Opening a new window.

[Ian Locke]

Hi everyone

Im trying to get a new window to open once I click the Add Customer button in my first window, but I have no idea how to do it. Could someone point me in the right direction?

Cheers
Ian

Here's my code so far:

  

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;


public class AirlineGUI extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
	Airline airport;
	
	
    public AirlineGUI() 
    {
    	//Start of the Menu Bar
    	JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
    	this.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
    	
    	JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu ("File");
    	menuBar.add(fileMenu);
    	JMenu editMenu = new JMenu ("Edit");
    	menuBar.add(editMenu);
    	
    	JMenuItem itemSave = new JMenuItem("Save");
    	fileMenu.add(itemSave);
    	JMenuItem itemLoad = new JMenuItem("Load");
    	fileMenu.add(itemLoad);
    	JMenuItem itemSearch = new JMenuItem("Search");
    	editMenu.add(itemSearch);
    	
    	itemSave.addActionListener(this);
    	itemLoad.addActionListener(this);
    	itemSearch.addActionListener(this);
    	//end of the Menu bar
    	
    	
    	//Start of the main layout
    	this.setLayout(new GridLayout(4,3));
    	
    	JLabel label1 = new JLabel("");
    	JLabel label2 = new JLabel("Davies Airlines");
    	JLabel label3 = new JLabel("");
    	
    	JButton button1 = new JButton("Add Customer");
    	button1.addActionListener(this);
    	JButton button2 = new JButton("Add Flight");
    	button2.addActionListener(this);
    	JButton button3 = new JButton("Book Flight");
    	button3.addActionListener(this);
    	JButton button4 = new JButton("View A Customer");
    	button4.addActionListener(this);
    	JButton button5 = new JButton("View A Flight");
    	button5.addActionListener(this);
    	JButton button6 = new JButton("View A Booking");
    	button6.addActionListener(this);
    	
    	JLabel label4 = new JLabel("");
    	JLabel label5 = new JLabel("");
    	
    	JButton button7 = new JButton("Exit");
    	button7.addActionListener(this);
    	
    	this.add(label1);
    	this.add(label2);
    	this.add(label3);
    	this.add(button1);
    	this.add(button2);
    	this.add(button3);
    	this.add(button4);
    	this.add(button5);
    	this.add(button6);
    	this.add(label4);
    	this.add(label5);
    	this.add(button7);
    		
    }
	
	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev)
 	{
 		if (ev.getActionCommand().equals("Exit"))
 		{
 			System.exit(0);
 		}
 		
 		else if (ev.getActionCommand().equals("Add Customer"))
 		{
 			
			// im trying to get a window to open once i click the Add Customer button.

 		}
 			
	}
    	
    public static void main (String args[])
    {    
    	AirlineGUI frame = new AirlineGUI();
		frame.pack();
		frame.setVisible(true);
    }


}

[Paul Clapham]

A new "window"? Would that be a JDialog or a JFrame? You already know how to open a new JFrame, in fact you posted an example of that here. But you might well be better served by a JDialog to allow entry of customer information.

[Ian Locke]

I want it to be another JFrame but I cant get 2 JFrame's to work. When I click the button I need to enter the customers info and have some buttons to select what I want to do with this info.

Thanks
Ian

[Michael Dunn]

the text of each button indicates the screen's of your other frames might be detailed.

if so, using a CardLayout() might be a good soution:
build each screen via a JPanel
add each panel to a cardLayoutPanel
add the cardLayoutPanel to a frame

each button's actionPerformed simply shows the relative screen

[Ian Locke]

Ok nice one

Thanks for the help