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Thread: Problem involving action listener and if statements for multiple conditions

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    Default Problem involving action listener and if statements for multiple conditions

    I'm writing a program for exemplary reasons that is basically two text fields, one for a username, and one for a password. the way its written is asking testing for what is inputed into the text fields if its equal to a "valid" username and password. if it is, a variable representing that is set equal to 1. there is another if statement asking if the actionevent.getsource is equal to the name of the textfield. the issue I had was that when I ran the program, it seemed to only test for the first condition, so I got the same result from the program regardless of what I input into the text field.

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    Main class:
    import javax.swing.JFrame;
    	public class Alpha {
            public static void main(String args[]){
                    log l = new log();
     
    		        l.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    		        l.setSize(360, 240);
    		        l.setVisible(true);
            }
    }

    Secondary or sub class:
    import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
     
    import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
    import javax.swing.JTextField; 
    public class log extends JFrame{
    	JTextField mess1;
    	JTextField un;
     
    	public log(){
    	super("Sign In");
    	setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    			mess1 = new JTextField("Enter your name here:");
    		mess1.setEditable(false);
    	add(mess1);
     
    		un = new JTextField("              ");
    	add(un);
     
    	thehandler asdf = new thehandler();
    		mess1.addActionListener(asdf);
    		un.addActionListener(asdf);
    	}
    	class thehandler implements ActionListener{
    		String s1;
    		int val = 0;
    	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent eve){
    			if(eve.getSource().equals(un) && val == 1){
    				s1=String.format("Logging in, please wait...", eve.getActionCommand());
    				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, s1);
    			}
    				else if(eve.getSource().equals(un) && val != 1)
    				s1=String.format("Your username or password is incorrect.", s1);
    			}
    		}
    	}
    *the code originaly was written "eve.getSource() ==" but I changed that to see if it would resolve the issue with no avail. With it written this way, the program does nothing upon entering the text and pressing enter. Currently, there is nothing written to change the variable "val" to 1 to show that the username is valid. I did this because I can't figure out how I would go about doing this.


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    Default Re: Problem involving action listener and if statements for multiple conditions

    You gave no hint as to what the problem is, so don't forget to include that when you return. The common mistake seen in what you describe is using '==' to compare Strings rather than the equals() method, but I've no idea if that has anything to do with your problem.

    Please read this topic before posting your code so that you post it correctly.

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    Default Re: Problem involving action listener and if statements for multiple conditions

    Quote Originally Posted by GregBrannon View Post
    You gave no hint as to what the problem is, so don't forget to include that when you return. The common mistake seen in what you describe is using '==' to compare Strings rather than the equals() method, but I've no idea if that has anything to do with your problem.

    Please read this topic before posting your code so that you post it correctly.
    I apologize for forgetting to state the problem in the post, I have edited it to more clearly state what is wrong. Also, thanks for the link to the topic on how to properly show code in a post.

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    Default Re: Problem involving action listener and if statements for multiple conditions

    Spend some time in the API each time you use a new Class, even if you're following a tutorial and figure the author knows what they're talking about.

    The 'if' logic is a bit screwy, but you knew that. To state what you already know, val is set to 0 each time the ActionListener is entered, and I don't see where it can change to 1 while in the listener. Think through your logic, write down the steps on paper, AND THEN try to program it when you think it makes sense. Imagine a conversation between the computer and a user and how that would happen. Write a script with direction to describe what happens after each response. I'm hoping you'll find that everything won't happen inside the same clause, certainly not all within the ActionListener.

    As you program what you think makes sense, you might try adding simple print statements to follow what's happening. If you still need help, post the part you've written down on paper and we'll see if we agree that it makes sense.

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