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Question

below is the program that i did...
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class MultipleWindows extends JFrame{
private JTextField jtfMessage_1 = new JTextField("");
private JTextField jtfMessage_2 = new JTextField("");
private JButton jbtContinue = new JButton("Continue");
private JLabel jlbl_1 = new JLabel("Enter number of lines");
     private JLabel jlbl_2 = new JLabel("Enter number of characters per lines");
private MemoSaver ms = new MemoSaver();
private JFrame msFrame = new JFrame();
int Lines2 ;//= Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_1.getText());
     int Characters2;// = Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_2.getText());
public MultipleWindows() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(3,2,5,5));
add(jlbl_1);
add(jtfMessage_1);
add(jlbl_2);
add(jtfMessage_2);
add(jbtContinue);
jbtContinue.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Object src = e.getSource();
if(src == jbtContinue){
setVisible(false);
Lines2 = Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_1.getText());
     Characters2 = Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_2.getText());
     ms.show();
public static void main(String [] args){
JFrame frame = new MultipleWindows ();
frame.setTitle("Test Message Panel");
frame.setSize(450,125);
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
private class MemoSaver extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
public static final int WIDTH = 600;
public static final int HEIGHT = 300;
private JTextArea theText = new JTextArea("Text Area",Lines2,Characters2);
private String memo1 = "No Memo 1.";
private String memo2 = "No Memo 2.";
public MemoSaver(){
setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
setTitle("Memo Saver");
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
Container contentPane = getContentPane( );
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout( ));
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel( );
buttonPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,3,0,0));
JButton memo1Button = new JButton("Save Memo 1");
memo1Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(memo1Button);
JButton memo2Button = new JButton("Save Memo 2");
memo2Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(memo2Button);
JButton clearButton = new JButton("Clear");
clearButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(clearButton);
JButton get1Button = new JButton("Get Memo 1");
get1Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(get1Button);
JButton get2Button = new JButton("Get Memo 2");
get2Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(get2Button);
JButton exitButton = new JButton("Exit");
exitButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(exitButton);
contentPane.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
JPanel textPanel = new JPanel( );
textPanel.setBackground(Color.BLUE);
theText.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
theText.setLineWrap(true);
//theText.setWrapStyleWord(true);
textPanel.add(theText);
contentPane.add(textPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
String actionCommand = e.getActionCommand( );
if (actionCommand.equals("Save Memo 1")){
memo1 = theText.getText();
theText.setText("Memo 1 saved");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Save Memo 2")){
memo2 = theText.getText( );
theText.setText("Memo 2 saved");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Clear"))
theText.setText("");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Get Memo 1"))
theText.setText(memo1);
else if (actionCommand.equals("Get Memo 2"))
theText.setText(memo2);
else if (actionCommand.equals("Exit"))
System.exit(0);
else
theText.setText("Error in memo interface");
p/s: now my problem is...when i key in the number of lines and number of characters in the 1st window, i need this data to be the number od rows and columns of the text area in the 2nd window....but it doesn't work..... can anyone please help me?~ thanks!

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class MultipleWindows extends JFrame{
//HERE IS WHERE I NEED TO KEY IN THE NUMBER OF LINES AND NUMBER OF CHARACTERS
private JTextField jtfMessage_1 = new JTextField("");
private JTextField jtfMessage_2 = new JTextField("");
private JButton jbtContinue = new JButton("Continue");
private JLabel jlbl_1 = new JLabel("Enter number of lines");
private JLabel jlbl_2 = new JLabel("Enter number of characters per lines");
private MemoSaver ms = new MemoSaver();
private JFrame msFrame = new JFrame();
// HERE I DECLARE THE VARIABLE OF THE LINES AND COLUMS
int Lines2 ;
int Characters2;
public MultipleWindows() {
setLayout(new GridLayout(3,2,5,5));
add(jlbl_1);
add(jtfMessage_1);
add(jlbl_2);
add(jtfMessage_2);
add(jbtContinue);
jbtContinue.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Object src = e.getSource();
if(src == jbtContinue){
setVisible(false);
//HERE I CHANGE THE TEXT IN THE TEXT FIELD TAHT KEY IN BY USER INTO INTEGER
Lines2 = Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_1.getText());
Characters2 = Integer.parseInt(jtfMessage_2.getText());
     ms.show();
public static void main(String [] args){
JFrame frame = new MultipleWindows ();
frame.setTitle("Test Message Panel");
frame.setSize(450,125);
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
private class MemoSaver extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
public static final int WIDTH = 600;
public static final int HEIGHT = 300;
//HERE I USE THE DATA KEY IN TO CREATE A TEXT AREA WHICH HAVE LINES AND COLUMNS THAT USER HAD KEY IN
private JTextArea theText = new JTextArea("Text Area",Lines2,Characters2);
private String memo1 = "No Memo 1.";
private String memo2 = "No Memo 2.";
public MemoSaver(){
setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
setTitle("Memo Saver");
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
Container contentPane = getContentPane( );
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout( ));
JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel( );
buttonPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
buttonPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,3,0,0));
JButton memo1Button = new JButton("Save Memo 1");
memo1Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(memo1Button);
JButton memo2Button = new JButton("Save Memo 2");
memo2Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(memo2Button);
JButton clearButton = new JButton("Clear");
clearButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(clearButton);
JButton get1Button = new JButton("Get Memo 1");
get1Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(get1Button);
JButton get2Button = new JButton("Get Memo 2");
get2Button.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(get2Button);
JButton exitButton = new JButton("Exit");
exitButton.addActionListener(this);
buttonPanel.add(exitButton);
contentPane.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
JPanel textPanel = new JPanel( );
textPanel.setBackground(Color.BLUE);
theText.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
theText.setLineWrap(true);
//theText.setWrapStyleWord(true);
textPanel.add(theText);
contentPane.add(textPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
String actionCommand = e.getActionCommand( );
if (actionCommand.equals("Save Memo 1")){
memo1 = theText.getText();
theText.setText("Memo 1 saved");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Save Memo 2")){
memo2 = theText.getText( );
theText.setText("Memo 2 saved");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Clear"))
theText.setText("");
else if (actionCommand.equals("Get Memo 1"))
theText.setText(memo1);
else if (actionCommand.equals("Get Memo 2"))
theText.setText(memo2);
else if (actionCommand.equals("Exit"))
System.exit(0);
else
theText.setText("Error in memo interface");
P/S: i have use capital letters to write the problem i try to solve...Hope u can help! thanks~