I am cresting a digital clock and I am having troubles updating the interface please can someone help me with this. I have the code below:
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package Interface;
/**
*
* @author Adetola-Ralph
*/
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
//import javax.swing.event.*;
public class Main extends javax.swing.JFrame {
/**
* Creates new form Main
*/
public Main() {
initComponents();
}
/**
* 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.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
// <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
private void initComponents() {
jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
hour = new javax.swing.JLabel();
minute = new javax.swing.JLabel();
seconds = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setTitle("Clock");
jPanel1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 153, 0));
jPanel1.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createLineBorder(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0)));
jPanel1.setName("");
hour.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Agency FB", 0, 72)); // NOI18N
hour.setText("00");
hour.setName("hour");
minute.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Agency FB", 0, 72)); // NOI18N
minute.setText("00");
minute.setName("minute");
seconds.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Agency FB", 0, 72)); // NOI18N
seconds.setText("00");
seconds.setName("seconds");
jLabel4.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Agency FB", 0, 72)); // NOI18N
jLabel4.setText(":");
jLabel4.setVerticalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
jLabel4.setEnabled(false);
jLabel5.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Agency FB", 0, 72)); // NOI18N
jLabel5.setText(":");
jLabel5.setVerticalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
jLabel5.setEnabled(false);
javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(hour)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
.addComponent(jLabel4)
.addGap(9, 9, 9)
.addComponent(minute)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(jLabel5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 12, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
.addComponent(seconds)
.addContainerGap(javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(seconds, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(hour, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addComponent(minute, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE))
.addContainerGap())
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addComponent(jLabel5, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 63, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addComponent(jLabel4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 61, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
.addGap(0, 17, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
);
javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
layout.setHorizontalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(32, 32, 32)
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addContainerGap(36, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
layout.setVerticalGroup(
layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
.addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
.addContainerGap()
.addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
.addGap(66, 66, 66))
);
pack();
}// </editor-fold>
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public void ran() {
/*
* Set the Nimbus look and feel
*/
//<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
/*
* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the
* default look and feel. For details see
* http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
*/
try {
for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
break;
}
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
//</editor-fold>
/*
* Create and display the form
*/
java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
new Main().setVisible(true);
}
});
}
String currSec;
String currMin;
String currHour;
public void changeTime()
{
function olu = new function();
currSec = String.valueOf(olu.second());
currMin = String.valueOf(olu.minute());
currHour = String.valueOf(olu.hour());
System.out.println(currHour+":"+currMin+":"+currSec);
hour.setText(currHour);
}
// Variables declaration - do not modify
public javax.swing.JLabel hour;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
private javax.swing.JLabel minute;
public javax.swing.JLabel seconds;
// End of variables declaration
}
******* `Inline Code Example Here` *
function class
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package Interface;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Timer;
import javax.swing.event.*;
/**
*
* @author Adetola-Ralph
*/
public class function
{
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public long currentTimeMillis;
public long x;
public long seconds;
public long minutes;
public long hours;
public long days;
public function()
{
currentTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
x = currentTimeMillis / 1000;
seconds = x % 60;
x /= 60;
minutes = x % 60;
x /= 60;
hours = x % 24;
x /= 24;
days = x;
}
public long second()
{
return seconds;
}
public long minute()
{
return minutes;
}
public long hour()
{
return hours;
}
}
The class that is supposed to run
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package clock;
import Interface.Main;
/**
*
* @author Adetola-Ralph
*/
public class Clock
{
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO code application logic here
Main clock = new Main();
clock.ran();
try {
while (true) {
clock.changeTime();
Thread.sleep(1000);
}
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}