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Make the X Close button open a new JFrame in Java

I would like to make it so that when you click the X close button on the top right, a new JFrame will appear and the current one will close.
How would I be able to do it?

The question is, can another JFrame open automatically when one JFrame closes. As noted in comments, two possible common solutions include use of a WindowListener or use of a modal dialog (one example of which is as mentioned by Chance Hoard, a JOptionPane, which again is one solution, but certainly not the only solution).
For a WindowListener to work, you can open the new JFrame in the windowClosed() method, for example:
JFrame frame1 = new JFrame("Frame 1");
frame1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
frame1.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(500, 400)));
frame1.pack();
frame1.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame1.setVisible(true);
frame1.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
#Override
public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) {
JFrame frame2 = new JFrame("Frame 2");
frame2.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame2.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(500, 400)));
frame2.pack();
frame2.setLocationByPlatform(true);
frame2.setVisible(true);
}
});
The key here is to set the default close operation to not be JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE so as not to close down the JVM after the initial JFrame window has closed. In the window listener's windowClosed() method, create and display the 2nd JFrame.
To solve this using a modal dialog, I would create the second window, which could be a JFrame, first, to give the dialog an parent application, but then I would write code to display it after displaying the modal dialog. This way, it only shows up once the dialog is no longer visible:
JFrame frame3 = new JFrame("Frame 3");
frame3.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame3.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(500, 400)));
frame3.pack();
frame3.setLocationByPlatform(true);
// don't display this JFrame yet
// create the dialog, passing in the JFrame and making the dialog "modal"
JDialog dialog1 = new JDialog(frame3, "Dialog 1", ModalityType.APPLICATION_MODAL);
dialog1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JDialog.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
dialog1.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(500, 400)));
dialog1.pack();
dialog1.setLocationRelativeTo(frame3);
// show the dialog first
dialog1.setVisible(true);
// this is called only after the dialog is no longer visible
frame3.setVisible(true);
Having said all this, I still recommend that you read the The Use of Multiple JFrames, Good/Bad Practice? link and I recommend avoiding both of the above "solutions" and instead recommend that one create and display a single main application window, a JFrame, and instead swap GUI views, usually JPanels, by using a CardLayout.

How to make Jframe button open another Jframe screen in Netbeans

I have a Jframe and i need to link it to another Jframe if button is clicked it goes to another Jframe screen on click and closes old screen. accully i want if user click login register then it goes to login screen for getting login i am newbie and a bigginner kindly help me P.S its my first Qestion at Stack so ignore mistakes.

Double Click the Register Button in the NETBEANS or add the Event Listener on Click Event (ActionListener)
btnLogin.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
this.setVisible(false);
new FrmMain().setVisible(true); // Main Form to show after the Login Form..
}
});

Trying to implement back feature into my jframe using a button [duplicate]

I have designed two JFrames in NetBeans.
When I click the "rules" button (i.e placed on JFrame1) then it opens a second JFrame (but JFrame2 opens over JFrame1's window, that's what I dont want).
In the second JFrame there is a "close" button. But when I click this button, I want JFrame1 to be opened and it is working too, but JFrame2 is actually not closed and JFrame1 is appearing over JFrame2.
In short the main form is JFrame1. When I click the "rules" button from JFrame1 it opens JFrame2 over JFrame1, and in JFrame2 there is a "close" button when it gets clicked the main form (i.e JFrame1) is lauched but it is launched over JFrame2.
The scenerio is JFframe1 -> JFrame2 -> JFrame1
Now my question is after clicking the "rules" button, JFrame1 should be closed and JFrame2 displayed on the screen and vice versa.

Assuming your button has an actionListener, after clicking the "rules button" put in:
JFrame1.dispose(); //Remove JFrame 1
JFrame2.setVisible(true) //Show other frame
And then reverese them for the opposite reaction

Somethig like this should be on the constructor or method which create JFrame2:
btnCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
//call another method in the same class which will close this Jframe
CloseFrame();
}
});
It's method which should close JFrame2
public void CloseFrame(){
super.dispose();
}

Well, if you already have a actionListener, you should add this:
JFrame1.dispose(); // This will close the frame
The JFrame1 is the name of your frame.
And if you want to open another frame that you have, add this:
JFrame2.setVisible(true); // This will put the other frame visible

I'm not an expert by any means, however, I ran into this problem as well. If you set your second JFrame to hidden, when you hit "Cancel", it will close the second JFrame.
//this is the code for the "cancel" button action listener
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
setVisible(false);//hides the second JFrame and returns to the primary

this worked for me (Frame1 Called RegScreen and Frame2 Called MainScreen):
RegScreen.this.setVisible(false);
new MainScreen().setVisible(true);
Hope that this helps :) Regscreen was the original frame open at startup.

If this doesn't work, try this
JFrame1.dispose(); //Remove JFrame 1
JFrame2.setVisible(true) //Show other frame
JFrame2.setVisible(true);
this.dispose();

Have a MainClass with a main() method.
Have the MainClass that has the main() method encapsulate your JFrame1 and JFrame2 reference variables. Don't have JFrame1 or JFrame2 contain main() unless you have a specific reason.
After something is clicked in one of the JFrame objects, instantiate/make visible the other JFrame object and dispose of itself via your MainProgram.JFrame object methods.
Example:
//btn event inside 1st JFrame/window
private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
MainProgram.openResultsForm(); //MainProgram opens 2nd window
MainProgram.queryEntryForm.dispose(); //MainProgam closes this,
//the 1st window
}

How action a button to open a new pane in java for a GUI

I am creating a GUI in which my home page has a button labelled "Welcome to the Panel"
The point is that when you press on this button, it will navigate to a new page where I will have other functions. My only problem is that I dont know the syntax or how that when clicking a button, it will navigate to new page.

JButton btn = new JButton("Welcome to the Panel");
btn.setActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
// Here you open the other window. You can use JFrame, JOptionPane or JDialog
}
});

button.addActionListener(new ActionListner()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{
//code to show pane
}
});

You need to register an ActionListener on your button and inside that action listener you make that panel (the page) visible.
How you do that depends on your layout, i.e. with a CardLayout you'd show the corresponding card (here's the doc). Using other layouts you might have to replace a component, e.g. if you use a BorderLayout and your content is placed in the center, replace the center component with the panel you want to show.
Note that if you're not familiar with layout managers yet, you should first have a look at those before doing dynamic changes to the ui (like navigation etc.).

How to destroy the previous frame open opening a new frame

I am building an application in java that has 2 JFrames. 1st frame has a button that upon clicking should open the next JFrame while the previous one should close. I know how to display the next frame but:
How do I close the previous JFrame automatically when the next JFrame opens ?
I tried thie following code:
addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
new GUI();//next frame
this.dispose();//compile-time-error
}

Where you call this.dispose(), the object referred by this is an instance of ActionListener. To invoke the instance of GUI type GUI.this.dispose() instead.