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Thread: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

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    Default How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    private void enterData()
    	{
     
     
    	    carRegistration = registrationField.getText(); // car registration is what users type in the registration field
     
    	    carAge = Integer.parseInt((String) ageCombo.getSelectedItem()); // the age is to be selected from the combo box
     
    	    boolean accident = accidentCheckBox.isSelected(); // the accident status depends on whether or not the checkbox is ticked
     
    	    discount = Fee*0.25; // declaring that the discount is 25% of the fee
     
    	    int[] cars; // declare an array called cars
     
    	    cars = new int[ 10 ]; // declare the number of cars
     
    	    if(accidentCheckBox.isSelected()) // if the accident checkbox is displayed, the accident status should display as YES
    	       Accident = "YES";
    	    else
    	       Accident = "NO"; // if the accident checkbox is displayed, the accident status would display as NO
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(carAge>5)
    	      Fee = 350.00; // if the car is above 5 years of age, the fee would be $350.00
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(carAge<=5)
    	      Fee = 200.00; // if the car is under or equal to 5 years of age, the fee would be $200.00
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(accidentCheckBox.isSelected())
    		  Fee = Fee; // if the car has been in an accident, the fee will not change
    		else
    		  Fee = Fee - discount; // if the car has not been in an accident, the fee will be discounted
     
     
     
            if(registrationField.getText().equals(""))
            {
    			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Please enter a car's registration"); // error message if car registration isn't entered
    	    }
     
            else
     
            {
     
     
    	    textArea.setText(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", "Registration","Age", "Accident", "Fee\n")); // placing the titles of the four categories of information into text
     
    	    textArea.append(String.format("--------------------------------------------\n")); // underline separates the titles of categories from the information of each car
     
    	    textArea.append(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", carRegistration, carAge, Accident, "$" +Fee)); // the four categories information displayed into text for each car
     
    	}
     
    	registrationField.setText(""); // reset the registration field when data is entered
     
        ageCombo.setSelectedIndex(0); // reset the combo box to the default number selected when data is entered
     
    	accidentCheckBox.setSelected(false); // reset the check box to its default state when data is entered
     
    	registrationField.requestFocus();

    I just want to loop the Registration, Age, Accident and Fee displayed for a car 10 times.


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    Default How do I loop this text into my GUI?

    private void enterData()
    	{
     
     
    	    carRegistration = registrationField.getText(); // car registration is what users type in the registration field
     
    	    carAge = Integer.parseInt((String) ageCombo.getSelectedItem()); // the age is to be selected from the combo box
     
    	    boolean accident = accidentCheckBox.isSelected(); // the accident status depends on whether or not the checkbox is ticked
     
    	    discount = Fee*0.25; // declaring that the discount is 25% of the fee
     
    	    int[] cars; // declare an array called cars
     
    	    cars = new int[ 10 ]; // declare the number of cars
     
    	    if(accidentCheckBox.isSelected()) // if the accident checkbox is displayed, the accident status should display as YES
    	       Accident = "YES";
    	    else
    	       Accident = "NO"; // if the accident checkbox is displayed, the accident status would display as NO
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(carAge>5)
    	      Fee = 350.00; // if the car is above 5 years of age, the fee would be $350.00
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(carAge<=5)
    	      Fee = 200.00; // if the car is under or equal to 5 years of age, the fee would be $200.00
     
     
     
     
     
    	    if(accidentCheckBox.isSelected())
    		  Fee = Fee; // if the car has been in an accident, the fee will not change
    		else
    		  Fee = Fee - discount; // if the car has not been in an accident, the fee will be discounted
     
     
     
            if(registrationField.getText().equals(""))
            {
    			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Please enter a car's registration"); // error message if car registration isn't entered
    	    }
     
            else
     
            {
     
     
    	    textArea.setText(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", "Registration","Age", "Accident", "Fee\n")); // placing the titles of the four categories of information into text
     
    	    textArea.append(String.format("--------------------------------------------\n")); // underline separates the titles of categories from the information of each car
     
    	    textArea.append(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", carRegistration, carAge, Accident, "$" +Fee)); // the four categories information displayed into text for each car
     
    	}
     
    	registrationField.setText(""); // reset the registration field when data is entered
     
        ageCombo.setSelectedIndex(0); // reset the combo box to the default number selected when data is entered
     
    	accidentCheckBox.setSelected(false); // reset the check box to its default state when data is entered
     
    	registrationField.requestFocus();

    I want to loop the carRegistration, carAge, Accident and Fee info 10 times for 10 cars.

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    Threads merged.

    Please don't post multiple threads on the same topic.

    Have you considered a for() loop?

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    I've tried for (int Counter = 0; Counter <= 9; Counter++), but on the GUI no differences were made. no new lines of text were entered, if I type in new data into my fields it'll just replace the previous line of text.

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    Variable names should begin with lowercase letters. The word 'Counter' looks like a class name or a data type rather than a variable name.

    Other general comments: the code is inconsistently formatted, the lines are too long (keep to <80 columns), and the method you posted is doing too much. A method name should describe what it does, it should do just that one thing, it should do it well, and it should do nothing else.

    I don't see a for() loop in the code you posted. Are you talking about different code? If you want help with code, post the code you want help with.

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    No that is the code I'm working on, I deleted the for() statement because it didn't help

    --- Update ---

    Well I just want to loop this bit:

    for (int counter = 0; counter <= 9; counter++)
     
    {
     
    textArea.setText(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", "Registration", "Age", "Accident", "Fee\n")); // placing the headings of the four categories of information into text
     
    textArea.append(String.format("--------------------------------------------\n")); // underline separates the titles of categories from the information of each car
     
    textArea.append(String.format("%10s %10s %10s %10s", carRegistration, carAge, Accident, "$" +Fee)); // the four categories information displayed into text for each car
     
    }

    I put the for statement in but it does not loop

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    Posted before you modified your last post:

    I tried to be clear: Post the code you want help with rather an invitation for us to write code for you.

    Since you're having diffculty writing a for() loop, start by writing a simple for() loop that does something 10 times - prints out a result, for example. Then modify that for() loop to call a method that does something simple - prints out a result, for example. Then write and call another method from the for() loop that does something simple but returns a result that is (you guessed it) then printed out by the calling method.

    Come back when you need help with any of those for() loops.

    Added after you modified your post:

    Make the above loop runnable, put it in a method that is called by a main() method, and figure out why it doesn't loop (if it doesn't).

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    Default Re: How do I loop the text for my GUI?

    If you call setText(...) inside the loop then the text will be reset in each iteration. You can use the append(...) method inside the loop, but the setText should be outside of the loop.

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