Question about nested classes

Question

Hi, i currently have the following problem:
I have 2 classes, one of which also has a nested class:
1. Home.java (extends JApplet)
2. Away.java (extends JPanel) has nested class, private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
Now in Home.java I have a Vector ( called bankaccount) which i pass to the Constructor of Away.java ( I declared the vector again there as an instance by Private Vector bankaccount;).
My problem is that in ButtonListener I am trying to access the Vector so that i can modify it when a button has been clicked, and i thought i could just use the commands of bankaccount.add() and bankaccount.get() directly, however it seems like ButtonListener cannot access the Vector, even though i passed it along to the Constructor of the Away class.
Any suggestions on how i get access the Vector from the ButtonListenere class?

Answer 1

This is an example:
public class Home extends JApplet
private Away away;
private Vector bankaccount;
public void init()
     bankaccount = new Vector();
     away = new Away(bankaccount);
public class Away extends JPanel
private Vector bankaccount;
JTextArea text1= new JTextArea(50,50);
public Away(Vector bankaccount)
   //declare buttons,textarea,setLayout,etc
button1.addActionListener (new ButtonListener());
//i can set  text1.setText(( String)bankaccount.get(0));
// here to access bankaccount, and it shows up fine, but i want
// do it in from the class below
private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
                     //trying to access bankaccount here by doing:
                    // but it is not doing anything
                    text1.setText(( String)bankaccount.get(0));
}