Thread: I can't use JTable in a JFrameForm despite of import

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie. I have a question to ask you
I'm creating a mini program like following figure:
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I have already created 2 above Frames.
When I catch event for Add contact ( in frame Add new contact).

 private void btnAddContactActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        DefaultTableModel tm = (DefaultTableModel)jTable1.getModel();
    }

There are a error is underlined at "jTable1": Netbean has suggested me create class/Field jTable1, but jTable1 has been created in frame "Phone book".
In my view, I just import the Frame Phone book to Frame Add new contact to use jtable1. Whether it's true? What am I doing wrong? And what's solution?
Thanks for your help

Originally Posted by Norm

Please copy the full text of the compiler's error messages and paste it here,

Yean, here is my code:
AddContact Form

package tut11phonebook;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
import tut11phonebook.PhoneBook2;
 
 
public class AddContact extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
    /** Creates new form AddContact */
    public AddContact() {        
        initComponents();
        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
    }
 
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">                          
    private void initComponents() {
 
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        txtPhone = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        txtName = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        btnAddContact = new javax.swing.JButton();
        btnCancel = new javax.swing.JButton();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setTitle("Add new contact");
        setResizable(false);
 
        jLabel1.setText("Name");
 
        jLabel2.setText("Phone");
 
        btnAddContact.setText("Add contact");
        btnAddContact.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                btnAddContactActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        btnCancel.setText("Cancel");
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(76, 76, 76)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGap(155, 155, 155)
                                .addComponent(btnCancel))
                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addComponent(btnAddContact)
                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 155, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                        .addContainerGap())
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(21, 21, 21)
                        .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addComponent(jLabel1)
                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 80, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                .addComponent(txtName, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 157, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addComponent(jLabel2)
                                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 77, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                .addComponent(txtPhone, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 157, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                        .addGap(39, 39, 39))))
        );
 
        jPanel1Layout.linkSize(javax.swing.SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL, new java.awt.Component[] {txtName, txtPhone});
 
        jPanel1Layout.linkSize(javax.swing.SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL, new java.awt.Component[] {btnAddContact, btnCancel});
 
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(46, 46, 46)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(txtName, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 29, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel1))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(txtPhone, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 29, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 14, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(btnAddContact)
                    .addComponent(btnCancel))
                .addGap(26, 26, 26))
        );
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(19, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
 
        java.awt.Dimension screenSize = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        setBounds((screenSize.width-416)/2, (screenSize.height-231)/2, 416, 231);
    }// </editor-fold>                        
 
    private void btnAddContactActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                              
        DefaultTableModel tm = (DefaultTableModel)jTable1.getModel();
    }                                             
 
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AddContact.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AddContact.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AddContact.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(AddContact.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>
 
        /* Create and display the form */
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
 
            public void run() {
                new AddContact().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton btnAddContact;
    private javax.swing.JButton btnCancel;
    public javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    public javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField txtName;
    private javax.swing.JTextField txtPhone;
    // End of variables declaration                   
}

PhoneBook2 Frame

package tut11phonebook;
 
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import tut11phonebook.AddContact;
 
public class PhoneBook2 extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
    /** Creates new form PhoneBook2 */
    public PhoneBook2() {
        initComponents();
 
 
    }
 
 
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">                          
    private void initComponents() {
 
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTable1 = new javax.swing.JTable();
        btnAddContact = new javax.swing.JButton();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setTitle("Phone book");
 
        jTable1.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0)));
        jTable1.setModel(new javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel(
            new Object [][] {
                {null, null},
                {null, null},
                {null, null},
                {null, null}
            },
            new String [] {
                "Name", "Phone"
            }
        ));
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTable1);
        jTable1.getColumnModel().getColumn(0).setHeaderValue("Name");
        jTable1.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setResizable(false);
        jTable1.getColumnModel().getColumn(1).setHeaderValue("Phone");
 
        btnAddContact.setText("Add Contact");
        btnAddContact.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                btnAddContactActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addContainerGap()
                        .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 274, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(93, 93, 93)
                        .addComponent(btnAddContact)))
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(20, 20, 20)
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 164, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addComponent(btnAddContact)
                .addContainerGap(49, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
 
        java.awt.Dimension screenSize = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
        setBounds((screenSize.width-330)/2, (screenSize.height-324)/2, 330, 324);
    }// </editor-fold>                        
 
    private void btnAddContactActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                              
        close();
        AddContact s = new AddContact();
        s.setVisible(true);
    }                                             
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PhoneBook2.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PhoneBook2.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PhoneBook2.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PhoneBook2.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>
 
        /* Create and display the form */
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
 
            public void run() {
                new PhoneBook2().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton btnAddContact;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTable jTable1;
    // End of variables declaration                   
 
    private void close() {
 
    }
}

Error displays in AddContact form - btnAddContactActionPerformed

Yean, thanks for your suggesion
here is full text error message:

cannot find symbol
  symbol:   variable jTable1
  location: class tut11phonebook.AddContact
----

Originally Posted by Norm

The compiler can not find a definition that is in scope (within the same pair of {}s) for the variable named in the error message.
Check why it wasn't found: spelling error, definition out of scope, missing completely

I've checked again and ensuring that there is not any spelling error/ missing completely. I just concern why I have created jTable1 (actually that is automatically generate code -drag and drop) in class PhoneBook2 and import it into AddContact then I use jTable1 in AddContact, but it's still not availabe to use. You can see very clear in source code uploaded above
Help me please!

Originally Posted by trchinh_it

I've checked again and ensuring that there is not any spelling error/ missing completely .... Help me please!

Check again. Where was jTable1 defined?

Originally Posted by jps

Check again. Where was jTable1 defined?

It was defined in PhoneBook2 Frame

 private void initComponents() {
 
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTable1 = new javax.swing.JTable();     
................
......................
// Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton btnAddContact;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTable jTable1;
    // End of variables declaration

I wondered whether I misunderstood about scope of JTable1 .? I created it in PhoneBook then import and use in AddContact2
Please look at my code

Originally Posted by trchinh_it

I wondered whether I misunderstood about scope of JTable1 .?

The declaration in PhoneBook2 is not visible from within the AddContact class.
You can use an object of the class to gain access to it's members