Disable enable JButton in Java

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I have a problem I'm trying to disable JButton with setEnabled(false) like this:

ButtonNewCustomer.setEnabled(false);

But this didn't work so then I imported the Applet packages, but still not working, then I discovered that I also needed to use extends Applet in the class, but the problem is that I'm already using extends for other things like this:

public class GUI4EX extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
...
}

I have tried to add Applet, but this dont't work! Is there a way to solve this? Thanks!

EDIT: It's working know! The problem was a misspelling of the buttonNewCustomer. The first letter 'b' was 'B'. Sorry! And thanks for the help!

`setEnabled(false)` will disable, not enable, the button. You don't need to extend Applet, not sure where you got that from. — Aleks G, Mar 13 '12 at 10:16
Extend Applet - better JApplet, which is a kind of a Frame. JApplet is the Swing form, and fits to JButton. If you need a JFrame inside, create an attribute JFrame. Create a SSCE and provide complete errormessages. — user unknown, Mar 13 '12 at 10:18
There's a working solution in this thread: [How to disable javax swing jbutton in java][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1625855/how-to-disable-javax-swing-jbutton-in-java — Marcel Schutte, Mar 13 '12 at 10:24

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 23 '12 at 18:11

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use setEnabled(true) to enable button...

edited Jul 23 '12 at 18:11

David Kroukamp

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 10:18

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Sorry! I made a misspelling of the button name! – 3D-kreativ Mar 13 '12 at 10:25

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 27 '13 at 16:36

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Make sure that you are disabling/enabling your button before setting the frame's visibility.

edited May 27 '13 at 16:36

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 10:20

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wrong, there is no sequential dependency on setting those properties (toplevel parent visible vs. child enabled) – kleopatra Mar 13 '12 at 10:32

Disable enable JButton in Java

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