Jcombobox,JButton problem

Question

Hi,
i would like my button to show a new java class,
My button actionlistener
select2 select = new select2();
select.createAndShowGUI();but, i want to choose which class i will go through JComboBox.....
Let's say my string on the JComboBox is frame1,frame2,frame3....
how should i put it in way that....
if frame1 is selected....
i click the button, it will show frame1 class...
if frame2 is selcted....
after clicked the button, it will show frame2 class...
Edited by: vanharu on May 27, 2008 8:38 PM

Answer 1

i understand the codes u put there...
but how do i implement it to my button action
* @(#)select2.java
* @author
* @version 1.00 2008/5/28
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.border.Border;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
public class select2 extends JFrame  implements ActionListener
     public JComboBox CharList;
     public JLabel Char,title;
     public JButton Play, Preview;
    public select2()
        setTitle("Select Your Character");
        setSize(340, 400);
        getContentPane().setLayout(
                new BoxLayout(getContentPane(), BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
         Border raisedbevel, loweredbevel, compound;
         raisedbevel = BorderFactory.createRaisedBevelBorder();
        loweredbevel = BorderFactory.createLoweredBevelBorder();
          // Puts in array of strings to the combo box
        // Can select the arrays that is inserted in the combo box
            String hero[] = {"Naruto", "Sasuke", "Ichigo", "Ulqiourra"};
            CharList = new JComboBox(hero);
         //Shows that the combo box will start at 0,
         //which is naruto  
            CharList.setSelectedIndex(0);
            CharList.addActionListener(this);
             //Set up the animation part
                Char = new JLabel();
              Char.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
              updateLabel(hero[CharList.getSelectedIndex()]);
              compound = BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(raisedbevel, loweredbevel);
              Char.setBorder(compound);
              Char.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(320, 266));
              //Set up button part
              Play = new JButton("Select This Character");
             Play.setHorizontalAlignment(4);
             Play.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100,40));
             Play.addActionListener(new confirm());
                  Preview = new JButton("Preview This Character");
                  Preview.setHorizontalAlignment(4);
                  Preview.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(80, 40));
                  Preview.addActionListener(new preview());     
                  getContentPane().add(CharList);
             CharList.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
             getContentPane().add(Char);
             Char.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
             getContentPane().add(Play);
             Play.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
             getContentPane().add(Preview);
              Preview.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
             JComboBox nm = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
             String CharName = (String)nm.getSelectedItem();
             updateLabel(CharName);
    class confirm implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
           System.exit(0);
    class preview implements ActionListener {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
        //lets say, if the combobox selection is naruto...
        //then when i click this button
        //it will show naruto class
         should i put like something like
         combobox = naruto
         show naruto.class
     protected void updateLabel(String name) {
        ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("Resources/"+name+"Pose" + ".gif");
        Char.setIcon(icon);
        Char.setToolTipText(name);
        if (icon != null) {
            Char.setText(null);
        } else {
            Char.setText("UNDER CONSTRUCTION");
   public static void createAndShowGUI() {
        JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Choose Your Character");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);     
          //Display the window.
        select2 sel = new select2();
        sel.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
        sel.setVisible(true);
     public static void main(String[] args) {
        //creating and showing this application's GUI.
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
}Edited by: vanharu on May 27, 2008 10:27 PM