[trayyrho]

can anyone please tell me why my submit button doesn't work. I've been playing around with it for a while. Without the submit button info, I can compile correctly but I need to have it as part of the program. Thanks in advance.

import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
import java.util.*;

public class UserData extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
//initialize array
String zipCode[] = {"96782", "96783", "96784", "96785", "96786"};
String states[] = {"AL", "AK","AZ","AR","CA","CO","CT","DE","FL","GA","GU","HI","ID","IL","IN","IA","KS","KY","LA","MA","MD","MS","MI","MN","MI","MO","MT","NE","NV","NH","NJ","NM","NY","NC","ND","OH","OK","OR","PA","PR","RI","SC","SD","TN","TX","UT","VT","VI","VA","WA","WV","WI","WY"};

//construct a panel for each row
JPanel firstRow = new JPanel();
JPanel secondRow = new JPanel();
JPanel thirdRow = new JPanel();
JPanel fourthRow = new JPanel();
JPanel fifthRow = new JPanel();

//construct components

JComboBox zipCombo = new JComboBox(zipCode);
JComboBox stateCombo = new JComboBox(states);

//construct a panel for the fields and buttons
JPanel fieldPanel = new JPanel();

//construct labels and text boxes
JLabel firstNameLabel = new JLabel("First Name: ");
JTextField firstName = new JTextField(10);
JLabel lastNameLabel = new JLabel("Last Name: ");
JTextField lastName= new JTextField(15);
JLabel cityLabel = new JLabel("City: ");
JTextField city = new JTextField(10);
JLabel stateLabel = new JLabel("State: ");
JTextField state = new JTextField(2);
JLabel zipLabel = new JLabel("Zip:");
JTextField zip = new JTextField(9);

//create the content pane
public void createContentPane()
{
//populate the JComboBox
stateCombo.addActionListener(this);
zipCombo.addActionListener(this);
zipCombo.setEditable(true);
}


public static void main(String args[])
{
UserData f= new UserData();
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
f.setSize(350,200);
f.setTitle("User Information");
f.setResizable(false);
f.setLocation(200,200);
f.setVisible(true);
}

public UserData()
{
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout((new BorderLayout()));
fieldPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(8,1));
FlowLayout rowSetup = new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT,5,0);


firstRow.setLayout(rowSetup);
secondRow.setLayout(rowSetup);
thirdRow.setLayout(rowSetup);
fourthRow.setLayout(rowSetup);
fifthRow.setLayout(rowSetup);
JButton submitButton = new JButton("Submit");

// buttonPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER));

//add fields to rows
firstRow.add(firstNameLabel);
firstRow.add(lastNameLabel);

secondRow.add(firstName);
secondRow.add(lastName);

thirdRow.add(cityLabel);
thirdRow.add(stateLabel);
thirdRow.add(zipLabel);

fourthRow.add(city);
fourthRow.add(stateCombo);
fourthRow.add(zip);




//add rows to panel
fieldPanel.add(firstRow);
fieldPanel.add(secondRow);
fieldPanel.add(thirdRow);
fieldPanel.add(fourthRow);
fieldPanel.add(fifthRow);


//add button to panel
fifthRow.add(submitButton);

//buttonPanel.add(submitButton);



//add panels to frame
c.add(fieldPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
//c.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

//add functionality to buttons



//submitButton.addActionListener(this);

}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{


//user clicks the combo box
if (e.getSource() == stateCombo);

if (e.getSource() == zipCombo);

if (e.getSource() == submitButton)
{
}


}
}

[chuck87]

Cut the line where you declare submitButton and paste it before the method createContentPane wherever you like