Hi I want to be able to change the name of the JFrame I am working on. It is currently named SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator. When I go the Company Tab and enter in a name, I want that name to be shown as the new Title of the JFrame. How can i do this? Here is my code:

public class SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator<exitHandler> extends JFrame
{
    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    JLabel welLabel = new JLabel("Welcome");
    JComponent date1;
    JLabel dateLabel = new JLabel("Today's Date is:");
    JFormattedTextField date = new JFormattedTextField(java.util.Calendar
            .getInstance().getTime());
    JButton exit = new JButton("Exit");


    JLabel contractor = new JLabel("Contractor Name");
    JLabel customer = new JLabel("Customer");
    static JTextField conInput = new JTextField(20);
    JLabel address = new JLabel("Address");
    JLabel city = new JLabel("City");
    JLabel state = new JLabel("State");
    JLabel zip = new JLabel("Zip");
    static JTextField addInput = new JTextField(20);
    static JTextField cityInput = new JTextField(10);
    static JTextField stateInput = new JTextField(2);
    static JTextField zipInput = new JTextField(6);
    JButton update = new JButton("Update");
    static JTextArea conPane = new JTextArea(5,20);
    static JTextArea custPane = new JTextArea(5,20);
    static JTextField custInput = new JTextField(20);
    JLabel cAddress = new JLabel("Address");
    JLabel cCity = new JLabel("City");
    JLabel cState = new JLabel("State");
    JLabel cZip = new JLabel("Zip");
    static JTextField cAddInput = new JTextField(20);
    static JTextField cCityInput = new JTextField(10);
    static JTextField cStateInput = new JTextField(2);
    static JTextField cZipInput = new JTextField(6);
    JButton cUpdate = new JButton("Update");

    JLabel company = new JLabel("Company");
    JTextField compInput = new JTextField(20);
    JButton compUpdate = new JButton("Update");
    JLabel compInfo = new JLabel("");

    JComboBox degree = new JComboBox(); 
    JLabel inputTemp = new JLabel("Enter Temperature");
    JTextField temp = new JTextField(4);
    JTextField tempAnswer = new JTextField(4);
    JLabel converted = new JLabel("");
    JButton tempCalc = new JButton("Convert");

    JLabel meters = new JLabel("Meters");
    JLabel feet = new JLabel("Feet");   
    JTextField meterField = new JTextField(15);
    JTextField feetField = new JTextField(15);
    JButton convert = new JButton("Convert");

    JLabel poolLength = new JLabel("Enter Length");
    JLabel poolWidth = new JLabel("Enter Width");
    JLabel poolDepth = new JLabel("Enter Depth");
    JTextField inPoolLength = new JTextField(15);
    JTextField inPoolWidth = new JTextField(15);
    JTextField inPoolDepth = new JTextField(15);
    JButton poolCalc = new JButton("Calculate");
    JLabel poolVol = new JLabel("Volume");
    JTextField inPoolVol = new JTextField(10);


    JLabel tubLength = new JLabel("Enter Length");
    JLabel tubWidth = new JLabel("Enter Width");
    JLabel tubDepth = new JLabel("Enter Depth");
    JTextField inTubLength = new JTextField(15);
    JTextField inTubWidth = new JTextField(15);
    JTextField inTubDepth = new JTextField(15);
    JButton tubCalc = new JButton("Calculate");
    JLabel tubVol = new JLabel("Volume");
    JTextField inTubVol = new JTextField(10);


    public SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator()
    {
        setTitle("SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator");
        JTabbedPane qTab = new JTabbedPane();
        getContentPane().add(qTab);
        JPanel jp1 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp2 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp3 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp4 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp5 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp6 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp7 = new JPanel();
        JPanel jp8 = new JPanel();

        qTab.addTab("General", jp1);
        qTab.addTab("Contractor", jp2);
        qTab.addTab("Customer", jp3);
        qTab.addTab("Company", jp4);
        qTab.addTab("Temperature",jp5);
        qTab.addTab("Length", jp6);
        qTab.addTab("Pool", jp7);
        qTab.addTab("Hot Tubs", jp8);



        String celsius = "C";
        String fahrenheit = "F";
        degree.addItem(celsius);
        degree.addItem(fahrenheit);


        //Tab 1 Field population
        jp1.add(welLabel);
        jp1.add(dateLabel);
        jp1.add(date);
        jp1.add(exit);


        //Tab 2 Field population
        jp2.add(contractor);
        jp2.add(conInput);
        jp2.add(address);
        jp2.add(addInput);
        jp2.add(cityInput);
        jp2.add(stateInput);
        jp2.add(zipInput);
        jp2.add(city);
        jp2.add(state);
        jp2.add(zip);
        jp2.add(update);
        jp2.add(conPane);

        //Tab 3 Field population
        jp3.add(customer);
        jp3.add(custInput);
        jp3.add(cAddress);
        jp3.add(cAddInput);
        jp3.add(cCityInput);
        jp3.add(cStateInput);
        jp3.add(cZipInput);
        jp3.add(cCity);
        jp3.add(cState);
        jp3.add(cZip);
        jp3.add(cUpdate);
        jp3.add(custPane);


        //Tab 4 Field population        
        jp4.add(company);
        jp4.add(compInput);
        jp4.add(compUpdate);
        jp4.add(compInfo);



        //Tab 5 Field population
        jp5.add(inputTemp);
        jp5.add(temp);
        jp5.add(degree);
        jp5.add(tempAnswer);
        jp5.add(converted);
        jp5.add(tempCalc);

        //Tab 6 Field population
        jp6.add(meters);
        jp6.add(meterField);
        jp6.add(feet);
        jp6.add(feetField);
        jp6.add(convert);
        feetField.setEditable(false);

