Hey Guys , can i just get some help with my dialog box , a sterr in the right direction wil be brillant . Thanks guys

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.ButtonGroup;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JRadioButton;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;



public class Fines extends JFrame {


    private JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();

    private JMenu fines = new JMenu("Fines");
    private JMenuItem setRegistrationMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Set Registration...");
    private JMenuItem setlocationMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Set Location...");
    private JMenuItem setDateAndTimeMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Set Date + Time...");
    private JLabel regNumber = new JLabel("Registration No.");
    private JLabel location = new JLabel("Location");
    private JLabel dateAndTime = new JLabel("Date and Time");
    private JLabel paymentMethod = new JLabel("PaymentMethod");
    private JLabel paymentAmount = new JLabel("Payment Amount");
    private JLabel date = new JLabel("Date");
    private JLabel time = new JLabel("Time");
    private JTextField regNumberTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JTextField locationTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JTextField dateAndTimeTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JTextField paymentAmountTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JTextField paymentMethodTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JCheckBox paymentCheckBox = new JCheckBox("Payment Received");
    private JTextField dateTextField  = new JTextField(20);
    private JTextField timeTextField  = new JTextField(20);

    private JButton updateButton = new JButton("Update...");  

    public Fines(){

        this.setLayout(new MigLayout());
        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        this.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
        menuBar.add(fines);



        fines.add(setRegistrationMenuItem);
        setRegistrationMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionDialogue());
        fines.add(setlocationMenuItem);
        fines.add(setDateAndTimeMenuItem);


        // labels + Text Fields
        this.add(regNumber);
        this.add(regNumberTextField, "wrap");
        this.add(location);
        this.add(locationTextField, "wrap");
        this.add(dateAndTime);
        this.add(dateAndTimeTextField, "wrap");


        this.add(paymentCheckBox, "wrap, span 2");
        paymentCheckBox.addActionListener(new Action());
        this.add(paymentMethod);

        this.add(paymentMethodTextField, "wrap, span 2");
        this.add(paymentAmount);
        this.add(paymentAmountTextField);
        paymentMethod.setEnabled(false);
        paymentAmount.setEnabled(false);
        paymentMethodTextField.setEnabled(false);
        paymentAmountTextField.setEnabled(false);


        this.add(updateButton, " span 1, tag ok");
        updateButton.setEnabled(false);







    }






    private class Action implements ActionListener{
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
            if(paymentCheckBox.isSelected()){


                paymentMethod.setEnabled(true);
                paymentAmount.setEnabled(true);
                paymentMethodTextField.setEnabled(true);
                paymentAmountTextField.setEnabled(true);
                updateButton.setEnabled(true);
            }
            else
            {
                paymentMethod.setEnabled(false);
                paymentAmount.setEnabled(false);
                paymentMethodTextField.setEnabled(false);
                paymentAmountTextField.setEnabled(false);
                updateButton.setEnabled(false);
            }
        }

    }
    private class ActionDialogue implements ActionListener{
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

        if(setRegistrationMenuItem.isSelected()){
            JFrame frame2 = new JFrame();
            frame2.setSize(100, 100);
            frame2.setVisible(true);

        }
    }
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String systemLookAndFeelClassName = UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName();
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(systemLookAndFeelClassName);
        } 
        catch (Exception e) {
        }
        Fines window = new Fines();
        window.setTitle("Parking Fines Administartion");
        window.pack(); 
        window.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        window.setVisible(true);

    }

}

since you forgot to mention what the problem with it is, in which way should that "sterr" go?

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