Pressing a button to open a new window

[Ilh Oleo]

Hi i�m developing an application about a repair shop for automotive vehicles with a connection to a DB.
Waht i want to do is this :i have my button "New Client" and i�m trying to do that when i press the button , it opens a new window (i think it would be a new JFrame) where it will be the application form to fill it with the name,last name, address, telephone and so on but i don�t know what component i have to use.

[matt eggbeers]

You could use either a JFrame or a JInternalFrame.

[Ilh Oleo]

but how can i implement it??
what kind of method can i sue to open a window when i do click with the mouse over the button?? that is what i want to know

[Michael Dunn]

usually a JDialog is used, similar to a JFrame, but used modally,
meaning execution of the calling method is paused until the dialog closes,
and, if it's the way you want to do it, return the input data.

[Kaydell Leavitt]

Have you...

1) ...created and added a listener for your button?
2) ...created your new client window by using the new operator?
3) ...set your layout manager for your client window?
4) ...added the components to your new client window?
5) ...called setVisible(true) for your new client window? Do this last of all.
6) ...are you using more than a single thread? this requires extra care.

Kaydell

[Ilh Oleo]

I have this

........more code above....

  
[B]this is how i think it would create the window[/B]
private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
    VentanaClienteNuevo vNC = new VentanaClienteNuevo();
}      

And this is what it should appear at clicking the button

 package tallermecanico.Graficos;
 
import tallermecanico.datosCliente.Cliente;
 
public class VentanaClienteNuevo extends javax.swing.JFrame {
    
    /** Creates new form VentanaClienteNuevo */
    public VentanaClienteNuevo() {
        initComponents();
    }
    
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">                          
    private void initComponents() {
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField3 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField4 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel6 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField5 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel7 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField6 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton3 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton4 = new javax.swing.JButton();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setTitle("Cliente Nuevo");
        jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 14));
        jLabel1.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
        jLabel1.setText("CLIENTE NUEVO");
 
        jLabel2.setText("IdCliente");
 
        jLabel3.setText("Nombre");
 
        jLabel4.setText("Apellido Paterno");
 
        jLabel5.setText("Apellido Materno");
 
        jLabel6.setText("Direccion");
 
        jLabel7.setText("Tel\u00e9fono");
 
        jButton1.setText("Guardar");
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jButton2.setText("Cancelar");
        jButton2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton2ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jButton3.setText("Consultar");
 
        jButton4.setText("Salir");
        jButton4.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton4ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(24, 24, 24)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                    .addComponent(jLabel6)
                    .addComponent(jLabel5)
                    .addComponent(jLabel4)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addComponent(jButton1)
                        .addComponent(jLabel7)))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(jButton3)
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                        .addComponent(jButton2)
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                        .addComponent(jButton4))
                    .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
                        .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 30, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                        .addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 103, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addComponent(jTextField4)
                        .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 145, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addComponent(jTextField5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 197, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jTextField6, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 125, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addContainerGap(49, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addGap(32, 32, 32)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                    .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(32, 32, 32)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3)
                    .addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel4)
                    .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel5)
                    .addComponent(jTextField4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(30, 30, 30)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel6)
                    .addComponent(jTextField5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addGap(19, 19, 19)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel7)
                    .addComponent(jTextField6, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 42, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jButton1)
                    .addComponent(jButton3)
                    .addComponent(jButton2)
                    .addComponent(jButton4))
                .addGap(20, 20, 20))
        );
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap(35, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>                        
 
    private void jButton4ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
    System.exit(0);
    }                                        
 
    private void jButton2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
 
        jTextField1.setText("");
        jTextField2.setText("");
        jTextField3.setText("");
        jTextField4.setText("");
        jTextField5.setText("");
        jTextField6.setText("");
        
    }                                        
 
    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
 
Cliente nC = new Cliente();
        nC.setCliente(Integer.parseInt(jTextField1.getText()));
        nC.setNombre(jTextField2.getText());
        nC.setApPaterno(jTextField3.getText());
        nC.setApMaterno(jTextField4.getText());
        nC.setDireccion(jTextField5.getText());
        nC.setTelefono(jTextField6.getText());
    }                                        
 
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new VentanaClienteNuevo().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    
    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton3;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton4;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel6;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel7;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField2;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField3;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField4;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField5;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField6;
    // End of variables declaration                   
    
}   

But nothing appears, by the way it�s OK to post all that rude code? (i mean the part of the init components)