GUI within a GUI [Resolved]

[MethadoneBoy]

I've some code that starts a GUI, then upon pressing a button, a second smaller GUI opens (this smaller GUI is a variable of the main GUI). Is there any way to close the smaller GUI without closing the larger one? ie: Without using System.exit ( 0 ); ?

Thanks in advance

[Dillinger4]

I guess it depends if you want to free up resources(you are done with the GUI) or you just want to hide it for a time. For the latter you could just call setVisible(false).

[CornedBee]

To free up the resources, call dispose.

[MethadoneBoy]

Originally posted by Dilenger4
I guess it depends if you want to free up resources(you are done with the GUI) or you just want to hide it for a time. For the latter you could just call setVisible(false).

Well, it's more like I want to close the smaller GUI altogether. Let's say the main GUI has a thread that increments an integer variable every couple of seconds. Once you press a button, the smaller GUI pops up showing this integer variable, while at the same time the main GUI is still incrementing. I'd like to be able to close the smaller GUI so that I can reload it later, when it will display the new integer value.

[Dillinger4]

Well if you invoke setVisible(false) the gui and related resources will still reside in memory. If you invoke dispose() the resources for your GUI will be destroyed with any memory it consumes to be returned back to the OS.

[MethadoneBoy]

Originally posted by CornedBee
To free up the resources, call dispose.

Originally posted by Dilenger4
If you invoke dispose() the resources for your GUI will be destroyed with any memory it consumes to be returned back to the OS.

That worked fine. Thanks

[Dillinger4]

Anytime.