editing formated time, hours and minutes

Thanks but that won't work. I already have the gui coded here is an older version of it: I need to be able to use the existing buttons.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Java/J2SE/Q_22678365.html

I have thought of using a a window like a popup to just set the time, but I would like to have it be done through the GUI.

I found this class out there, but I don't know how to just edit the hour, minutes in the same JTextField that you will see in the code I supplied in the referred question above for the GUI  


private class TimeResetter extends JPanel
   {
      private Listener listener = new Listener();
      private JTextField hour, minute, second;

      public TimeResetter(long initialTime)
      { // constructor
         setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 5, 0, 0)); // 1 row, 5 "columns"

         String initH = String.format("%2d", initialTime / 3600);
         hour = new JTextField(initH, 2);
         add(hour);

         add(new JLabel(":", JLabel.CENTER));
         String initM = String.format("%02d", (initialTime % 3600) / 60);
         minute = new JTextField(initM, 2);
         add(minute);

         String initS = String.format("%02d", initialTime % 60);
         add(new JLabel(":", JLabel.CENTER));
         second = new JTextField(initS, 2);
         add(second);

         hour.addActionListener(listener);
         minute.addActionListener(listener);
         second.addActionListener(listener);
      }
     
      private class Listener implements ActionListener
      {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
         {
            int h, m, s;
            try
            {
               h = Integer.parseInt(hour.getText().trim());
            }
            catch (NumberFormatException nfe)
            {
               blink(hour);
               return;
            }
            if (h < 0 || h > 23)
            {
               blink(hour);
               return;
            }

            try
            {
               m = Integer.parseInt(minute.getText().trim());
            }
            catch (NumberFormatException nfe)
            {
               blink(minute);
               return;
            }
            if (m < 0 || m > 59)
            {
               blink(minute);
               return;
            }

            try
            {
               s = Integer.parseInt(second.getText().trim());
            }
            catch (NumberFormatException nfe)
            {
               blink(second);
               return;
            }
            if (s < 0 || s > 59)
            {
               blink(second);
               return;
            }

            counter.set(h * 3600 + m * 60 + s);
         }
         
         private void blink(JTextField f)
         {
            Graphics g = getGraphics();
            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            {
               f.setVisible(false);
               update(g);
               try
               {
                  Thread.sleep(300);
               }
               catch (InterruptedException e)
               {
               }
               f.setVisible(true);
               update(g);
               try
               {
                  Thread.sleep(300);
               }
               catch (InterruptedException e)
               {
               }
            }
         }
      }

   }

Thanks I though I had to access the text in the formatter and that stopped my thinking process. I see the way you coded it, very  nice! You keep it nice and simple, you are a good teacher. Sorry for having to ask so much from you, you get learn in the process of helping us though. This requires a new open way of thinking which takes time to learn. Thanks again for your help.

Glad to be of help!

Could you help me with this question. Most of the code is there.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Java/J2SE/Q_22689088.html

paste in your main method there - i will give u a solution soon.

put in everything - the whole code and the code you use to test.

I though I did this right but it don't work, what did i do wrong?

private class AlarmButtonSelectAction extends javax.swing.AbstractAction
   {
      public final int HR = 0;
      public final int MIN = 1;

      int selected = -1;

      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      {
         String cmd = e.getActionCommand();
         if (currentMode == Mode.Alarm)
         {
            if (cmd.equals(hourButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = HR;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(minutesButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = MIN;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(upButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  int HR=Integer.parseInt(time);
                  HR = HR + 1;
                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  int MIN=Integer.parseInt(time);
                  MIN = MIN + 1;
                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(downButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  int HR=Integer.parseInt(time);
                  HR = HR - 1;
                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  int MIN=Integer.parseInt(time);
                  MIN = MIN - 1;
                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(okButton.getText()))
            {
               //time should be stored in alarmDisplay
               alarmStarted = true;
               alarmTime = timeDisplay.getText();
               selected = -1;
            }
         }
      }

   }

that is totally WRONG!!!

the HR and MIN are indicators for what button has been selected (if Hour is selected, then selected = HR) I have made HR and MIN final - how are you changing it??


secondly, the 'time' String is in HH:MM:SS format. So Integer.parseInt(time) will throw a number format exception.

