[ITXavier25]

Now this is really the last problem (for real now) with this assignment. My sorter is not working. I managed to sort by product name in my previous assignment; however, I can't get it to work on this one. I changed things around so much in the program that I'm lost on how to get it going again. I also blocked that part of the code off with delimiters; I didn't want it to interfere with program

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.HeadlessException;
import java.awt.Image;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;


public class TransformersGUIMainExecution extends JFrame implements ActionListener,Serializable 
{
   private JTextArea textArea;
   
   private JButton first,
				   next,
				   previous,
				   last,
				   add,
				   modify,
				   delete,
				   save,
				   search,
				   exit;
   
   JLabel imageLabel;
   
   private static TransformersInventoryInfo inv = new TransformersInventoryInfo();

   /**
	 * @param arg0
	 * @throws HeadlessException
	 */
   public TransformersGUIMainExecution( String arg0 ) throws HeadlessException 
   {
	  super( "Inventory GUI" );
	  
	  textArea = new JTextArea( 250,30 );

	  JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane( textArea ); 

	  textArea.setEditable( false );

	  scrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS );

	  scrollPane.setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 250, 250 ) );

	  JPanel cp = new JPanel();

	  cp.setSize( 250, 40 );

	  cp.setLayout( new BorderLayout() );

	  cp.add( scrollPane,BorderLayout.CENTER );
	  
	  JPanel buttonPaenl = new JPanel();
	  
	  JPanel buttonPaenl1 = new JPanel();

	  first = new JButton( "First" );
	  first.addActionListener( this );
	  
	  search = new JButton( "Search" );
	  search.addActionListener( this );
	  
	  next = new JButton( "Next" );
	  next.addActionListener( this );

	  previous = new JButton( "Previous" );
	  previous.addActionListener( this );

	  last = new JButton( "Last" );
	  last.addActionListener( this );

	  add = new JButton( "Add" );
	  add.addActionListener( this );

	  modify = new JButton( "Modify" );
	  modify.addActionListener( this );
		
	  delete = new JButton( "Delete" );
	  delete.addActionListener( this );

	  save = new JButton( "Save" );
	  save.addActionListener( this );

	  exit = new JButton( "Exit" );
	  exit.addActionListener( this );
		
	  buttonPaenl.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
	  buttonPaenl1.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
	  buttonPaenl.add( first );
	  buttonPaenl.add( previous );
	  buttonPaenl.add( next );
	  buttonPaenl.add( last );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( add );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( modify );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( delete );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( save );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( search );
	  buttonPaenl1.add( exit );

	  cp.add( buttonPaenl,BorderLayout.SOUTH );
	  cp.add( buttonPaenl1,BorderLayout.NORTH );

	  ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon( "AutobotCompanyLogo.jpg" );
	  imageLabel = new JLabel( icon, JLabel.CENTER );
	  cp.add( imageLabel, BorderLayout.EAST );
	  this.setContentPane( cp );

	  this.setTitle( " Week Nine Final Project: Inventory Program Part Six - Transformers Autobot Inventory ( More Than Meets the Eye o_0/>?! ) " );

	  this.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
	  this.textArea.setText(inv.getFirst());
	  this.setSize(400, 400);
	  this.pack();
	  this.setVisible( true );
   }

   @Override
   public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e ) 
   {
	  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "First" ) )
	  {
		 textArea.setText( inv.getFirst() );
	  }
	  
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Next" ) )
	  {
		 textArea.setText(inv.getNext());
	  }
		
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Previous" ) )
	  {
		 textArea.setText( inv.getPrevious() );
	  }
	  
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Last" ) )
	  {
		 textArea.setText(inv.getLast());
	  }
	  
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Save" ) )
	  {
		 save();
	  }
		
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Exit" ) )
	  {
		 System.exit(0);
	  }
		
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Add" ) ) 
	  {
		 TransformersInventoryDialogue id = new TransformersInventoryDialogue( true," Add a new Inventory " );
	  }
	  
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Modify" ) )
	  {
		 TransformersInventoryDialogue id = new TransformersInventoryDialogue( false," Modify Inventory " );
	  }
	  
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Search" ) )
	  {
		 String s = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( null, " Enter Product Name ",null, 1 );
		 
		 s = inv.Search(s);
		 
		 if( s == null )
		 {
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( this, " No Results Found " );
		 } 
			
		 else textArea.setText( s );
	  }
			
	  if( e.getActionCommand().equals( "Delete" ) )
	  {
		 inv.getproducts().remove( inv.index );
	  }
	  
