Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.alt.net!news-out.readnews.com!news-xxxfer.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "Brandon McCombs" Subject: Re: JFrame from JPanel Message-ID: <4601f802$0$28149$4c368faf@roadrunner.com> X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 41 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:32:19 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303918339 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:32:19 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:32:19 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:1269 To: comp.lang.java.gui RedGrittyBrick wrote: > petoeter wrote: >> This is e real newbie problem. >> I created a JPanel : >> >> public class P1 extends JPanel implements ActionListener { >> some code >> } >> >> On a different file, but in the same dir, I have a JFrame: >> >> public class F1 { >> JFrame ditframe = new JFrame { >> some code >> } >> >> I try to start the JFrame from the JPanel somewhere under: >> >> public void actionPerformed(Action Event e) { >> ..... >> } >> >> How d I call the JFrame? >> > > Probably by making ditframe an instance variable, providing a method in > F1 that does "ditframe.setVisible(true);", then calling that method from > P1 after instantiating F1. > > If that doesn't make any sense to you then read this > http://mindprod.com/jgloss/sscce.html Or if he extended JFrame with F1 like he extended JPanel with P1 then he wouldn't have to have a separate method to make F1 visible and he wouldn't need to create his own JFrame within F1 either. --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24