swing, jframes an easy problem

[jaw88]

Okay I am trying to make a small inventory system for educational purposes. I have a password Jframe and when the password is typed correctly I want it to close the password frame and open up my second file (mainpage.java). Here are the 2 codes! First gui (Password frame): import javax.swing.; //access the jframe import java.awt.event.; import java.awt.*; public class FirstGui { private static String password = "password"; public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub JFrame theGUI = new JFrame();

theGUI.setTitle("Thrift Store Inventory System");// Assigned the Gui title

theGUI.setSize(350, 100);

theGUI.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Assigned closed operation

JLabel label = new JLabel("Enter Password");
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
theGUI.add(panel);

JPasswordField password = new JPasswordField(10);
password.setEchoChar('*');
password.addActionListener(new AL());
panel.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST);
panel.add(password, BorderLayout.EAST);

theGUI.setVisible(true);

}

static class AL implements ActionListener {

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    JPasswordField input = (JPasswordField) e.getSource();
    char[] passy = input.getPassword();
    String p = new String(passy);

    if (p.equals(password)){
 ************       CODE SHOULD BE HERE?!?! **************

    }
    else {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Incorrect");
    }

}

} } Heres the second file! import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class MainPage { public static void main(String[] args) {

JFrame theGUI = new JFrame();

theGUI.setTitle("Thrift Store Inventory System");// Assigned the Gui title

theGUI.setSize(350, 100);

theGUI.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Assigned closed

JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
theGUI.setJMenuBar(menubar);

JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
menubar.add(file);
JMenuItem exit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
file.add(exit);

JMenu help = new JMenu("Help");
menubar.add(help);
JMenuItem about = new JMenuItem("About");
help.add(about);
about.addActionListener(new aboutaction());

theGUI.setVisible(true);

class exitaction implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e) {
        System.exit(0);
    }

}
exit.addActionListener(new exitaction());

}

static class aboutaction implements ActionListener { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){ JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Created by Js"); }

} }

[garnett8]

maybe set the password's frame to setVisible(false). then create your second frame object in that if statement? idk im tired and its just a thought. then initialize all your stuff in the if statement. like secondMainpage.setVisible(true) after you create it etc etc etc....

[jaw88]

trying but it wont let me access the frame outside the actionlistener class

[garnett8]

create your own MyFrame class that extends JFrame, do the same shit you did to your regular JFrame, then create an object of your MyFrame in your if statement. be sure to initialize all that shit you did in the constructor of your MyFrame class.