   }
   
   public void save()
   {			
	  // Initialize object
	  String filepath = "C:/data";
	  
	  File myDir = new File( filepath );

	  // Check if directory exists
	  if( !myDir.exists( ) )
	  {
		 try
		 {
			if( !myDir.mkdirs( ) )
			{
			   // Could not create folder(s), so end execution here
			}
		 }
		 catch( SecurityException e )
		 {
			// Error handling here
		 }
	  }	  
	  
	  
	  File f = new File( "C:\\data\\inventory.dat" );
	  
	  try 
	  {  
		 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream( f );
		 
		 try 
		 {
			ObjectOutputStream objectOut = new ObjectOutputStream( out );
			   objectOut.writeObject( inv );
		 } 
		 
		 catch (IOException e) 
		 {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, e.getMessage() );
			   e.printStackTrace();
		 }
	  } 
	  
	  catch ( FileNotFoundException e ) 
	  {
		 // TODO Auto-generated catch block
		 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, e.getMessage() );
			e.printStackTrace();
	  }

   }  

   public static TransformersInventoryInfo getInv() 
   {
	  return inv;
   }

   public static void setInv( TransformersInventoryInfo inv ) 
   {
	  TransformersGUIMainExecution.inv = inv;
   }

   /**
	* @param args
	*/
   public static void main( String[] args ) 
   {
	  TransformersGUIMainExecution TransformersInventoryInfo = new TransformersGUIMainExecution( "Inventory" );
   }
}

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.LayoutManager;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;


public class TransformersInventoryDialogue extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
   private boolean status = false; //false is for modify
   
   JTextField nameTextField,
			  unitTextField,
			  priceTextField;
   
   JLabel nameLabel,
		  unitLabel,
		  priceLabel;
	
   JPanel TextFields,
		  buttons;
   
   JButton modify, 
		   add;
	
   public TransformersInventoryDialogue( Boolean stat, String title )
   {
	  super( title );
	  status = stat;
	  JPanel but = new JPanel();
	  modify = new JButton( "Modify" );
	  modify.addActionListener( this );
	  add = new JButton( "Add" );
	  add.addActionListener( this );
	  but.add( add );
	  but.add( modify );
	  
	  if( status == false )
	  {
		 add.setVisible( false );
	  }
	  
	  else
	  {
		 modify.setVisible( false );
	  }
	  
	  nameTextField = new JTextField( "", 20 );
	  unitTextField = new JTextField( "", 5 );
	  priceTextField = new JTextField( "" , 5 );
	  nameLabel = new JLabel( "Name" );
	  unitLabel = new JLabel( "Units" );
	  priceLabel = new JLabel( "Price per Unit" );
	  JPanel p = new JPanel();

	  p.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
	  p.add( nameLabel );
	  p.add( nameTextField );
	  p.add( unitLabel );
	  p.add( unitTextField );
	  p.add( priceLabel );
	  p.add( priceTextField );
	  JPanel cp = new JPanel();
	  cp.setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
	  cp.add( p, BorderLayout.CENTER );
	  cp.add( but, BorderLayout.EAST );
	  this.setContentPane( cp );
	  this.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
	  this.pack();
	  this.setVisible( true );
   }

   @Override
   public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent arg0 ) 
   {
	  if( arg0.getActionCommand().equals( "Add" ) )
	  {
		 String name;
		 int units;
		 Double price;
		 name = nameTextField.getText();
	  
		 try 
		 {
			units = Integer.parseInt( unitTextField.getText() );
		 } 
	  
		 catch ( NumberFormatException e ) 
		 {
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, "Please Enter Valid Integers" );
		 
			e.printStackTrace();
		 
			return;
		 }
	  
		 try 
		 {
			price = Double.parseDouble( priceTextField.getText() );
		 } 
	  
		 catch ( NumberFormatException e ) 
		 {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, "Please Enter Valid Price" );

			e.printStackTrace();
		 
			return;
		 }
			
		 TransformersGUIMainExecution.getInv().getproducts().add( new TransformersSubProduct( name, TransformersGUIMainExecution.getInv().products.size(), 
																	   units,price ) );
	  
		 this.dispose();
	  }

	  if( arg0.getActionCommand().equals( "Modify" ) )
	  {
		 String name;
		 int units;
		 Double price;
		 name = nameTextField.getText();
	  
		 try 
		 {
			units = Integer.parseInt( unitTextField.getText() );
		 } 
	  
		 catch ( NumberFormatException e ) 
		 {
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null,"Please Enter Valid Integers" );
		 
			e.printStackTrace();
		 
			return;
		 }
			
		 try 
		 {
			price = Double.parseDouble( priceTextField.getText() );
		 } 
	  
		 catch ( NumberFormatException e ) 
		 {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null,"Please Enter Valid Price" );