You need to split the time String into 3 parts : HH, MM and SS
then in the HR case, you increase the HH part and reconstruct the String to HH:MM:SS


it would be somthing like :

private class AlarmButtonSelectAction extends javax.swing.AbstractAction
   {
      public final int HR = 0;
      public final int MIN = 1;

      int selected = -1;

      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      {
         String cmd = e.getActionCommand();
         if (currentMode == Mode.Alarm)
         {
            if (cmd.equals(hourButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = HR;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(minutesButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = MIN;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(upButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int hr = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[0].trim());
                  time = Integer.toString(hr + 1) + ":" + splitTime[1] + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int min = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[1].trim());
                  time = splitTime[0] + ":" + Integer.toString(min + 1) + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(downButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int hr = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[0].trim());
                  time = Integer.toString(hr - 1) + ":" + splitTime[1] + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int min = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[1].trim());
                  time = splitTime[0] + ":" + Integer.toString(min - 1) + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(okButton.getText()))
            {
               //time should be stored in alarmDisplay
               alarmStarted = true;
               alarmTime = timeDisplay.getText();
               selected = -1;
            }
         }
      }

   }



Replace and run

After that, you need to add checks to see that hr +1 and hr -1 rollover at 24 and 0 (24 hrs clock)
same for min - need to make sure it rolls over at 60 and hr gets incremented and so on...

 String[] splitTime = time.split(":");


splitTime contains the hour, minute and second at position 0, 1 and 2 resp.

It don't work but compiles

it works just fine :

Here is the complete code :

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;

import javax.swing.JLabel;


public class GuiPanel extends javax.swing.JFrame
{
   enum Mode {
      Alarm, Timer, Clock, Date, Audio
   };

   private java.util.List<Mode> modes;
   private int modeIndex;
   private Mode currentMode;
   boolean alarmStarted = false;
   public String alarmTime;
   //   private/** Creates new form GuiPanel */
   public GuiPanel()
   {
      initComponents();
      initModes();
   }


   private void initModes()
   {
      modes = new java.util.ArrayList<Mode>();
      for (Mode m : Mode.values())
      {
         modes.add(m);
      }
      modeButton.setAction(new AdvanceModeAction("Mode"));
   }

   private class AdvanceModeAction extends javax.swing.AbstractAction
   {
      public AdvanceModeAction(String name)
      {
         super(name);
      }

      public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)
      {
         advanceMode();
         modeDisplay.setText(currentMode.toString());

         enableAllButtons();

         if (currentMode == Mode.Alarm)
         {
            recordButton.setEnabled(false);
            playButton.setEnabled(false);
            stopButton.setEnabled(false);
            fastButton.setEnabled(false);

            alarmTempDisplay = new JLabel(timeDisplay.getText());
            alarmStarted = false;
            dispProv.setDispListener(alarmTempDisplay);
         }
         else if (currentMode == Mode.Audio)
         {
            hourButton.setEnabled(false);
            minutesButton.setEnabled(false);

         }
         else if (currentMode == Mode.Clock)
         {
            recordButton.setEnabled(false);
            playButton.setEnabled(false);
            stopButton.setEnabled(false);
         }
         else if (currentMode == Mode.Date)
         {
            recordButton.setEnabled(false);
            playButton.setEnabled(false);
            stopButton.setEnabled(false);
         }
         else if (currentMode == Mode.Timer)
         {
            recordButton.setEnabled(false);
            playButton.setEnabled(false);
            stopButton.setEnabled(false);
            dispProv.setDispListener(timeDisplay);
         }


      }
   }

   private class AlarmButtonSelectAction extends javax.swing.AbstractAction
   {
      public final int HR = 0;
      public final int MIN = 1;

      int selected = -1;

      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      {
         String cmd = e.getActionCommand();
         if (currentMode == Mode.Alarm)
         {
            if (cmd.equals(hourButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = HR;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(minutesButton.getText()))
            {
               selected = MIN;
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(upButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int hr = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[0].trim());
                  time = Integer.toString(hr + 1) + ":" + splitTime[1] + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int min = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[1].trim());
                  time = splitTime[0] + ":" + Integer.toString(min + 1) + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(downButton.getText()))
            {
               if (selected == HR)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int hr = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[0].trim());
                  time = Integer.toString(hr - 1) + ":" + splitTime[1] + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
               else if (selected == MIN)
               {
                  String time = timeDisplay.getText();
                  String[] splitTime = time.split(":");

                  int min = Integer.parseInt(splitTime[1].trim());
                  time = splitTime[0] + ":" + Integer.toString(min - 1) + ":" + splitTime[2];

                  timeDisplay.setText(time); //modified time
               }
            }
            else if (cmd.equals(okButton.getText()))
            {
               //time should be stored in alarmDisplay
               alarmStarted = true;
               alarmTime = timeDisplay.getText();
               selected = -1;
            }
         }
      }

