font.BOLD, 15));
// frmMybox.setIconImage(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(MyBoxGUI.class.getResource("/images/gift-ideas-gift-card-bridal-gift-baby-shower-gift-gift-box-groom-gift-christmas-gift-party-gift-gift-for-wedding-friend-gift-birthday-gift-baby-gift-good-gift-box-ideas-for-friend-necklace-gift-box.jpg")));
frmMybox.setBounds(100, 100, 800, 500);
frmMybox.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frmMybox.getContentPane().setLayout(new CardLayout(0, 0));
frmMybox.setTitle("MyBox");
frmMybox.getContentPane().add(Login);
Login.setLayout(null);
JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("OK");
btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
Boolean ok = false;
String UName, Pass, Prt, SIP;
UName = UserName.getText();
Pass = passwordField.getText();
Prt = port.getText();
SIP = IP.getText();
if( ( mtd.isUserValid(UName) && mtd.isPasswordValid(Pass) && mtd.isPortValid(Prt) && mtd.isIPValid(SIP))
&& ( !UName.equals("") && !Pass.equals("") && !Prt.equals("") && !SIP.equals("") ) )
ok = true;
else
{
if(!mtd.isUserValid(UName) || UName.equals(""))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frmMybox,"User Name Can Contain Only The Following Characters: ( 0-9 , a-z , A-Z , _ )"
+ " ","Invalid characters",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
else if(!mtd.isPasswordValid(Pass) || Pass.equals(""))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frmMybox,"Invalid characters","Error Message",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
else if(!mtd.isPortValid(Prt) || Prt.equals(""))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frmMybox,"Port Can Contain Only Numbers","Invalid characters",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
else if(!mtd.isIPValid(SIP) || SIP.equals(""))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frmMybox,"IP Address Can Contain Only Numbers seperated By Dots '.' ","Invalid characters",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
}
if(ok)
{
//LoginController user = new LoginController();
//chat= new ClientGUI(IP.getText(),port.getText());
//client = ClientGUI.getClient();
//msg=new Msg("login",user);
//client.handleMessageFromClientUI(msg);
setScreen(Login,UserMenu);
// frmMybox.getContentPane().add(UserMenu, "UserMenu");
// UserMenu.setVisible(true);
// Login.setVisible(false);
}
}
});
btnNewButton.setBounds(344, 313, 82, 48);
Login.add(btnNewButton);
JLabel lblWellcomeToMybox = new JLabel("Wellcome to MyBox");
lblWellcomeToMybox.setForeground(new Color(51, 204, 255));
lblWellcomeToMybox.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 36));
lblWellcomeToMybox.setBounds(224, 23, 327, 42);
Login.add(lblWellcomeToMybox);
JLabel lblUserName = new JLabel("User Name:");
lblUserName.setBounds(268, 109, 89, 14);
lblUserName.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 14));
Login.add(lblUserName);
JLabel lblPassword = new JLabel("Password:");
lblPassword.setBounds(268, 139, 69, 14);
lblPassword.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 14));
Login.add(lblPassword);
JLabel lblServerPort = new JLabel("Server port:");
lblServerPort.setBounds(268, 197, 82, 14);
lblServerPort.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 14));
Login.add(lblServerPort);
JLabel lblServerIp = new JLabel("Server IP:");
lblServerIp.setBounds(266, 222, 71, 14);
lblServerIp.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 14));
Login.add(lblServerIp);
UserName = new JTextField();
UserName.setBounds(406, 107, 96, 20);
Login.add(UserName);
UserName.setColumns(10);
port = new JTextField();
port.setBounds(406, 195, 96, 20);
Login.add(port);
port.setColumns(10);
IP = new JTextField();
IP.setBounds(406, 220, 96, 20);
Login.add(IP);
IP.setColumns(10);
passwordField = new JPasswordField();
passwordField.setBounds(406, 137, 96, 20);
Login.add(passwordField);
frmMybox.getContentPane().add(UserMenu, "User Menu");
UserMenu.setLayout(null);
JButton LeaveGOI = new JButton("Back");