			//e.printStackTrace();
			return;
		 }
			
		 TransformersGUIMainExecution.getInv().getproducts().set( TransformersGUIMainExecution.getInv().index, 
			new TransformersSubProduct( name, TransformersGUIMainExecution.getInv().index, units, price ) );
			
		 this.dispose();
	  }

   }
   
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
	  TransformersInventoryDialogue idf = new TransformersInventoryDialogue( true,"cc" );
   }
}

import java.text.Collator;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.io.Serializable;

public class TransformersInventoryInfo implements Serializable
{
   //private String inventoryName; // name of inventory
   
   //public String restockRate; // restock rate percentage
   
   //public double totalRestock;

   public static int index;

   public ArrayList < TransformersSubProduct > products = new ArrayList < TransformersSubProduct > ();

   public TransformersInventoryInfo()
   {
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "No Sale Bot",	0,   1,   0.00 ) );
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "Optimus Prime",  7,  52, 160.00 ) );
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "BumbleeBee",	16,  61,  97.00 ) );
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "Ironhide",	  25, 106,  88.00 ) );
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "Ratchet",	   34, 115,  79.00 ) );
	  products.add( new TransformersSubProduct( "Jazz",		  43, 124,  70.00 ) );
	  
	  index = 0;
   }
	
   /*public void sort()
   {
	  Locale loc = Locale.ENGLISH;
	   
	  ProductModified Temp;
	   
	  Collator col = Collator.getInstance( loc );
	   
	  for ( int i = 0; i < products.size(); i++ ) 
	  {
		 for ( int j = i + 1; j < products.size(); j++ )
		 {
			if( col.compare( products.get( i ).getAutobotName(), products.get( j ).getAutobotName() ) > 0 )
			{
			   Temp = products.get( i );
				
			   products.set( i, products.get( j ) );
			   products.set( j, Temp );
			}
		 }
	  }
   }
	
   /*public String getInventoryName() 
   {
	  return inventoryName;
   }
	
	public void setInventoryName( String inventoryName ) 
	{
	   this.inventoryName = inventoryName;
	}
	
	public String getRestockRate() 
	{
	   return restockRate;
	}
	
	public void setRestockRate( String restockRate ) 
	{
	   this.restockRate = restockRate;
	}
	
	public double getTotalRestock() 
	{
	   return totalRestock;
	}
	
	public void setTotalRestock( double totalRestock ) 
	{
	   this.totalRestock = totalRestock;
	}*/
	
	public ArrayList < TransformersSubProduct > getproducts() 
	{
	   return products;
	}
	
	public void seproducts( ArrayList < TransformersSubProduct > products) 
	{
	   this.products = products;
	}
	
	/*public String toString()
	{
	   String transformersSub = new String(" ");

	   transformersSub = "Welcome to the\n" + getInventoryName() + "!\n\n";

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "Below is the available inventory:\n\n";

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "The restock interest rate is at " + getRestockRate() + ".\n\n";

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "Index\tProductModified #\t\t\tName\t\tUnits\t\tPrice\t\t";

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "Unit Restock Value\t";	

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "Stock Value\t\t";

	   transformersSub = transformersSub + "Total ProductModified Restock\n";
	   
	   Iterator < ProductModified > i = this.getproducts().iterator();
	   
	   while(i.hasNext())
	   {
		  transformersSub = transformersSub + i.next();
	   }
	   
	  return transformersSub;
   }*/
   
   public Double getTotal()
   {
	  Double Total = 0.00;
	  
	  TransformersSubProduct p;
	  
	  Iterator < TransformersSubProduct > i = products.iterator();
	  
	  while( i.hasNext() )
	  {
			p = i.next();
			
			Total = Total + p.getPrice() * p.getUnit();
	  }
	  
	  return Total;
   }

   public Double getTotalRestock()
   {
	  Double TotalRestock = 0.00;
	  
	  TransformersSubProduct p;
	  
	  Iterator < TransformersSubProduct > i = products.iterator();
	  
	  while( i.hasNext() )
	  {
			p = i.next();
			
