Input player name etc

Question

Hello,
I am new to Java, so may question may sound silly, but anyway, I need advice.
I've got class Board:
public class Board extends JPanel implements RunnableI've got board background image, and all other game graphics in Paint method.
I'm using game loop, where I call repaint() method. Also I've got KeyListener and MouseListener in this class. Everything works perfectly at this stage. But now I need to create input of player names and other player info (human/nonhuman, credits, etc.). And my question is how to organize this data input?
That is, I need to create game stage lets say 'DataInput' and during this stage to show input fields to player and to use entered data. What is the best strategy to do that? Should I paint rectangles, listen to keyboard, and print some entered text in that rectangles and accordingly emulate radiobuttons? Or maybe there is some ready, better solution?
Waiting for any advice,
Best regards,
dbpr

Answer 1

dbprog wrote:
Thanks for reply. Yes, of course I could use it. But how to switch between JPanels?There are many ways. I can't tell you what you want to do though. Some things to consider: CardLayout , JTabbedPane , or like I already said, using another JFrame or JDialog .