Action Listener in a static method

So I am trying to make a button that opens a new frame.

The problem is that my main method is static so I can't put an action listener in the main part. I assume that I can make another class to make the action listener. So far I have this:

Code :

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public class VertexAdd extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
	JButton button;
 
	public VertexAdd() {
		super(new BorderLayout());
		[U]Main.AddVert.addActionListener(this);[/U]
	}
 
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		createAndShowGUI();
	}
 
	private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Create and set up the window.
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("FrameDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
        JLabel emptyLabel = new JLabel("");
        emptyLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(175, 100));
        frame.getContentPane().add(emptyLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 
        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

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It doesn't work right now and I am not sure how to make it so the action listener works. The button I want to attach it to is in my main class called 'AddVert'

What do you mean by "doesn't work right now"? Are you getting an exception? If so, please post any exception messages/stack traces.

Also, if your VertexAdd class isn't used for anything other than being an ActionListener you don't need to extend the JPanel class.

There isn't an exception. Its just that nothing is happening. The frame should pop up once I press the button but it does nothing.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Trunk Monkeey

There isn't an exception. Its just that nothing is happening. The frame should pop up once I press the button but it does nothing.

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Please post an SSCCE. We can only guess whether you are adding listeners, where you are adding listeners, or what is a part of what.

Your program design is a bit strange. It suggests that your Main class has static GUI components which you should almost never do. I suggest you re-think your design, that you get rid of everything static other than the main method, the createAndShowGUI method and perhaps some constants -- that's it.