Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit4.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "clusardi2k" Subject: Re: jLabel setVisible(true) Doesn't Work Message-ID: <5023FE32.56428.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-Comment-To: markspace Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer In-Reply-To: <5023FE30.56418.calajapr@time.synchro.net> References: <5023FE30.56418.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-FTN-AREA: COMP.LANG.JAVA.PROGRAMMER X-FTN-MSGID: 1:261/38 a6626863 X-FTN-REPLY: 1:261/38 2b8d1c70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98] Lines: 33 Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:44:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.21.70.65 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1344537864 69.21.70.65 (Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:44:24 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:44:24 CDT Organization: tds.net Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:17479 To: markspace From: "clusardi2k" To: markspace From: clusardi2k@aol.com On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:33:29 PM UTC-4, markspace wrote: Your label has to be inside another component (a container) to be visible. Changing a local variable will never work. Even changing an instance field won't work unless you've specially defined your own component somehow. Most Swing components are also containers. However normally you use JFrame and JPanel as your containers. Call the add method, or use the GUI layout tool to just drag and drop components onto one. Does anyone have a simple working project of this: (1) It has a form with a JPanel dragged from the swing control palette, (2) In the JPanel a Jlabel is dragged from the swing control palette. (3) The jlabel is set to invisible at the start of the project. (4) The project becomes visible when a button is pressed. (5) The project becomes invisible when a button is pressed. Thanks, -+- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 + Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) -+- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24 --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) --- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24