   }


   private void enableAllButtons()
   {
      downButton.setEnabled(true);
      fastButton.setEnabled(true);
      hourButton.setEnabled(true);
      minutesButton.setEnabled(true);
      modeButton.setEnabled(true);
      okButton.setEnabled(true);
      playButton.setEnabled(true);
      recordButton.setEnabled(true);
      stopButton.setEnabled(true);
      upButton.setEnabled(true);
   }

   private void advanceMode()
   {
      currentMode = modes.get(modeIndex++ % modes.size());
   }


   /** This method is called from within the constructor to
    * initialize the form.
    * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
    * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
    */
   // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">                          
   private void initComponents()
   {
      jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      timeDisplay = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      jPanel2 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      modeDisplay = new javax.swing.JTextField();
      jPanel3 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      modeButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      okButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      hourButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      minutesButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      recordButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      playButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      fastButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      stopButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      upButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
      downButton = new javax.swing.JButton();

      AlarmButtonSelectAction alarmButtonSelectAction = new AlarmButtonSelectAction();

      setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      setResizable(false);
      jPanel1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 2, 18));
      jLabel1.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(51, 51, 255));
      jLabel1.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
      jLabel1.setText("Audio Reminder Panel");

      timeDisplay.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 36));
      timeDisplay.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(204, 0, 0));
      timeDisplay.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
      timeDisplay.setText("00:00:00");

      javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
      jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
      jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addComponent(timeDisplay, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 439, Short.MAX_VALUE).addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 439, Short.MAX_VALUE));
      jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup().addContainerGap().addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 26, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(timeDisplay, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 47, Short.MAX_VALUE).addContainerGap()));

      jPanel2.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      modeDisplay.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      modeDisplay.setEditable(false);
      modeDisplay.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 12));
      modeDisplay.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.JTextField.CENTER);

      javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel2Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel2);
      jPanel2.setLayout(jPanel2Layout);
      jPanel2Layout.setHorizontalGroup(jPanel2Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jPanel2Layout.createSequentialGroup().addGap(152, 152, 152).addComponent(modeDisplay, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 129, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE).addContainerGap(158, Short.MAX_VALUE)));
      jPanel2Layout.setVerticalGroup(jPanel2Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addComponent(modeDisplay, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 33, Short.MAX_VALUE));

      jPanel3.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      modeButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      modeButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      modeButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      modeButton.setText("Mode");
      modeButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });

      okButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      okButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      okButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      okButton.setText("OK");
      okButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });
      okButton.addActionListener(alarmButtonSelectAction);

      hourButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      hourButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      hourButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      hourButton.setText("Hour");
      hourButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });
      hourButton.addActionListener(alarmButtonSelectAction);

      minutesButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      minutesButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      minutesButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      minutesButton.setText("Minutes");
      minutesButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });
      minutesButton.addActionListener(alarmButtonSelectAction);

      recordButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      recordButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      recordButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      recordButton.setText("Record");
      recordButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });

      playButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      playButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      playButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      playButton.setText("Play");
      playButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });

      fastButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      fastButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      fastButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      fastButton.setText("Fast");
      fastButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });

      stopButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      stopButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      stopButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      stopButton.setText("Stop");
      stopButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });

      upButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      upButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      upButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      upButton.setText("Up");
      upButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });
      upButton.addActionListener(alarmButtonSelectAction);

      downButton.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
      downButton.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 1, 11));
      downButton.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
      downButton.setText("Down");
      downButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener()
      {
         public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
         {
            event(evt);
         }
      });
      downButton.addActionListener(alarmButtonSelectAction);

      javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel3Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel3);
      jPanel3.setLayout(jPanel3Layout);
      jPanel3Layout.setHorizontalGroup(jPanel3Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createSequentialGroup().addContainerGap().addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createSequentialGroup().addComponent(modeButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(hourButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(recordButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(fastButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(upButton)).addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createSequentialGroup().addComponent(okButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(minutesButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(playButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(stopButton).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(downButton))).addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)));

