Thread: Strange boxes appearing

Please help! I have a program that ammortizes a loan. When I click on calulate the first time it produces these strange little boxes where my interest, payment, and balance should be. Please, any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

 
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.String.*;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class WeekThreeCalc extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
 
    double amount = 0;
    double[] iRate = {.0535, .055, .0575};
    double iRate1 = iRate [2];
    double[] years = {7, 15, 30};
    double interest = 0.0;
    double term = years [2];
    double tMonths = 0.0;
    double mPayment1;
    double balance = 0;
    double mRatePaid = 0.00;
    double mPrinciple = 0.00;
    int months = 0;
    double mRate = 0;
    DecimalFormat ePay = new DecimalFormat ("$###,##0.00");;
    NumberFormat currency = 
            NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
 
    public WeekThreeCalc() {
        initComponents();
    }
 
    /**
     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
     * regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {
 
        lAmountLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        termIntLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        mPaymentLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        termInt = new javax.swing.JComboBox();
        lAmount = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        mPayment = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        results = new java.awt.ScrollPane();
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
        exitButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
        calcButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
        clearButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
        lAmountLabel.setText("Loan Amount");
 
        termIntLabel.setText("Term/Interest");
 
        mPaymentLabel.setText("Monthly Payment");
 
        termInt.setModel(new javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] { "Select Loan Term and Interest", "7 years at 5.35%", "15 years at 5.5%", "30 years at 5.75%" }));
 
        mPayment.setEditable(false);
 
        jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
        jTextArea1.setRows(5);
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea1);
 
        results.add(jScrollPane1);
 
        exitButton.setText("Exit");
        exitButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                exitButtonActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        calcButton.setText("Calculate!");
        calcButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                calcButtonActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        clearButton.setText("Clear");
        clearButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                clearButtonActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(22, 22, 22)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addComponent(lAmountLabel)
                            .addComponent(lAmount, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 71, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGap(69, 69, 69)
                                .addComponent(termIntLabel))
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                                .addComponent(termInt, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                        .addGap(40, 40, 40)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addComponent(mPayment, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 80, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                            .addComponent(mPaymentLabel)))
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(48, 48, 48)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addComponent(exitButton)
                                .addGap(54, 54, 54)
                                .addComponent(calcButton)
                                .addGap(87, 87, 87)
                                .addComponent(clearButton))
                            .addComponent(results, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
                .addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(24, 24, 24)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(lAmountLabel)
                    .addComponent(termIntLabel)
                    .addComponent(mPaymentLabel))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(termInt, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(lAmount, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(mPayment, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(124, 124, 124)
                .addComponent(results, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 165, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(clearButton)
                    .addComponent(calcButton)
                    .addComponent(exitButton))
                .addContainerGap())
        );
 
        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>
 
    private void exitButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
       System.exit(0);
    }
 
    private void clearButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        lAmount.setText("");
        mPayment.setText("");
        jTextArea1.setText("");
    }
 
    private void calcButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
       Integer termInt1;
       termInt1 = termInt.getSelectedIndex();
       if (termInt1 == 0)
       { 
 
       }
       if (termInt1 == 1)
       {
           interest = iRate [0];
           term = years [0];
       }
       if (termInt1 == 2)
       {
           interest = iRate [1];
           term = years [1];
       }
       if (termInt1 == 3)
       {
           interest = iRate [2];
           term = years [2];
       }
       double monthRate = iRate1 /12;
 
		 mPayment1 = amount *(monthRate / (1-Math.pow(1 + monthRate, -tMonths)));
       amount = Double.parseDouble(lAmount.getText());
       mPayment.setText(currency.format(mPayment1) + "   ");
       repaint();
       tMonths = term * 12;
       balance = amount;
 
 
       for (months = 1; months <= tMonths; months++)
       {
      mRate = iRate1 /12;
      mRatePaid = balance * mRate;
      mPrinciple = mPayment1 - mRatePaid;
      balance = balance - mPrinciple;
      jTextArea1.append("   "+ months + "\t\t    " + ePay.format(mPayment1) +"\t\t" + ePay.format(mRatePaid) + "\t\t" + ePay.format (balance) + "\n");
       }
    }
 
		  /**
     * @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
         * [url=http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html]How to Set the Look and Feel (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Modifying the Look and Feel)[/url]
         */
        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(WeekThreeCalc.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(WeekThreeCalc.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(WeekThreeCalc.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(WeekThreeCalc.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 WeekThreeCalc().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
 
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton calcButton;
    private javax.swing.JButton clearButton;
    private javax.swing.JButton exitButton;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField lAmount;
    private javax.swing.JLabel lAmountLabel;
    private javax.swing.JTextField mPayment;
    private javax.swing.JLabel mPaymentLabel;
    private java.awt.ScrollPane results;
    private javax.swing.JComboBox termInt;
    private javax.swing.JLabel termIntLabel;
    // End of variables declaration
}

these strange little boxes

You should copy-paste that output, or it might be more helpful to you to use System.out.println to print the same string to you console. It could be that it's presented differently there, and might give you the clue you need to work out what's going wrong.