Can anyone help me with this program?

Question

I have to make program that asks the user for information that they would want on a business card. Then, I am supposed ot take that information that was gathered with a listener and display it on a second panel using graphicsstuff (such as g.drawString(VARIABLEHERE, int x, int y). I can get thepart of the program that would ask for the information, but I can't figure out where to go from there on how to display the information. If anyone could help I would be enternally gratefully. This assignment is due Friday morning at 9:00. Thanks!
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class PanelPractice extends JPanel
     private static JButton insert;
     private static JTextField nameField, positionField, areaField, telField, faxField, emailField, add1Field, add2Field, add3Field;
     private static String nameText, positionText, areaText, telText, faxText, emailText, add1Text, add2Text, add3Text;
     public static void main (String[] args)
          //Makes two colored panels that are nested within a third.
          JFrame frame = new JFrame ("Business Card");
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          //Makes the first subpanel
          JPanel subPanel1 = new JPanel();
               JLabel nameLabel, positionLabel, areaLabel, telLabel, faxLabel, emailLabel, add1Label, add2Label, add3Label;
               //     Sets up the GUI
                    //Creates labels for the information questions
                    nameLabel = new JLabel ("Type the name you want on the card: ");
                    positionLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's position: ");
                    areaLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's area of business: ");
                    telLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's telephone number: ");
                    faxLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's fax number: ");
                    emailLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's e-mail address: ");
                    add1Label = new JLabel ("Type the person's place of business: ");
                    add2Label = new JLabel ("Type the business' street address: ");
                    add3Label = new JLabel ("Type the business' city, state, and zip: ");
                    //Creates a JTextField to hold the person's name
                    nameField = new JTextField (10);
                    positionField = new JTextField (10);
                    areaField = new JTextField (10);
                    telField = new JTextField (10);
                    faxField = new JTextField (10);
                    emailField = new JTextField (10);
                    add1Field = new JTextField (10);
                    add2Field = new JTextField (10);
                    add3Field = new JTextField (10);
                    //add the nameLabel and nameField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (nameLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (nameField);
                    //add the positionLabel and positionField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (positionLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (positionField);
                    //add the areaLabel and areaField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (areaLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (areaField);
                    //add the telLabel and telField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (telLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (telField);
                    //add the faxLabel and faxField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (faxLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (faxField);
                    //add the emailLabel and emailField to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (emailLabel);
                    subPanel1.add (emailField);
                    //add the add1Label and add1Field to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (add1Label);
                    subPanel1.add (add1Field);
                    //add the add2Label and add2Field to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (add2Label);
                    subPanel1.add (add2Field);
                    //add the add3Label and add3Field to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (add3Label);
                    subPanel1.add (add3Field);
                    //Creates a button to press to insert the information onto the card
                    insert = new JButton ("Insert Information!");
                    //Creates a Listener and makes it listen for the button to be pressed
                    insert.addActionListener (new ButtonListener());
                    //add the button to the panel
                    subPanel1.add (insert);
                    //set the size of the panel to the width and height constants
                    subPanel1.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (350, 300));
                    //set the color of the panel to whatever you choose
                    subPanel1.setBackground (Color.red);
          //Makes the second subpanel
          JPanel subPanel2 = new JPanel();
          subPanel2.setPreferredSize (new Dimension(500,300));
          subPanel2.setBackground (Color.blue);
          //Makes the primary panel
          JPanel primary = new JPanel();
          primary.setBackground (Color.black);
          primary.add (subPanel1);
          primary.add (subPanel2);
          frame.getContentPane().add(primary);
          frame.pack();
          frame.setVisible(true);
               //     Represents an action listener for the insert button.
               private static class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
                    public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent event)
                         //get the text from the textfields
                         nameText = nameField.getText();
                         positionText = positionField.getText();
                         areaText = areaField.getText();
                         telText = telField.getText();
                         faxText = faxField.getText();
                         emailText = emailField.getText();
                         add1Text = add1Field.getText();
                         add2Text = add2Field.getText();
                         add3Text = add3Field.getText();
               public static class CustomComponent extends JPanel
               public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
               super.paintComponent(g);
               g.drawString(nameText, 5, 5);
}

