Thread: Problem with running a GUI Form

Hi,

I'm new to java programming and am having a problem with running a GUI Form. I'm using NetBeans and it is showing an error at this part of the coding:

private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;

I have copied the coding from a book and it is supposed to allow the user to enter some text (in a textfield) and then push the button, which results the text that was entered appear (as a label) below the button after the button is pressed. How do I make it work? Please can you help. Here's the coding:

package test1;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener.*;
 
 
public class PushMe extends javax.swing.JFrame implements ActionListener {
 
    JTextField jTextField1 = new JTextField(15);
    JButton jButton1 = new JButton ("please push me");
    JLabel jLabel1 = new JLabel ("Enter some text and push the button", JLabel.CENTER);
 
 
    /**
     * Creates new form PushMe
     */
    public PushMe() {
        initComponents();
 
       setTitle("Push Me");
       setLayout(new FlowLayout());
       setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
       setSize(220,120);
       setLocation(400,300);
       add(jTextField1);
       add(jLabel1);
       jButton1.addActionListener(this);
       setVisible(true);
 
 
 
    }
 
 
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">                          
    private void initComponents() {
 
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
                jButton1ActionPerformed1(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.TRAILING)
                    .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 270, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(41, 41, 41)
                        .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 287, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                .addContainerGap(72, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jButton1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 162, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(121, 121, 121))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(86, 86, 86)
                .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 27, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(34, 34, 34)
                .addComponent(jButton1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 28, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(30, 30, 30)
                .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 33, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(62, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
 
        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>                        
 
    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
 
 
        // TODO add your handling code here:
    }                                        
 
    private void jButton1ActionPerformed1(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                          
       String myText;
       myText = jTextField1.getText();
       jLabel1.setText("You entered: " + myText);
 
    }                                         
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
 
        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(PushMe.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PushMe.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PushMe.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(PushMe.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 PushMe().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
    // End of variables declaration                   
 
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
    }
}

Thanks, the following shows the error message for the coding below.

private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
// End of variables declaration

For each of these components (label, textfield and button) the error states: jButton1 is already defined in test1.PushMe.

It says the same for the jTextfield1 and jLabel1. 'test1.PushMe' is the name of the Project/Package.

Also, its a compile time error.

Where is shows the error, it cannot be modified because NetBeans did it once I placed the components onto the form. So, maybe this part of my coding is causing the problem because I may have declared it again here -

JTextField jTextField1 = new JTextField(15);
JButton jButton1 = new JButton ("please push me");
JLabel jLabel1 = new JLabel ("Enter some text and push the button", JLabel.CENTER);

But if the above coding is the problem then it makes it harder because the book I copied it from has shown it like this whereas NetBeans has already declared it. Not sure if I'm making sense

ok thanks for your help but if you don't mind I have another question -

JTextField jTextField1 = new JTextField(15);
JButton jButton1 = new JButton ("please push me");
JLabel jLabel1 = new JLabel ("Enter some text and push the button", JLabel.CENTER);

I've done what you said but now how can I write the above piece of code so that it does what its supposed to but without defining it again. Not sure how to write it differently so that for example the 'jTextField1' is displayed 15 columns wide, the 'jButton1' says 'please push me' and so on?

Another thing, is it better to place the code under here -

public class PushMe extends javax.swing.JFrame implements ActionListener {

or under here -

public PushMe() {
initComponents();