      jPanel3Layout.linkSize(javax.swing.SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL, new java.awt.Component[]{downButton, fastButton, hourButton, minutesButton, modeButton, okButton, playButton, recordButton, stopButton, upButton});

      jPanel3Layout.setVerticalGroup(jPanel3Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createSequentialGroup().addContainerGap().addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE).addComponent(modeButton).addComponent(fastButton).addComponent(upButton).addComponent(recordButton).addComponent(hourButton, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 22, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 15, Short.MAX_VALUE).addGroup(jPanel3Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE).addComponent(okButton).addComponent(minutesButton).addComponent(playButton).addComponent(stopButton).addComponent(downButton)).addGap(19, 19, 19)));

      jPanel3Layout.linkSize(javax.swing.SwingConstants.VERTICAL, new java.awt.Component[]{downButton, fastButton, minutesButton, modeButton, okButton, playButton, recordButton, stopButton, upButton});

      javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
      getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
      layout.setHorizontalGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup().addContainerGap().addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING).addComponent(jPanel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE).addComponent(jPanel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE).addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)).addContainerGap()));
      layout.setVerticalGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup().addContainerGap().addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE).addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED).addComponent(jPanel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE).addGap(14, 14, 14).addComponent(jPanel3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE).addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)));
      pack();
   }// </editor-fold>                        


   private void event(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)
   {


      // TODO add your handling code here:
   }

   /**
    * @param args the command line arguments
    */
   public static void main(String args[])
   {
      java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
      {
         public void run()
         {
            new GuiPanel().setVisible(true);
         }
      });
   }

   // Variables declaration - do not modify                    
   private javax.swing.JButton downButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton fastButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton hourButton;
   private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
   private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
   private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel2;
   private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel3;
   private javax.swing.JButton minutesButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton modeButton;
   private javax.swing.JTextField modeDisplay;
   private javax.swing.JButton okButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton playButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton recordButton;
   private javax.swing.JButton stopButton;
   private javax.swing.JLabel timeDisplay;
   private javax.swing.JButton upButton;
   private JLabel alarmTempDisplay;
   // End of variables declaration                  
   public javax.swing.JLabel getTimeDisplay()
   {
      return timeDisplay;
   }

   public void setTimeDisplay(javax.swing.JLabel timeDisplay)
   {
      this.timeDisplay = timeDisplay;
   }


   /**
    * @param prn
    */
   public void setDispProvider(DispTime prn)
   {
      dispProv = prn;
   }

   private DispTime dispProv;

}














import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Formatter;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

      public class DispTime extends JFrame implements Runnable
{
   Calendar calendar;
   int i;
   JTextField time;
   Thread t;
 
   DispTime()
   {
      time = new JTextField();
      time.setEditable(false);
      t = new Thread(this);
      t.start();
   }


   public void run()
   {
      String s;
      while (true)
      {
                  Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
                  StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
                  Formatter formatter = new Formatter(builder);
                  formatter.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", c.get(Calendar.HOUR), c.get(Calendar.MINUTE), c.get(Calendar.SECOND));
                  formatter.flush();
                  s = builder.toString();
         try
         {
            t.sleep(1000);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
         }
         time.setText(" " + s);
         listenerTF.setText(time.getText());
      }
   }


   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
     
      final DispTime PRN = new DispTime();
      final GuiPanel gp = new GuiPanel();
      PRN.setDispListener(gp.getTimeDisplay());
      gp.setDispProvider(PRN);

      java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable()
      {
         public void run()
         {
            gp.setVisible(true);
         }
      });

   }


   /**
    * @param timeDisplay
    */
   public void setDispListener(JLabel timeDisplay)
   {
      this.listenerTF = timeDisplay;
   }
   
   private JLabel listenerTF;
}





if you remember, to run it you need to run the main of DispTime, and hte above code was to be put in GuiPanel

Yes it works great. I can see that after the ok button is pressed the mode display needs to be changed to something else.because the time doesn't start again, unless I change the mode I added a new mode namded Reminder. How do you change to a different mode?

By clicking on mode again :)

I purposefully kept it that way - so that if you are in alarm mode, the time wont start till you go into Timer mode (or clock mode if you want)

Specific actions need to be added for every mode, so that it will do specific stuff.

Yes I know, The way i see it is after the new time is set that mode isn't needed anymore. What will happen next next after the OK button is pressed is a dialog will come up and ask if a audio outgoing message is to recorded now. Then the audio class will be called .