			TotalRestock = TotalRestock + ( 0.05 * p.getPrice() * p.getUnit() ) 
										+ ( p.getPrice() * p.getUnit() );
	  }
	  
	  return TotalRestock;
   }

   public String processOutPut( TransformersSubProduct p )
   {
	  String out = "Welcome to the Transformers Autobot Toy Inventory!" + "\n\nBelow is the available Inventory:"
	  + "\n\nThe restock interest rate is at 5%"   
	  + "\n\nItem #\tName\t\tUnits\tPrice\tUnit Restock\tStock Value\tTotal Product Restock" 
	  + p + "\n\nThe value of the entire inventory is $" + this.getTotal()
	  + "\n\nThe 5% restocking cost for the entire inventory is $" + this.getTotalRestock();
	  
	  return out;
   }
   
   public String getFirst()
   {
	  index = 0;
	  
	  return processOutPut( products.get(0) );
	
   }
   
   public String getLast()
   {
	  index = products.size() - 1;
	  
	  return processOutPut( products.get( products.size() - 1 ) );
   }
	
   public String getNext()
   {
	  if( index == products.size() - 1 ) 
	  {
		 getFirst();
		  
		 return getFirst();
	  } 
	  
	  else
	  {
		 index++;
		 
		 return processOutPut( products.get( index ) );
	  }
   }
   
   public String getPrevious()
   {
	  if( index == 0 )
	  {
		 return getLast();
	  } 
	  
	  else
			
	  return processOutPut(products.get(--index));
   }
   
   public String Search( String Search )
   {
	  Iterator < TransformersSubProduct > i = products.iterator();
   
	  String te = null;
   
	  TransformersSubProduct p;
	  
	  while( i.hasNext() )
	  {
		 p = i.next();
	  
		 if( p.getAutobotName().equals( Search ) )
		 {
			te = processOutPut( p );
		 }
	  }
	  
	  return te;
   }
}

import static java.lang.System.out;
import java.io.Serializable;

//class declaration for TransformersProduct
public class TransformersProduct implements Serializable
{
   public String autobotName; // array of autobot toy names
   
   public int productNumber; // product # array ID for product
   public int unit; // array of autobot toy units
   
   public double price; // array of autobot prices
   
   public double restock;
   public double stock;
   public double totalRestock;
	
   /**
	* @param autobotName
	* @param productNumber
	* @param unit		   
	* @param price
	*/
   
   public TransformersProduct( String autobotName, int productNumber, int unit,
				   double price ) 
   {
	  super();
	  this.autobotName = autobotName;
	  this.productNumber = productNumber;
	  this.unit = unit;
	  this.price = price;
   }

   public String getAutobotName() 
   {
	  return autobotName;
   }
   
   public void setAutobotName( String autobotName ) 
   {
	  this.autobotName = autobotName;
   }

   public int getProductNumber() 
   {
	  return productNumber;
   }
	
   public void setProductNumber( int productNumber ) 
   {
	  this.productNumber = productNumber;
   }
   
   public int getUnit() 
   {
	  return unit;
   }
   
   public void setUnit( int unit ) 
   {
	  this.unit = unit;
   }
   
   public double getPrice() 
   {
	  return price;
   }
   
   public void setPrice( double price ) 
   {
	  this.price = price;
   }

   public double getRestock() 
   {
	  return restock;
   }
	
   public Double restock()
   {
	  return 0.05 * this.getPrice() + this.getPrice();
   }
   
   public double getStock() 
   {
	  return stock;
   }
	
   public Double stock()
   {
	  return this.getPrice() * this.getUnit();
   } 
	
   public double getTotalRestock() 
   {
	  return totalRestock;
   }
	
   public Double totalRestock()
   {
	  return this.getPrice() + this.getUnit() * this.getPrice() * 0.05;
   }
   
   public String toString()
   {
	  return "\n"+this.productNumber+"\t"+this.autobotName+"\t"+this.unit +"\t"+this.price+ "\t"; 
   }
}

import java.io.Serializable;

public class TransformersSubProduct extends TransformersProduct implements Serializable
{
   public TransformersSubProduct( String autobotName, int productNumber, int unit,
						   double price ) 
   {
	  super( autobotName, productNumber, unit, price );
	  
	  this.restock = this.restock();
	  
	  this.stock = this.stock();
	  
	  this.totalRestock = this.totalRestock();
	  // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
   }
	
   public Double restock()
   {
	  return this.getPrice() + this.getPrice() * 0.05;
   }						 
   
   public Double stock()
   {
	  return this.getUnit() * this.getPrice();
   }							
   
   public Double totalRestock()
   {
	  return this.getUnit() * this.getPrice() + this.getUnit() * this.getPrice() * 0.05;
   }
   
   public String toString()
   {
	  return "\n\n" + this.productNumber + "\t" + this.autobotName 
					+ "\t\t" + this.unit   + "\t$ " + this.price 
					+ "\t$ " + this.getRestock() 
					+ "\t$ " + this.getStock() 
					+ "\t$ " + this.getTotalRestock()
					+ "\n"; 
   }
}

Here's my previous assignment, with the sorter working.

