import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class validateForm { public static void main(String[] args) { EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { TextComponentFrame frame = new TextComponentFrame(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setVisible(true); } }); } } /** * A frame with sample text components. */ class TextComponentFrame extends JFrame { public TextComponentFrame() { setTitle("Subscription Form"); setSize(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT); final JTextField personName = new JTextField(); final JTextField emailField = new JTextField(); final JTextField zipCode = new JTextField(); final JTextField birthDate = new JTextField(); final JTextField phone= new JTextField(); final JPasswordField passwordField = new JPasswordField(); JPanel northPanel = new JPanel(); northPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(6, 6)); //dimensons of layout northPanel.add(new JLabel("Name : ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(personName); northPanel.add(new JLabel("Password : ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(passwordField); northPanel.add(new JLabel("Email : ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(emailField); northPanel.add(new JLabel("Zip Code : ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(zipCode); northPanel.add(new JLabel("Year of Birth: ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(birthDate); northPanel.add(new JLabel("Phone Number: ", SwingConstants.RIGHT)); northPanel.add(phone); phone.setText("XXX-XXX-XXX"); add(northPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); final JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(8, 40); JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(textArea); add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); // add button to append text into the text area JPanel southPanel = new JPanel(); JButton insertButton = new JButton("Insert"); southPanel.add(insertButton); insertButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { //********************* Here is where the action is performed!!!! String candidateName = personName.getText() ; String candidateEmail = emailField.getText(); String candidateZipCode = zipCode.getText(); String candidatebirthDate = birthDate.getText(); String candidatePhone = phone.getText(); char[] candidatePassWord = passwordField.getPassword(); System.out.println("candidateZipCode " + candidateZipCode + ", candidatebirthDate : " + candidatebirthDate + ", phone : " + candidatePhone + ", password " + new String(candidatePassWord) ); textArea.append("here is where you append text to display"); // //******************************************************************************** } }); add(southPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH); // add a text area with scroll bars } public static final int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 300; public static final int DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 300; }