java - symbol not found

[mikemcleanuk]

i am attempting to process some code that has been called from a different JFrame to the rest of the code and i have got a problem.

I have a popup that asks the user to fill out a small form and then click a button. This should then run a action script. I have a compile error however. I think its because the infomation is stored in a different frame but im not sure.

public class HomeController extends JPanel implements ActionListener
{
...

private JFrame TeleFrame = new JFrame("Television Settings");
private JButton teleAddButton = new JButton("Add");
private JButton teleCancelButton = new JButton("Cancel");

String[] chans = { "1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10" };
String[] vols = { "1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10" };
private JComboBox chanList = new JComboBox(chans);
private JComboBox volList = new JComboBox(vols);

....
public HomeController()
{
...
}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{
....
if(ae.getSource() == addButton) // located in the main frame
{
Object[] possibleValues = { "Lamp", "Television", "Clock" };
Object selectedValue = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "What do you want to add?", "Add an Application", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE, null, possibleValues, possibleValues[0]);

if(selectedValue == "Lamp")
{
...
}
if(selectedValue == "Television")
{
teleFrameOpen();
}

if(ae.getSource() == teleAddButton) // located in the popup frame
{
//int chanSelection = Integer.parseInt(chanList.getSelectedItem());
//int volSelection = Integer.parseInt(volList.getSelectedItem());

String cs = getSelectedItem(chanList);
String vs = getSelectedItem(volList);
int chanSelection = Integer.valueOf(cs);
int volSelection = Integer.valueOf(vs);

Television tmpTele = new Television(false, chanSelection, volSelection);
myAppliances.add(tmpTele);
GridPanel.add(new JLabel(tmpTele.getPicture()));
this.validate();
}
}

private void teleFrameOpen()
{
teleAddButton.addActionListener(this);
teleCancelButton.addActionListener(this);

TeleFramePanel.add(new JLabel("Add a New Television!"));
TeleFramePanel.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon("../images/television.jpg")));
TeleFramePanel.add(new JLabel("Choose default channel: "));
TeleFramePanel.add(chanList);
TeleFramePanel.add(new JLabel("Choose default volume: "));
TeleFramePanel.add(volList);
TeleFramePanel.add(teleAddButton);
TeleFramePanel.add(teleCancelButton);

TeleFrame.setSize(200, 300);
TeleFrame.setResizable(false);
TeleFrame.getContentPane().add(TeleFramePanel);
TeleFrame.setVisible(true);
}
}

C:\JPR\ICA3\ICA3\Java>javac TestHomeController.java
.\HomeController.java:219: cannot find symbol
symbol : method getSelectedItem(javax.swing.JComboBox)
location: class HomeController
String cs = getSelectedItem(chanList);
^
.\HomeController.java:220: cannot find symbol
symbol : method getSelectedItem(javax.swing.JComboBox)
location: class HomeController
String vs = getSelectedItem(volList);
^
2 errors

I have tried several things but dont seem to be able to get it to work. I also know that if i just made my array Int instead of String then i wouldnt have to convert the selection to Int. But i get errors when i do that also so i assume that JComboBox can only have String values.

Thanks
Mike

[baizon]

Try this:
String cs = chanList.getSelectedItem();
String vs = volList.getSelectedItem();

[mikemcleanuk]

Try this:
String cs = chanList.getSelectedItem();
String vs = volList.getSelectedItem();

C:\JPR\ICA3\ICA3\Java>javac TestHomeController.java
.\HomeController.java:217: incompatible types
found : java.lang.Object
required: java.lang.String
String cs = chanList.getSelectedItem();
^
.\HomeController.java:218: incompatible types
found : java.lang.Object
required: java.lang.String
String vs = volList.getSelectedItem();
^
2 errors

worth a try but got this error

[baizon]

Sorry, was my fault... i was to hasty.
String cs = chanList.getSelectedItem().toString();
String vs = volList.getSelectedItem().toString();

[mikemcleanuk]

thanks fixed it :D