Problem with submit button of jframe

Question

hi all
i am having problems with the submit button. once the submit button is clicked the values should be updated to an array of objects. it is doing this. the problem is i want the current frame to close once i click submit button. i have a GUI at the background and once i click something this frame appears asking for details for th user to input. but i want only the current form to close, not the whole progrmy code is shown below
thanks in advance
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class TextForm extends JPanel {
public JTextField[] fields;
public MainInteractiveMap mainClass;
public TextForm(MainInteractiveMap m)
mainClass= m;
public TextForm(String[] labels, char[] mnemonics, int[] widths, String[] tips)
super(new BorderLayout());
JPanel labelPanel= new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length,1));
JPanel fieldPanel= new JPanel(new GridLayout(labels.length,1));
add(labelPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
add(fieldPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
fields= new JTextField[labels.length];
for(int i=0; i< labels.length;i+=1)
fields[i] = new JTextField();
if (i<tips.length)fields.setToolTipText(tips[i]);
if (i<widths.length)fields[i].setColumns(widths[i]);
JLabel lab = new JLabel(labels[i], JLabel.RIGHT);
lab.setLabelFor(fields[i]);
if (i<mnemonics.length)lab.setDisplayedMnemonic(mnemonics[i]);
labelPanel.add(lab);
JPanel p = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
p.add(fields[i]);
fieldPanel.add(p);
public String getText(int i){
return (fields[i].getText());
public void printForm()
String[] labels = {"Location","No of Bedrooms","No of Bathrooms", "Garage","last selling price","current selling price"};
char[] mnemonics ={'L','B','b','G','L','C'};
int[] widths = {15,1,1,4,9,9};
String[] desc = {"Location","No of Bedrooms","No of Bathrooms", "Garage","last selling price","current selling price"};
final TextForm form = new TextForm(labels,mnemonics,widths,desc);
JButton submit = new JButton("Submit");
submit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
String location;
final int sellingPrice;
final int numOfRooms;
final int marketPrice;
final int numOfBathrooms;
final int numOfGarages;
location=form.getText(0);
sellingPrice=Integer.parseInt(form.getText(1));
numOfRooms=Integer.parseInt(form.getText(2));
marketPrice=Integer.parseInt(form.getText(3));
numOfBathrooms=Integer.parseInt(form.getText(4));
numOfGarages=Integer.parseInt(form.getText(5));
mainClass.Testing(location);
System.out.println(numOfGarages);
System.exit(0);
JFrame f = new JFrame("Input details of House");
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.getContentPane().add(form, BorderLayout.NORTH);
JPanel p = new JPanel();
p.add(submit);
f.getContentPane().add(p, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
regards

Answer 1

you just need to change (at end of actionPerformed())
System.exit(0);
to
[whateverFrame].dispose();
easier to show a simple demo
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class Testing
  public void buildGUI()
    JButton btn1 = new JButton("Open new Frame");
    final JFrame f1 = new JFrame("#1");
    f1.getContentPane().add(btn1);
    f1.pack();
    f1.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    f1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    f1.setVisible(true);
    btn1.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
        JButton btn2 = new JButton("Close/Return");
        final JFrame f2 = new JFrame("#2");
        f2.getContentPane().add(btn2);
        f2.pack();
        f2.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        f2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);//do not want to close with 'X'
        f1.setVisible(false);
        f2.setVisible(true);
        btn2.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
            f2.dispose();
            f1.setVisible(true);
  public static void main(String[] args)
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
      public void run(){
        new Testing().buildGUI();
}