set TextField value from another class

Hy,

I have a big problem. I have an application with many buttons and windows. On one of this windows (which extends Dialog class) a have a textField. I want to set it's value from another class B. If in class B I write tf.setText("test") and on the next line I write System.out.println(tf.getText) "test" is displayed, but in the textField the value doesn't change.

I need some help.

Thanks,
Ramona

Welcome to JavaRanch

Please check that the "tf" reference in class B points to the same object as the TextField in the Dialog.

Thanks,

I don't think that this is the problem. In class B I wrote:

dw.latdegree.setText("test");
System.out.println(dw.latdegree.getText());

And in the Dialog class the textField is initializeed like this:

latdegree=new TextField("");
latdegree.setForeground(Color.black);
latdegree.setFont(f);
latdegree.requestFocus();
add(latdegree);
latdegree.setBounds(75,135,26,20);

I presume latdegree is a field? Why have you given it public access rather than using a setLatdegreeText(String text) method?

I put this method in dialog class:

public void setLatdegreeText(String text){
latdegree.setText(text);
}

And this code in class B (which is in other package):

dw.setLatdegreeText("test");

But in the textField doesn't appear value "test".

The idee of my program is to read some values from a file and display them in textFields in other window (extends dialog).
[ November 22, 2008: Message edited by: Ramona Andreea ]

Try adding a line to that method, after the setText() call.

System.out.println("TextField text changed to " + text);//test

Also try adding a repaint(); call again after setText().

I have already done this. The System.out.println prints the new value but the textField doesn't.

I don't know what i'm doing wrong.

Thanks,

I solved the problem. It was another instance of the DataWindow - when I push the button which opens that window. So I was modifying one window and displaying another.

Thanks

Cross-posting can frustrate anyone who tries to help you only to find out later that the same answer was given hours ago in a cross-posted thread. No one likes wasting their time, especially a volunteer. The polite thing to do would be to not do this, but if you feel that you absolutely must, to at least provide links in both cross-posts to each other.

Pete

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[ November 22, 2008: Message edited by: pete stein ]

Thank you for noticing, Pete, and I am intrigued to see one suggestion virtually identical to one of mine.

At least you said sorry, Ramona: the suggestions in this FAQ should be applied to both websites.

Sorry to all of you. It will never happen again.
Thanks for the help and sorry.

Pleased to be able to help