Thread: Need help with some coding

I'm working on a program that has three buttons... one that plays a video, one that displays information, and one that I want to take information from a random generator and display it in a text field. My first question is how do I tell the generator to display the text in the text field. My second question is, how do I get the button to run this other class.

I'm sorry... i do realize it was a bit rushed. I have no idea how to make an SSCCE but I will explain exactly what I am trying to do. I'm making a compliment generator. Using a the switch function I've set it to generate a number and then output a result. I want It to display the result next to the to "generate" button in a text field I placed next to it.

Here's the compliment generator code so far:

import java.util.Random;
 
public class Compliment {
 
	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Random myRandom = new Random();
		int randomNumber;
 
		randomNumber = myRandom .nextInt(10) + 1;
 
		switch (randomNumber) {
		case 1:
		case 2:
		case 3:
		case 4:
		case 5:
		case 6:
		case 7:
		case 8:
		case 9:
		case 10:
		default:
 
		}
 
	}
 
}

I have the button set up with an action listener. What is the syntax required for me to say "run compliment.java" on a mouse click.

Sorry... I realize it was a bit rushed...

here's the code for the generator so far:

import java.util.Random;
 
public class Compliment {
 
	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Random myRandom = new Random();
		int randomNumber;
 
		randomNumber = myRandom .nextInt(10) + 1;
 
		switch (randomNumber) {
		case 1:
		case 2:
		case 3:
		case 4:
		case 5:
		case 6:
		case 7:
		case 8:
		case 9:
		case 10:
		default:
 
		}
 
	}
 
}

I want any output from this generator to be displayed in the text field next to the generate button which is set up with a action listener. What is the syntax needed to say "print to JTextPane" and what is the syntax needed to say "run compliment.class" on a mouse click

(Sorry for posting twice... my post didn't show up right after posting... both times)
This is not the code for the GUI... just the beginnings of my random compliment generator...

This is the code for the GUI, I'm using window builder with eclipse to do it:

import java.awt.EventQueue;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import java.awt.TextField;
 
 
public class myframe extends JFrame {
 
	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				try {
					myframe frame = new myframe();
					frame.setVisible(true);
				} catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
			}
		});
	}
 
	/**
	 * Create the frame.
	 */
	public myframe() {
		setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		getContentPane().setLayout(null);
 
		JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("Video");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
			}
		});
		btnNewButton.setBounds(10, 11, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton);
 
		JButton btnNewButton_1 = new JButton("Information");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
			}
		});
		btnNewButton_1.setBounds(10, 45, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton_1);
 
		JButton btnNewButton_2 = new JButton("Generate");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
			}
		});
		btnNewButton_2.setBounds(10, 174, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton_2);
 
		JTextPane textPane = new JTextPane();
		textPane.setBounds(125, 174, 299, 23);
		getContentPane().add(textPane);
 
	}
}

Same questions... I want to run the compliment program using the "generate" button... and I want to display the output in the text pane next to it... simply put I don't know how to do it. the only syntax I know that displays output on the screen is "out.println" but that won't print the output in the text pane... at least I don't think it will. I want to know the syntax that designates the text pane as the area where I want the output printed.

I apologize, but I'm just not getting it... I checked out the link you posted KevinWorkman, but I still can't find a way to do what I want to do. May it be because I'm approaching the program the wrong way?

--- Update ---

Oh! I just found something that may help me out. How do I redirect all "system" traffic to the jTextArea I have set up (i changed it from a jTextPane)? Like, when I type "system.out.println()" I want whatever it is to be printed in the jTextArea instead.

Ok, I have System.setOut()... but what goes inside the parenthesis? I've tried "JTextPane", I've tried "JTextPane.class", I've tried "myframe.class". I just don't know the syntax required to say "this text pane in this class".

I don't know if I can use it... That's kinda why I'm here... I am an absolute beginner. I'm writing this program mainly as practice, and to find out what I need to learn.

Here's my code so far...

import static java.lang.System.out;
 
import java.awt.EventQueue;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import java.awt.TextField;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Random;
 
public class myframe extends JFrame {
 
	/**
	 * Launch the application.
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				try {
					myframe frame = new myframe();
					frame.setVisible(true);
				} catch (Exception e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
			}
		});
	}
 
	/**
	 * Create the frame.
	 */
	public myframe() {
		setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		getContentPane().setLayout(null);
 
		JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("Video");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
			}
		});
		btnNewButton.setBounds(10, 11, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton);
 
		JButton btnNewButton_1 = new JButton("Information");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
			}
		});
		btnNewButton_1.setBounds(10, 45, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton_1);
 
		JButton btnNewButton_2 = new JButton("Generate");
		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
				myframe.compliment();
			}
		});
		btnNewButton_2.setBounds(10, 174, 105, 23);
		getContentPane().add(btnNewButton_2);
 
		JTextPane textPane = new JTextPane();
		textPane.setBounds(125, 174, 299, 23);
		getContentPane().add(textPane);
 
}
 
protected static void compliment() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
	Random myRandom = new Random();	
	int randomNumber; {
 
 
	randomNumber = myRandom .nextInt(10) + 1;
 
	switch (randomNumber) {
	case 1:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 2:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 3:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 4:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 5:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 6:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 7:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 8:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 9:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	case 10:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	default:
		out.println("Insert comment here!");
		break;
	}
	}
	}
}

Tell me what I need to do to get what I want.

Ahhh! Ok... so it takes a printstream... I know how to create a printstream but what ties that printstream to the text pane? Do I just have to create the printstream in the arguments "section" of the textpane's code?

OK... thank you for all your help!