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user1578365
user1578365

Reputation: 1

Calling non-static methods using NetBeans GUI builder action listener

I'm quite new to Java and programming, but I'm trying to learn by doing. To avoid too much hassle early-on I've used the NetBeans GUI builder to make a basic form with buttons and labels etc.

My problem is that when I call some methods inside the auto-generated Action Listener for a button, I get an error telling me how I cannot call a non-static method ( the dispose() method ) from a static context. While I understand the distinction between static and non-static in theory, I find myself lost when I'm sitting at the keyboard. I feel like I'm missing something important.

I need help getting un-stuck on this particular problem before I can move forward.

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 823

Answers (1)

David Kroukamp
David Kroukamp

Reputation: 36423

well you cant just call dispose() as this is an instance method, you need to call dispose on the instance of your JFrame or JDialog or what-ever-window like this:

frame1.dispose():

Upvotes: 1

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