created: 6/28/99; revised 01/27/00 (using AWT); major revision: 01/10/02 (using Swing); 07/17/06; refurbished 11/02/08

CHAPTER 60 — Swing Text Fields and Labels

This chapter introduces Swing text fields and labels and uses them in a simple Swing program.

Chapter Topics:

The JTextField Swing component.
The setText() and getText() methods of JTextField.
The JLabel GUI Component.
Using ActionListener for a JTextField's event.
Example program: text echo program.
The setEditable() method of JTextField.

QUESTION 1:

(Review: ) Say that you have just finished your Swing application. You compile it and start it running. You click on a button and..... nothing happens. What might be wrong?