Thread: code doesn't compile/run. It's supposed to show the total votes for both candidates, regardless of which button the user clicks on.

Actually: It needs to Increment the number of votes by one when you click on the candidate's name, and show the total of both candidates.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
 
public class LabE extends JFrame implements PartyLabels {
 
	public LabE() {
		JPanel jp = new JPanel();
		jp.setLayout( new GridLayout( 1, 2, 5, 5 ));
		AmericanButton abMcCain = new AmericanButton( REPUBLICAN, "McCain" );
                AmericanButton abObama = new AmericanButton( DEMOCRAT, "Obama" );                
 
		jp.add( abMcCain );
		jp.add( abObama );
 
		add( jp );
 
                theHandler handler = new theHandler();
                abMcCain.addActionListener(handler);
                abObama.addActionListener(handler);           
        } 
 
 
        private class theHandler implements ActionListener{
 
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
 
                int a;
                a = 0;
                int b; 
                b = 0;
 
             if(event.getSource()== abMcCain)               
                b++;
                System.out.println("McCain: " + b + 
                event.getActionCommand());
 
             else if(event.getSource()== abObama)
                a++;
                System.out.println("Obama: " + a + event.getActionCommand());
        }      
 
        }
 
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		LabE frame = new LabE();
		frame.setTitle( "Candidates" );
		frame.setLocationRelativeTo( null );
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
		frame.setSize( 400, 200 );
		frame.setVisible( true );
 
 
        }
 
}

class AmericanButton extends JButton implements PartyLabels {
 
	int party;
	String text;
 
	public AmericanButton( int party, String text ) {
		this.party = party;
		this.text = text;
	}
 
	protected void paintComponent( Graphics g ) {
		super.paintComponent( g );
//		Color c = new Color( Color.white );
		if ( party == REPUBLICAN ) {
			g.setColor( Color.red );
		}
		else if ( party == DEMOCRAT ) {
			g.setColor( Color.blue );
		}
 
		g.fillRect( 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight() );
		g.setColor( Color.white );
		g.fillRect( 30, 30, getWidth()-60, getHeight()-60 );
 
		Font f = new Font( "SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 20 );
 
		if ( party == REPUBLICAN ) {
			g.setColor( Color.red );
		}
		else if ( party == DEMOCRAT ) {
			g.setColor( Color.blue );
		}
 
		g.setFont( f );
 
	    // Get font metrics for the current font
	    FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
 
	    // Find the center location to display
	    int stringWidth = fm.stringWidth(text);
	    int stringAscent = fm.getAscent();
 
	    // Get the position of the leftmost character in the baseline
	    int xCoordinate = getWidth() / 2 - stringWidth / 2;
	    int yCoordinate = getHeight() / 2 + stringAscent / 2;
 
	    g.drawString(text, xCoordinate, yCoordinate);
	}
}

// this interface holds the labels for the parties.
 
interface PartyLabels {
 
	public static final int DEMOCRAT = 0;
	public static final int REPUBLICAN = 1;
}

thanks everyone!