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well I have an internal frame class that I am implementing an
ActionListener;  I have a method that returns information; the problem that
I am having is the content of the internal frame isn't visible; it's just go
to the method that waits for something to return

for example :

public class example extends JInternalFrame implements
  ActionListener {
    private String value = null;
   public example(){
          super("Example",false,true,false,true);
          Container c = getContentPane();
          c.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
         JButton ok = new JButton("OK");
        ok.addActionListener(this);
        JTextArea name = new JTextArea(20);
       c.add(name);
       c.add(ok);
       show();
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
        value = name.getText();
        dispose();
  }

  public String getName(){
      while(value == null);
      return value;
  }
}

from the main JFrame
   ...
   example inter_frame = new example();
   String result = inter_frame.getName();
   ....
"Joi Ellis [TeamB]" <joi@aravox.com> wrote in message
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> Randy <slyfox65@netzero.net> wrote:
> > how do you pass information back from an actionlistener class to a
JFrame?
>
> Well, in the same way you pass data to any object: by invoking methods on
it.
>
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> Joi Ellis (TeamB)
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