JTextfield

[Vallabhaneni Suresh Kumar]

Suppose we have two textfields in a frame. If we type something in those fields and press enter. How to get the values of those textfields? When I am using getText() method I am able to get only the second text value. I need the values of two textfields.

[Rachel Swailes]

You need to do firstField.getText() and secondField.getText() - perhaps show us your code so that we can help you better.

[Vallabhaneni Suresh Kumar]

Hai Rachel,
When I am using two getText() methods it is taking only the second value but not the first value. I am giving the code below.

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
Object source = event.getSource();
if(source instanceof JTextField) {
txtField1 = (JTextField)event.getSource();
answer=(String)MathPackage.matchAnsTxtField1.getText();
txtField2 = (JTextField)event.getSource();
answer = answer+(String)MathPackage.matchAnsTxtField2.getText();
}
}
Here answer is a string and txtField1 and txtField2 are the JTextField objects.

[Michael Dunn]

try this

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class Testing extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
  JTextField tf1 = new JTextField(10);
  JTextField tf2 = new JTextField(10);
 
  public Testing()
  {
    setLocation(300,200);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    JPanel jp = new JPanel();
    tf1.addActionListener(this);
    tf2.addActionListener(this);
    jp.add(tf1);
    jp.add(tf2);
    getContentPane().add(jp);
    pack();
  }
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
  {
    if(ae.getSource() == tf2)
    {
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"Textfield 1 = "+tf1.getText()+
                                       "\nTextfield 2 = "+tf2.getText());
    }
    else if(ae.getSource() == tf1)
    {
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"Error - must [enter] only from Textfield 2");
    }
  }
  public static void main(String args[]){new Testing().setVisible(true);}
}