im not sure why this isnt working, ive tried everything i can on it. I feel like im very close to getting this right but just cant get the last few things to set together. i also realise this is a not very well coded but i am a beginner at this and would appreciate any help i can get.
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
Object source = event.getSource();
Object flight = AirlinesBox.getSelectedItem();
Object DepartureLocation = LocationsBox.getSelectedItem();
Object Destination = DestinationBox.getSelectedItem();
Object ReturnOrSingle = TypeOfFlightBox.getSelectedItem();
Object FlightDate = DateBox.getSelectedItem();
Object FlightTime = TimeBox.getSelectedItem();
Object FlightSeat = classOfSeatBox.getSelectedItem();
Object FlightBag = FlightBagBox.getSelectedItem();
Object FlightMeal = FlightMealBox.getSelectedItem();
if(source == PrintTicket)
{
try {
PrintWriter write = new PrintWriter("Receipt.txt");
write.println("_______________________________________");
write.println("| |");
write.println("| -------------------------------- |");
write.println("| | This is your Flight Receipt | |");
write.println("| | Please keep it safe | |");
write.println("| -------------------------------- |");
write.println("| |");
write.println("| -------------------------------- |");
write.println("| | | |");
write.println(" Airline= " + flight);
write.println(" Departure Location= " + DepartureLocation);
write.println(" Destination= " + Destination);
write.println(" Flight Type= " + ReturnOrSingle);
write.println(" Flight Day= " + FlightDate);
write.println(" Flight Time= " + FlightTime);
write.println(" Flight Seat Type= " + FlightSeat);
write.println(" Extra Bags= " + FlightBag);
write.println(" Flight Meal= " + FlightMeal);
write.println("| | | |");
write.println("| -------------------------------- |");
write.println("----------------------------------------");
write.close();
System.out.println(AirlinesBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(LocationsBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(DestinationBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(TypeOfFlightBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(DateBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(TimeBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(classOfSeatBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(FlightBagBox.getSelectedItem());
System.out.println(FlightMealBox.getSelectedItem());
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
PrintWriter has a nasty habit of hiding the errors from you. I would recommend swapping to another read/write class. Please take a look a the following for information on the BufferedWriter. Or if you are stuck with PrintWriter, look into how to check the errors.
http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-write-to-file-in-java-bufferedwriter-example/
Be aware, you will have to add newline characters with BufferedReader since it doesn't have a println method. For a little extra detail on the differences check out this post.
Difference between java.io.PrintWriter and java.io.BufferedWriter?