Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!nx02.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "RedGrittyBrick" Subject: Re: JFrame from JPanel Message-ID: X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: <1174408816.696684.61300@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> References: <1174408816.696684.61300@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 36 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:32:13 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303918333 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:32:13 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:32:13 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:1248 To: comp.lang.java.gui 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 --- * 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