running program after password entry

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Hi all im writing a chat server program in eclipse i have the chat client and chat server talking to each other and wanted to add a username and password entry to this, i have the password field working but i cant for the life of me think of how get the chat program to run after clicking the submit button, any help would be really appreciated, thanks.

Java

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
 
class Login extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
 JButton SUBMIT;
 JPanel panel;
 JLabel label1,label2;
 final JTextField  text1,text2;
  Login()
  {
  label1 = new JLabel();
  label1.setText("Username:");
  text1 = new JTextField(15);

  label2 = new JLabel();
  label2.setText("Password:");
  text2 = new JPasswordField(15);
 
  SUBMIT=new JButton("SUBMIT");
  
  panel=new JPanel(new GridLayout(3,1));
  panel.add(label1);
  panel.add(text1);
  panel.add(label2);
  panel.add(text2);
  panel.add(SUBMIT);
  add(panel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
  SUBMIT.addActionListener(this);
  setTitle("LOGIN FORM");
  }
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
  {
  String value1=text1.getText();
  String value2=text2.getText();
  if (value1.equals("Anfield") && value2.equals("L1v3rp00l")) {
  Chat chat=new Chat();
  chat.setVisible(true);
  JLabel label = new JLabel("Welcome:"+value1);
  chat.getContentPane().add(label);
  }
  else{
  System.out.println("enter the valid username and password");
  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"Incorrect login or password",
  "Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
  }
}
}
 class LoginDemo
{
  public static void main(String arg[])
  {
  try
  {
  Login frame=new Login();
  frame.setSize(300,100);
  frame.setLocation(60,40);
  frame.setVisible(true);
  }
  catch(Exception e)
  {JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, e.getMessage());}
  }
}

[edit]Code block added - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 4-Mar-13 5:56am

Member 9882467

Updated 4-Mar-13 6:03am

OriginalGriff

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Richard MacCutchan 4-Mar-13 12:28pm

Call the Login class at the beginning of the chat client, and only continue if the correct password is entered.

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TorstenH. · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-05T04:21:00

Richards comment is short form what you've got to do:

create a function that you call before you create your GUI: