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Passing values back from inner classes

 
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Hi there:
I have a program using actionlistener to create a non-modal dialog (pop-up window).
the pop-up window display a Jcombobox to select some variables, but I can not pass the value back
to the parent window
here is an extract of the code:
String s_alr1 = null;
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// pmc button
gbc.gridx = 2;
pmcButton = new JButton("PMC");
topPanel.add(pmcButton,gbc);
pmcButton.addActionListener( new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
{
showpmc();
}
} );

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/** Method which builds and launches a non-modal dialog */
public void showpmc ()
{
JPanel panel0 = new JPanel(new GridLayout(7,1));
JPanel panel1 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel2 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel3 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel4 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel5 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel6 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
JPanel panel7 = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
dialog = new JDialog();
String[] listmdc = { "MDC","MDC1","MDC2","MDC3"};
mdc1 = new JComboBox(listmdc);
mdc1.setEditable(false);
mdc1.setSelectedIndex(0);
panel1.add(mdc1);
mdc2 = new JComboBox(listmdc);
mdc2.setEditable(false);
mdc2.setSelectedIndex(0);
panel2.add(mdc2);
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okButton = new JButton("Ok");
cancelButton = new JButton("Cancel");
panel7.add(okButton);
panel7.add(cancelButton);
okButton.addActionListener( new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
{
addmdc();

// this shows a null value
textArea.append("!!!back from addalr" + s_alr1 + "\n");
dialog.setVisible(false);
dialog.dispose();
}
} );

cancelButton.addActionListener( new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
{
dialog.setVisible(false);
dialog.dispose();
}
} );
panel0.add(panel1);
panel0.add(panel2);
panel0.add(panel3);
panel0.add(panel4);
panel0.add(panel5);
panel0.add(panel6);
panel0.add(panel7);
dialog.setContentPane(panel0);
dialog.setLocation(300,300);
dialog.setSize(300,100);
dialog.pack();
dialog.setVisible(true);
}

public void addmdc( )
{
// this comment display OK
textArea.append("!!! in addmdc\n");
alr1.addItemListener( new ItemListener()
{
public void itemStateChanged( ItemEvent e )
{
if( e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED )
{
s_alr1 = (String)e.getItem()+",";

// this comment never shows......
textArea.append("!!! alr1 selected" + s_alr1 + "\n");


}
}
}
);
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}
 
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Hi,
I am not exactly sure that I can help you because I don't understand from your code where things are. From you topic label I am guessing that you have created an inner class that is the popup window. Since non-static inner classes can access outer member variables just use one to get the information. Have your inner class 'close/ok/actionPerformed' routine call some parent class method to then use the member variable.
If your popup window is not an inner class then you need to use some AWTEvent extension so that your parent window could listen to the child window and then perform something being given the event structure with user information (chosen items from child window).
Regards,
Manfred.
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