LeaveGOI.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
setScreen(UserMenu,Login);
}
});
LeaveGOI.setBounds(10, 66, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(LeaveGOI);
JButton btnJoinAGoi = new JButton("Join a GOI");
btnJoinAGoi.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
}
});
btnJoinAGoi.setBounds(10, 100, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnJoinAGoi);
JButton btnSearchForA = new JButton("Search for a GOI");
btnSearchForA.setBounds(10, 134, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnSearchForA);
JButton btnCreateAGoi = new JButton("Create a GOI");
btnCreateAGoi.setBounds(10, 32, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnCreateAGoi);
JButton btnFilesSharedWith = new JButton("Files shared with you");
btnFilesSharedWith.setBounds(271, 66, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnFilesSharedWith);
JButton btnUploadAFile = new JButton("Upload a file");
btnUploadAFile.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
JPanel UpLoad = new UploadFile();
setScreen(UserMenu,UpLoad);
// frmMybox.getContentPane().add(UpLoad, "UpLoad");
// UserMenu.setVisible(false);
// UpLoad.setVisible(true);
}
});
btnUploadAFile.setBounds(271, 32, 153, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnUploadAFile);
JButton btnSignout = new JButton("Sign-Out");
btnSignout.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
int dialog=JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(Login, getUserName()+", are you sure you wants to leave?", "Do you want to leave?", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
if(dialog==0){
//client.quit();
}
}
});
btnSignout.setBounds(293, 227, 131, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnSignout);
JButton btnHelpme = new JButton("Help-Me");
btnHelpme.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Login,"Hello "+ getUserName()+", wellcom to Mybox!\n"
+ "Inside GOIs buttons you can ask to join, leave and even create a GOI.\n"
+ "Inside Files buttons you can check and edit files people shared with you.\n"
+ "You can even become an uploader and share files you own.\n"
+ "We wish you good luck and have fun using MyBox!");
}
});
btnHelpme.setBounds(10, 227, 131, 23);
UserMenu.add(btnHelpme);
}
public static String getUserName(){
return UserName.getText();
}
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public static String getPassword(){
return passwordField.getText();
}
public static String getIP(){
return IP.getText();
}
public static String getPort(){
return port.getText();
}
public void setScreen(JPanel fls, JPanel tru)
{
frmMybox.getContentPane().add(tru);
tru.setVisible(true);
fls.setVisible(false);
}
}
UploadFile Class
package GUIs;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import main.MyBoxGUI;
public class UploadFile extends MyBoxGUI {
private JTextField textField;
/**
* Create the panel.
*/
public static final JPanel UpLoad = new JPanel();
public UploadFile()
{
setBounds(100, 100, 800, 500);
setLayout(null);
JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("Back");
btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0)
{
setScreen(UpLoad,UserMenu);
System.out.print("A+++");
}
});
btnNewButton.setBounds(126, 145, 205, 30);
add(btnNewButton);
textField = new JTextField();
textField.setBounds(409, 150, 300, 20);
add(textField);
textField.setColumns(10);
JButton btnDone = new JButton("Done");
btnDone.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
});
btnDone.setBounds(365, 223, 89, 30);
add(btnDone);
JButton btnHelpMe = new JButton("Help Me");
btnHelpMe.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}
});
btnHelpMe.setBounds(188, 390, 122, 52);
add(btnHelpMe);
JButton SignOut = new JButton("Sign-Out");
SignOut.setBounds(501, 392, 122, 48);
add(SignOut);
}
}

public void setScreen(JPanel fls, JPanel tru)
{
frmMybox.getContentPane().add(tru);
tru.setVisible(true);
fls.setVisible(false);
frmMybox.getContentPane().revalidate();
frmMybox.getContentPane().repaint();
}
update your setScreen method as above.