Uppercase and Lowercae buttons

[Thermalnuke]

Hey guys Im having trouble with my interface java program I have it all set up but im getting an error on my lowercase button and uppercase. is there a certaint type of formate this needs to be in for interface?

here is my code:

 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
public class Week_ten_number_thirty_eight extends JFrame
{
    private Container contents;
    private JLabel inputLabel, resultLabel, result;
    private JTextField wordInput;
    private JButton Lowercase, Uppercase;

public Week_ten_number_thirty_eight()
{
    super("Lowercase or Uppercase?");
    contents = getContentPane();
    contents.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

    inputLabel = new JLabel("Enter a single word");//text field label
    wordInput = new JTextField(8);//text field is 8 characters wide

    //instantiate buttons
    Lowercase = new JButton("Lowercase");
    Uppercase = new JButton("Uppercase");

    resultLabel = new JLabel("Result");//label for result
    result = new JLabel ("???");//label to hold result

    //add components to the window
    contents.add(inputLabel);
    contents.add(resultLabel);
    contents.add(result);
    contents.add(wordInput);
    contents.add(Lowercase);
    contents.add(Uppercase);

    //instantiate our event handler
    ButtonHandler bh = new ButtonHandler();

    Lowercase.addActionListener(bh);
    Uppercase.addActionListener(bh);
    setSize(175,150);
    setVisible(true);
}
    //private inner class event handler
    private class ButtonHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        //implement actionPerformed method
        public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent ae)
        {
        if(ae.getSource() == Lowercase)
            {
          result.setText(wordInput.toLowercase());
            }
            else if (ae.getSource()==Uppercase)
            {
              result.setText(wordInput.toUppercase());
          }
        }   
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        Week_ten_number_thirty_eight out = new Week_ten_number_thirty_eight();
        out.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
}

the errors are coming up on line 59 and 63

thanks guys.

[DavidKroukamp]

what does the error message say please post full message here

[mKorbel]

wordInput.getText().toXxx()

[Thermalnuke]

the error is cannot find symbol method toLowercase() and toUppercase.

tried mKorbel suggestion and nothing didnt work

[NormR1]

Please post the FULL text of the error message that shows the source statement.

cannot find symbol method toLowercase()

What class is that method in? The compiler can not find a method with that name in the class you are using to call the method. Make sure you are using the correct method and/or the correct class reference.

[Thermalnuke]

its in a private class?

[NormR1]

I was asking about the methods in the error message:

cannot find symbol method toLowercase() and toUppercase.

[Thermalnuke]

cannot find symbol
symbol  : method toUppercase()
location: class java.lang.String
                wordInput.getText().toUppercase();

cannot find symbol
symbol  : method toLowercase()
location: class java.lang.String
                wordInput.getText().toLowercase();

[JamesCherrill]

Java names are case sensitive. If you look at the API documentatiuon for the String class you will find the correct versions of those method names.

[Thermalnuke]

Alright! thanks I got just forgot that that the c in Uppercase and Lowercase was not capital. ok now the program can run but I am not getting the result in the result label?

thank you!

[NormR1]

Is the code executing the way you want? Add some println statements to see where the code is executing and what values it is working with.

[Thermalnuke]

i got it just needed to add to it:

if(ae.getSource() == Lowercase)
            {
                wordInput.getText().toLowerCase();
                result.setText((new String(wordInput.getText())).toLowerCase());  
            }
            else if (ae.getSource()==Uppercase)
            {
                wordInput.getText().toUpperCase();
                result.setText((new String(wordInput.getText())).toUpperCase());
            }

Thanks Guys!

[NormR1]

Lines 3 & 8 do nothing and could be removed.
Also the calls to new String(...) are not needed. The toXXXCase methods return a String.