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Thread: Calling Public Function in JInnternalFrame

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    Default Calling Public Function in JInnternalFrame

    This may be a total newb question, but Is it possible to create a JInternalFrame class with additional public functions that can be called from the desktop?

    Here is some snippets of the code.

    This is the Internal Frame with the public functions added after the constructor.

    public class Search_Ifr extends javax.swing.JInternalFrame {
     
        /**
         * Creates new form Search_Ifr
         */
        public Search_Ifr() {
            initComponents();
        }
     
        public void setTabPaneIndex(int tabIndex){
            this.tpnSearch.setSelectedIndex(tabIndex);
        }
        public void setTabPaneIndex(String tabName){
            for (int i=0; i < this.tpnSearch.getTabCount(); i++){
                if(tabName.equals(this.tpnSearch.getTitleAt(i))){
                    this.tpnSearch.setSelectedIndex(i);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    This is where I am calling the function from the desktop.
    private void findCustomerMenuItemActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                                     
            // TODO add your handling code here:
            JInternalFrame ifrSearch = new Search_Ifr();
            ifrSearch.setVisible(true);  //rootPaneCheckingEnabled
            ifrSearch.setTabPaneIndex("tabCust");
            this.desktopPane.add(ifrSearch);
            try {
                ifrSearch.setSelected(true);
            } catch (java.beans.PropertyVetoException e) {}
        }

    The line " ifrSearch.setTabPaneIndex("tabCust");" is throwing a compile error that the method is not found.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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    Default Re: Calling Public Function in JInnternalFrame

    If the setTabPaneIndex method is defined in your class, you need to use a reference to an instance of your class to call it. It is not part of the JInternalFrame class.
    Define ifrSearch as a reference to your class or cast it to be a reference to your class.
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    Default Re: Calling Public Function in JInnternalFrame

    Thank you for the quick response Norm, but am I not using a reference to my class by defining it as a variable first and then using that varable to call the method?
    or should I change this line "JInternalFrame ifrSearch = new Search_Ifr();" to "Search_Ifr ifrSearch = new Search_Ifr();".

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    Problem solved. That is totally what the problem was. Thank you Norm. As I said a total numb question.

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    Glad you solved it.
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