Resetting buttons java

Question

I am creating a with a model-view-controller algorithm. If I have instances of a JButton defined in my controller class. For instance, I have: a button for reset, quit, undo, redo, and settings.

I have implemented their actionListeners. In my Controller class is where the actionPerformed() method is. I implement all 5 buttons. Right now the buttons are set as enabled. However, when the redo and undo are disabled and I push the reset button they stay disabled. How can I reset the state of the redo and undo buttons.

This is my GameController class specifically actionPerformed:

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)  {
    if (e.getSource() instanceof DotButton) {
        try {
            undo.push((GameModel) gameModel.clone());
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException g) {
            g.printStackTrace();
        }
        if(gameModel.getNumberOfSteps()==0){
            int row = ((DotButton)(e.getSource())).getRow();
            int column = ((DotButton)(e.getSource())).getColumn();
            gameModel.capture(row,column);
            gameModel.step();
        }
        selectColor(((DotButton)(e.getSource())).getColor());
    } else if (e.getSource() instanceof JButton) {
        JButton clicked = (JButton)(e.getSource());

        if (clicked.getText().equals("Quit")) {
            /*try {
                serialization.serialize(gameModel, "savedGame.ser");
            } catch (IOException f) {
                f.printStackTrace();
            }*/
             System.exit(0);
         } else if (clicked.getText().equals("Reset")){
            reset();
            if (clicked.getText().equals("Redo")) {
                clicked.setEnabled(true);
            }
            if (clicked.getText().equals("Undo")) {
                clicked.setEnabled(true);
            }
         } else if (clicked.getText().equals("Redo")) {
            if (redo.isEmpty()) {
                clicked.setEnabled(false);
            }
            try {
                redo();
            } catch (CloneNotSupportedException g) {
                g.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
         else if (clicked.getText().equals("Undo")) {
            if (undo.isEmpty()) {
                clicked.setEnabled(false);
            }
            try {
                undo();
            } catch (CloneNotSupportedException g) {
                g.printStackTrace();
            }
         }
        else if (clicked.getText().equals("Settings")) {
            gameView.settingsMenu();
        }
    } else if (e.getSource() instanceof JRadioButton) {
        JRadioButton clickedR = (JRadioButton)(e.getSource());
        if (clickedR.getText().equals("Torus")) {
            setting1 = true;
        }
        if (clickedR.getText().equals("Diagonal")) {
            setting2 = true;
        }
    }

This is my GameView class creating the buttons:

public GameView(GameModel model, GameController gameController){
    super("Flood it -- the ITI 1121 version");

    this.gameModel = model;

    this.gameController = gameController;

    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setBackground(Color.WHITE);

    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    panel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
    panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(gameModel.getSize(), gameModel.getSize()));
    panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 20, 0, 20));
    board = new DotButton[gameModel.getSize()][gameModel.getSize()];

    for (int row = 0; row < gameModel.getSize(); row++) {
        for (int column = 0; column < gameModel.getSize(); column++) {
            board[row][column] = new DotButton(row, column, gameModel.getColor(row,column), 
                (gameModel.getSize() < 26 ? DotButton.MEDIUM_SIZE : DotButton.SMALL_SIZE));
            board[row][column].addActionListener(gameController);
            panel.add(board[row][column]);
        }
    }

    add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    buttons = new JButton[5];
    buttons[0] = new JButton("Reset");
    buttons[1] = new JButton("Quit");
    buttons[2] = new JButton("Undo");
    buttons[3] = new JButton("Redo");
    buttons[4] = new JButton("Settings");
    for (JButton button : buttons) {
        button.setFocusPainted(false);
        button.addActionListener(gameController);
    }

    JPanel settingsPanel = new JPanel();
    settingsPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
    settingsPanel.add(buttons[2]);
    settingsPanel.add(buttons[3]);
    settingsPanel.add(buttons[4]);

    JPanel control = new JPanel();
    control.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
    scoreLabel = new JLabel();
    control.add(scoreLabel);
    control.add(buttons[0]);
    control.add(buttons[1]);


    add(settingsPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    add(control, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    pack();
    setVisible(true);
}

Should I create JButton instances in my GameController class as well as in the GameView.

Answer 1

It's impossible for this condition to ever be met

} else if (clicked.getText().equals("Reset")){
    reset();
    if (clicked.getText().equals("Redo")) {

If the first if statement is true, then the second can never be true