Thread: help with GUI password generator

ignore most of the GUI stuff, used netbeans GUI builder

 /**
 *
 * @author semicolon
 */
public class Password extends javax.swing.JFrame {
static boolean uppercase,lowercase,letters,numbers,symbols;
static int numPasswords;
 static String Symbols="!@#$%^&*()_-=+\\|;:<>,./?'\"";
 static String lower="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 static String upper="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
 static String number="1234567890";
 
    /** Creates new form Password */
    public Password() {
        initComponents();
    }
 
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {
 
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jCheckBox1 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
        jCheckBox2 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
        jCheckBox3 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
        jCheckBox4 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
        jCheckBox5 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jTextField3 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setAlwaysOnTop(true);
        setResizable(false);
 
        jCheckBox1.setText("letters");
        jCheckBox1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jCheckBox1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jCheckBox2.setText("numbers");
        jCheckBox2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jCheckBox2ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jCheckBox3.setText("lowercase");
        jCheckBox3.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jCheckBox3ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jCheckBox4.setText("UPPERCASE");
        jCheckBox4.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jCheckBox4ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jCheckBox5.setText("symbols");
        jCheckBox5.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jCheckBox5ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jButton1.setText("Generate Passwords");
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jTextField1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jTextField1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jTextField2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jTextField2ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });
 
        jLabel2.setText("Number of Passwords:");
 
        jLabel3.setText("Length of Passwords:");
 
        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 496, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(5, 5, 5)
                .addComponent(jLabel1)
                .addGap(5, 5, 5)
                .addComponent(jCheckBox1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 76, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jCheckBox2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 86, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jCheckBox3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 78, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jCheckBox4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 80, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jCheckBox5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 92, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(84, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(26, 26, 26)
                .addComponent(jLabel2)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 62, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addComponent(jLabel3)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 58, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addContainerGap(94, Short.MAX_VALUE))
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(173, 173, 173)
                .addComponent(jButton1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addGap(202, 202, 202))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(5, 5, 5)
                        .addComponent(jCheckBox5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 57, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(16, 16, 16)
                        .addComponent(jLabel1))
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(5, 5, 5)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addComponent(jCheckBox4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 57, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                            .addComponent(jCheckBox3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 57, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, false)
                        .addComponent(jCheckBox2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                            .addGap(5, 5, 5)
                            .addComponent(jCheckBox1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 57, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
                .addGap(34, 34, 34)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                    .addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel3)
                    .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 137, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
 
        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>
 
private void jCheckBox3ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        lowercase=true;
    }
 
    private void jCheckBox4ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        uppercase=true;
    }
 
    private void jTextField1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
 
    }
 
    private void jCheckBox1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        letters=true;
    }
 
    private void jCheckBox2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
       numbers=true;
    }
 
    private void jCheckBox5ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        symbols=true;
    }
 
    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
 
    }
    private void jTextField2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        String temp=jTextField2.getText();
        numPasswords=Integer.parseInt(temp);
    }
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
 
            @Override
            public void run() {
                new Password().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox1;
    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox2;
    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox3;
    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox4;
    private javax.swing.JCheckBox jCheckBox5;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField2;
    private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField3;
    // End of variables declaration
}

at the last highlight, i cant figure out the code to tell it to randomly parse input form each of the strings above in the other highlighed area, based on if their checkbox is checked and randomly generate passwords based on the options available, i was thinking nested switch statements but im sure there is a better way to do so please help!!!

jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jCheckBox1 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
jCheckBox2 = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();

This is why I hate GUI builders. I have no idea what those Components do or are for.

JTextField firstName;
JTextField lastName;

Whereas it is obvious what those textfields are for.

How about using some if statements?
If uppercase checkbox is selected, randomly select an uppercase character and add it to a buffer.
If number checkbox is selected, randomly select a number and add it to a buffer.
etc
At the end randomly select other characters to satisfy minimal length. Then you can shuffle the chars to produce final password.

Originally Posted by semicolon

ignore most of the GUI stuff, used netbeans GUI builder

Why post it, if we're supposed to ignore it?