Working Example
import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class Main extends JFrame implements ActionListener { private JLabel labelQuestion; private JLabel labelWeight; private JTextField fieldWeight; private JButton buttonTellMe; public Main() { super("Water Calculator"); initComponents(); setSize(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize()); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); } private void initComponents() { labelQuestion = new JLabel("How much water should a person drink?"); labelWeight = new JLabel("My weight (kg):"); fieldWeight = new JTextField(5); buttonTellMe = new JButton("Tell Me"); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); add(labelQuestion); add(labelWeight); add(fieldWeight); add(buttonTellMe); buttonTellMe.addActionListener(this); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { String message = "Buddy, you should drink %.1f L of water a day!"; float weight = Float.parseFloat(fieldWeight.getText()); float waterAmount = calculateWaterAmount(weight); message = String.format(message, waterAmount); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, message); } private float calculateWaterAmount(float weight) { return (weight / 10f) * 0.4f; } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }
Note: The code editor of the GUI widget has been hidden since there is no code required to run the app.