[code]import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.TextArea;
import java.awt.Container;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import java.text.Collator;

import java.util.Locale;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JLabel;


import javax.swing.border.Border;

// class declaration for TransformersInventory5
public class TransformersInventory5 extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
private static TransformersProductSubClass myTransformers;
public static int currentRecordShown = 0;
private JTextArea textArea;
private JButton first,next,previous,last;

// declare array name autobotNameArray
static String autobotNameArray[] = { "No Sale bot", "Optimus Prime", "BumbleBee",
"Ironhide", "Ratchet", "Jazz" };

static int autobotProductArray[] = { 0, 7, 16, 25, 34, 43 }; // product # array
static int autobotUnitArray[] = { 1, 52, 61, 106, 115, 124 }; // array of autobot toy units

static double autobotPriceArray[] = { 0.00, 160.00, 97.00, 88.00, 79.00,70.00 }; // array of autobot toy prices

static double autobotRestockArray[] = { 0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 0 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 0 ],
0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 1 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 1 ],
0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 2 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 2 ],
0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 3 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 3 ],
0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 4 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 4 ],
0.05 * autobotPriceArray[ 5 ] + autobotPriceArray[ 5 ] }; // array of autobot stock values

static double autobotStockArray[] = { autobotUnitArray[ 0 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 0 ],
autobotUnitArray[ 1 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 1 ],
autobotUnitArray[ 2 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 2 ],
autobotUnitArray[ 3 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 3 ],
autobotUnitArray[ 4 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 4 ],
autobotUnitArray[ 5 ] * autobotPriceArray[ 5 ] }; // array of autobot stock values

static double autobotTotalRestockArray[] = { 0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 0 ] + autobotStockArray[ 0 ],
0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 1 ] + autobotStockArray[ 1 ],
0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 2 ] + autobotStockArray[ 2 ],
0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 3 ] + autobotStockArray[ 3 ],
0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 4 ] + autobotStockArray[ 4 ],
0.05 * autobotStockArray[ 5 ] + autobotStockArray[ 5 ] }; // array of autobot stock values

public TransformersInventory5()
{
textArea = new JTextArea( 250,30 );

JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane( textArea );

textArea.setEditable( false );

scrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS );

scrollPane.setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 250, 250 ) );

JPanel cp = new JPanel();

cp.setSize( 250, 40 );

cp.setLayout( new BorderLayout() );

cp.add( scrollPane,BorderLayout.CENTER );

JPanel buttonPaenl = new JPanel();

first = new JButton( "First" );
first.addActionListener(this);

next = new JButton( "Next" );
next.addActionListener( this );

previous = new JButton( "Previous" );
previous.addActionListener( this );

last = new JButton( "Last" );
last.addActionListener( this );

buttonPaenl.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
buttonPaenl.add( first );
buttonPaenl.add( previous );
buttonPaenl.add( next );
buttonPaenl.add( last );
cp.add( buttonPaenl,
BorderLayout.SOUTH );

this.setContentPane( cp );

this.setTitle( "Week Eight CheckPoint: Inventory Program Part 5 ( Oooey GUI Phooey -- ?! )" );

this.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );

this.pack();

inventorySorter();

myTransformers = new TransformersProductSubClass( "Transformers Autobot Toy Inventory",
"5%",
autobotNameArray,
autobotProductArray,
 &n

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[Martyr2]

Well one thing I see right off the bat here is that you didn't close your comment after sort() ended. You open the comments using /* but then you never used */ after sort() was closed. You left it open which makes everything else a bit wacky I am sure.

Secondly, your working version that you showed at the end is not complete.

Thirdly, with sort officially commented out and such, list the error messages you are getting so we can see where we need to start looking for your problems.

Lastly, as a word of advice, always change a little, test, change a little more and test. So if something breaks you can immediately see what is causing the problem. Right now you have so much commented out and left in that it is hard to see what exactly you are doing wrong.

Help us help you. Thanks!