Answer 1

Sorry about that...
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class PanelPractice extends JPanel
private static JButton insert;
private static JTextField nameField, positionField, areaField, telField, faxField, emailField, add1Field, add2Field, add3Field;
private static String nameText, positionText, areaText, telText, faxText, emailText, add1Text, add2Text, add3Text;
public static void main (String[] args)
//Makes two colored panels that are nested within a third.
JFrame frame = new JFrame ("Business Card");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
//Makes the first subpanel
JPanel subPanel1 = new JPanel();
JLabel nameLabel, positionLabel, areaLabel, telLabel, faxLabel, emailLabel, add1Label, add2Label, add3Label;
// Sets up the GUI
//Creates labels for the information questions
nameLabel = new JLabel ("Type the name you want on the card: ");
positionLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's position: ");
areaLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's area of business: ");
telLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's telephone number: ");
faxLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's fax number: ");
emailLabel = new JLabel ("Type the person's e-mail address: ");
add1Label = new JLabel ("Type the person's place of business: ");
add2Label = new JLabel ("Type the business' street address: ");
add3Label = new JLabel ("Type the business' city, state, and zip: ");
//Creates a JTextField to hold the person's name
nameField = new JTextField (10);
positionField = new JTextField (10);
areaField = new JTextField (10);
telField = new JTextField (10);
faxField = new JTextField (10);
emailField = new JTextField (10);
add1Field = new JTextField (10);
add2Field = new JTextField (10);
add3Field = new JTextField (10);
//add the nameLabel and nameField to the panel
subPanel1.add (nameLabel);
subPanel1.add (nameField);
//add the positionLabel and positionField to the panel
subPanel1.add (positionLabel);
subPanel1.add (positionField);
//add the areaLabel and areaField to the panel
subPanel1.add (areaLabel);
subPanel1.add (areaField);
//add the telLabel and telField to the panel
subPanel1.add (telLabel);
subPanel1.add (telField);
//add the faxLabel and faxField to the panel
subPanel1.add (faxLabel);
subPanel1.add (faxField);
//add the emailLabel and emailField to the panel
subPanel1.add (emailLabel);
subPanel1.add (emailField);
//add the add1Label and add1Field to the panel
subPanel1.add (add1Label);
subPanel1.add (add1Field);
//add the add2Label and add2Field to the panel
subPanel1.add (add2Label);
subPanel1.add (add2Field);
//add the add3Label and add3Field to the panel
subPanel1.add (add3Label);
subPanel1.add (add3Field);
//Creates a button to press to insert the information onto the card
insert = new JButton ("Insert Information!");
//Creates a Listener and makes it listen for the button to be pressed
insert.addActionListener (new ButtonListener());
//add the button to the panel
subPanel1.add (insert);
//set the size of the panel to the width and height constants
subPanel1.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (350, 300));
//set the color of the panel to whatever you choose
subPanel1.setBackground (Color.red);
//Makes the second subpanel
JPanel subPanel2 = new JPanel();
subPanel2.setPreferredSize (new Dimension(500,300));
subPanel2.setBackground (Color.blue);
//Makes the primary panel
JPanel primary = new JPanel();
primary.setBackground (Color.black);
primary.add (subPanel1);
primary.add (subPanel2);
frame.getContentPane().add(primary);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
// Represents an action listener for the insert button.
private static class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent event)
//get the text from the textfields
nameText = nameField.getText();
positionText = positionField.getText();
areaText = areaField.getText();
telText = telField.getText();
faxText = faxField.getText();
emailText = emailField.getText();
add1Text = add1Field.getText();
add2Text = add2Field.getText();
add3Text = add3Field.getText();
public static class CustomComponent extends JPanel
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
g.drawString(nameText, 5, 5);
} No..I'm not expecting someone to do it for me. I am having trouble figuring out what to do next. I cannot get anything to show up on the second panel...the part that displays the information that the listener gathered.
If I could figure out how to get one thing to show up...then I could probably do the rest...it's getting it started that I can't get.