        //Tab 7 Field population
        jp7.add(poolLength);
        jp7.add(inPoolLength);
        jp7.add(poolWidth);
        jp7.add(inPoolWidth);
        jp7.add(poolDepth);
        jp7.add(inPoolDepth);
        jp7.add(poolCalc);
        jp7.add(poolVol);
        jp7.add(inPoolVol);
        inPoolVol.setEditable(false);

        //Tab 8 Field population
        jp8.add(tubLength);
        jp8.add(inTubLength);
        jp8.add(tubWidth);
        jp8.add(inTubWidth);
        jp8.add(tubDepth);
        jp8.add(inTubDepth);
        jp8.add(tubCalc);
        jp8.add(tubVol);
        jp8.add(inTubVol);
        inTubVol.setEditable(false);



        poolCalcHandler pchandler = new poolCalcHandler();
        poolCalc.addActionListener(pchandler);

        tubCalcHandler tchandler = new tubCalcHandler();
        tubCalc.addActionListener(tchandler);

        convertButtonHandler cvhandler = new convertButtonHandler();
        convert.addActionListener(cvhandler);

        updateButtonHandler ubhandler = new updateButtonHandler();
        update.addActionListener(ubhandler);

        custUpButtonHandler cubhandler = new custUpButtonHandler();
        cUpdate.addActionListener(cubhandler);

        compButtonHandler comphandler = new compButtonHandler();
        compUpdate.addActionListener(comphandler);
    }


    class poolCalcHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            DecimalFormat num = new DecimalFormat("###.##");
            double width;
            double length;
            double depth;
            double volume;
            String instring;

            instring = inPoolLength.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inPoolLength.setText("0");
            }
            length = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            instring = inPoolWidth.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inPoolWidth.setText("0");           
            }
            width = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            instring = inPoolDepth.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inPoolDepth.setText("0");
            }
            depth = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            volume = length * width * depth;
            inPoolVol.setText(num.format(volume));
        }   
    }
    class tubCalcHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            DecimalFormat num = new DecimalFormat("###.##");
            double width;
            double length;
            double depth;
            double volume;
            String instring;

            instring = inTubLength.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inTubLength.setText("0");
            }
            length = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            instring = inTubWidth.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inTubWidth.setText("0");            
            }
            width = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            instring = inTubDepth.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                inTubDepth.setText("0");
            }
            depth = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            volume = length * width * depth;
            inTubVol.setText(num.format(volume));
        }   
    }
    class convertButtonHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            DecimalFormat num = new DecimalFormat("###.##");
            double feetConvert;
            double knownMeter;
            String instring;

            instring = meterField.getText();
            if (instring.equals(""))
            {
                instring = "0";
                meterField.setText("0");
            }
            knownMeter = Double.parseDouble(instring);
            feetConvert = knownMeter * 3.281;
            feetField.setText(num.format(feetConvert));         
        }
    }
     class updateButtonHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = null;

            try
            {
                bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("contractor.txt"));
                bufferedWriter.write(conInput.getText());
                bufferedWriter.newLine();
                bufferedWriter.write(addInput.getText());
                bufferedWriter.newLine();
                bufferedWriter.write(cityInput.getText()+ ", "+stateInput.getText()+ " "+zipInput.getText());
            }catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                try {
                    bufferedWriter.close();
                } catch (IOException e1) {
                    e1.printStackTrace();
                }
                try {
                    if (bufferedWriter != null) {
                        bufferedWriter.flush();
                        bufferedWriter.close();
                    }
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    ex.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            BufferedReader in = null;
            try {
                in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("contractor.txt"));
            } catch (FileNotFoundException e2) {
                e2.printStackTrace();
            }
               String str = null;
               try {
                while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) 
                   {
                    conPane.append(str);

                   }
            } catch (IOException e1) {
                e1.printStackTrace(); 
            }

        }
    }
     class custUpButtonHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = null;

            try
            {
                bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("customer.txt"));
                bufferedWriter.write(custInput.getText());
                bufferedWriter.newLine();
                bufferedWriter.write(addInput.getText());
                bufferedWriter.newLine();
                bufferedWriter.write(cityInput.getText()+ ", "+stateInput.getText()+ " "+zipInput.getText());
            }catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                try {
                    bufferedWriter.close();
                } catch (IOException e1) {
                    e1.printStackTrace();
                }
                try {
                    if (bufferedWriter != null) {
                        bufferedWriter.flush();
                        bufferedWriter.close();
                    }
                } catch (IOException ex) {
                    ex.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            BufferedReader in = null;
            try {
                in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("customer.txt"));
            } catch (FileNotFoundException e2) {
                e2.printStackTrace();
            }
               String str = null;
               try {
                while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) 
                   {
                    custPane.append(str);

                   }
            } catch (IOException e1) {
                e1.printStackTrace(); 
            }

        }
    }
    class compButtonHandler implements ActionListener
    {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            compInfo.setText(compInput.getText());
        }
    }






    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator instance = new SwimmingPoolVolumeCalculator();
        instance.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        instance.setVisible(true);
        instance.setSize(510, 400);
    }
}

It should be as easy as

private void New_Name()
{
    this.setTitle(newTitle.getText());
}

But that isn't working for me. Any help would truly be appreciated. Thanks!

Something like that should work. The problem must lie somewhere else. Maybe if you post the actual code that isn't working...?

If you invoke a JFrame object in the start of your code you may be able to refer to the identifier later on.

JFrame newFrame = new JFrame();
newFrame.setSize(x,y);
newFrame.setDefaulCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
newFrame.setTitle("My Frame");
etc etc....

//Later on go back the the newFrame identifier
newFrame.setTitle("Company name");

Just an idea.

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