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    Hello,
    I am really green when it comes to Java, so this is probably extremely simple, but I have been struggling with it and just can't get it right. I wrote the simple program below to try to get a handle on it, but it does not work. I am trying to add another line of text when a button is pressed, and to update it every subsequent time that the button is pressed. I am working with the code below, and it only seems to repaint and add the last line when the stop method is invoked (when I bring the window down and pull it back up). Could somebody please tell me what I am missing?
    PS. I was planning to add more functionality like different messages depending on the number entered, but I haven't gotten that far, since I couldn't even get it to update once.
    Last edited by LoganCale; April 8th, 2012 at 08:04 PM. Reason: fixed code - not properly wrapped and re-posted that part below


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    Default Re: repaint not updating screen

    When you change the contents of a container you must tell the container to redo the layout of the components that have been added to it. The Container class has a method you should call to tell it to redo the layout of its components.

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    Thank you for your response. I'm sorry to be so dull (at least I'm feeling that way right now), but I tried what's below and a few other configurations and am still having the same trouble. Is this what you meant, or did I miss the boat entirely?

    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
    import java.awt.event.ActionListener; 
     
    public class HelloMyFriends extends JApplet implements ActionListener 
    { 
    	 Container con = getContentPane();
         JLabel header;
    	 JTextField enterFriends;
    	 JButton btnFriend;
    	 double myCommunity; 
     
     	final int NUM_RANGES = 7;
     	int[] costRangeLimit = {1,5,25,50,200};
     	String[] status = {"you have a friend", "a good group", "It's a party", "That's a big party", "Now it's a community"};
     	String strNumFriends;
     	int numFriends;    	
     	int sub = NUM_RANGES-1;
     
     	JLabel friendStatus = new JLabel("Yes, you have a friend");
     
         public void init()  
         { 
        	 con.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); 
        	 header = new JLabel("How many friends do you have?");
             btnFriend = new JButton("Update friends");
    		 enterFriends = new JTextField ("1",6);
    		  con.add(header);
    		  con.add(enterFriends);
    		  con.add(btnFriend); 
     
              btnFriend.addActionListener(this); 
             } 
             public void paint(Graphics g) 
             { 
            	 super.paint(g);
     
            	 } 
     
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)  
             {  if (e.getSource()==btnFriend)
                  {
                      con.add(friendStatus);
                      con.repaint();
                      con.setLayout(getLayout());
                  }
     
              else if (e.getSource()!=btnFriend)  
              	 { 
                 }
                  repaint();
             }        
            public void stop()
            	{
            	repaint();
            	}
    }

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    Default Re: repaint not updating screen

    What method is the code calling to tell the container to do a lay out of its components?
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    I thought I was using
    con.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    for that?...

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    That sets the layout manager. You need to call the method that tells the container to have the layout manager re do the layout.
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    Default Re: repaint not updating screen

    a-ha! I was forgetting about
     con.revalidate();
    Thank you so much!

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    Glad you got it to work.
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