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Thread: Variables not changing on action.

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    Default Variables not changing on action.

    So i'm new to java and for one of our assignments we have to make an application that can either calculate the area of a triangle, or volume of a box. Everything in my code works but only if I change variables within the code itself, ill post the important bits and hopefully I can get some of your input.

    public class Week05 {
    	boolean tri;
            private void initialize() {
                 btnTriangle.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    				tri = true;
    				lblTitle.setText("Area of Triangle");
    				btnTriangle.setEnabled(false);
    				btnBox.setEnabled(true);
    				lblA.setText("Enter S1");
    				lblB.setText("Enter S2");
    				lblC.setText("Enter S3");
    				txtA.setEditable(true);
    				txtB.setEditable(true);
    				txtC.setEditable(true);
    			}
    		});
    		btnTriangle.setBounds(70, 45, 89, 23);
    		frame.getContentPane().add(btnTriangle);
     
    		btnBox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    				tri = false;
    				lblTitle.setText("Volume of a Box");
    				btnBox.setEnabled(false);
    				btnTriangle.setEnabled(true);
    				lblA.setText("Enter l");
    				lblB.setText("Enter w");
    				lblC.setText("Enter h");
    				txtA.setEditable(true);
    				txtB.setEditable(true);
    				txtC.setEditable(true);
    			}
    		JButton btnNewButton = new JButton("Calculate");
    		btnNewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    				double a, b, c;
    				a = Double.parseDouble(txtA.getText());
    				b = Double.parseDouble(txtB.getText());
    				c = Double.parseDouble(txtC.getText());
    				while ( a <= 0 || b <= 0 || c <= 0){
    					txtOutput.setText("Values are less than 0");
    					return;
    				}
    				if(tri = true){
    					Triangle area = new Triangle( a, b, c);
    					txtOutput.setText("The area of the Triangle is" + area.getArea());
    				}
    				else if(tri = false) {
    					Box volume = new Box( a, b, c);
    					txtOutput.setText("The volume of the Box is" + volume.getVolume());
    				}
    			}
    		});

    the problem I seem to be having is that my variable tri never changes to false, or if I switch boolean expressions it never changes true on the action of pressing the button for triangle or box.
    Last edited by scrotty544; November 13th, 2012 at 06:43 PM. Reason: solved


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    Default Re: Variables not changing on action.

    Does this even compile? I see a lot of problems that the compiler *should* complain about.
    But your problem is with this statement:
    if(tri = true){...
    }
    else if(tri = false)...

    A single-equals is an assignment, a double-equals is a comparison. So you need this instead:
    if(tri == true){...
    }
    else if(tri == false)...

    If statements look for conditionals (binary results of either true or false), and a boolean is a conditional, so this is also acceptable:
    if(tri) {...
    }
    else if(!tri)...
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    Default Re: Variables not changing on action.

    this was only part of the code that was giving me grief in the application. i actually saw that about a half an hour of staring at it, the == was my only problem and thanks anyways.

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