Two GUIs in one class using netbeans builder

[Ciaran Mooney]

Hi All,
I am creating a database app using netbeans GUI form builder to display a JTable with DB contents.
When the user wants to add to the DB i want to get input from a separate GUI by the click of a button.
Does anyone no if it is possible to create another JFrame dialog GUI in the same class as the main GUI in netbeans GUI builder?
Thanks
Ciaran

[Campbell Ritchie]

Not sure whether you really mean “same class”.
Sounds as though you want a dialog to appear. That is not difficult.

[Ciaran Mooney]

Wat i am looking for is something more rubust that can take allot more input fields than a JOptionpane.
So i need another separate GUI called from within the same class as my primary GUI when the 'Add Person' button is selected. So i am wondering is it possible to create two GUIs in one netbeans builder class or maybe i need to create a seperate class with 'get' compent methods to facilitate listening from another class.... Or create a i internal frame..

[Ranganathan Kaliyur Mannar]

Whether NetBeans or not, you should look to create 2 GUIs in 2 different classes. You can then call one class from other by creating its instance.

[Campbell Ritchie]

Ciaran Mooney wrote: . . . more input fields than a JOptionpane. . . .

You can have much more input than you see in the tutorials, even on an option pane dialogue. The Java Tutorials gives you only a simple start on dialogues.

[Ciaran Mooney]

Thanks.
I got what i needed by creating a array of JConponments (labels and text fields ) and adding this to a JOptionpane.
I didnt realise the JOptpane could take JPanels and jcomponents as arguments and also a JDialog is another top level container like JFrame.
I no i cant add one top level container to another but is there a limit to the number in one class?