HI,Can anybody tell me why i can't seem to get my 'Choice' list to display
ever

Tony_P
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import java.awt.TextArea;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;

public class ChoiceHandler implements ItemListener {
   private TextArea ta3;

   public ChoiceHandler(TextArea ta3){
    this.ta3 = ta3;
   }

   public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e){
    if(e.getItem() == "brb" || e.getSource() == ta3){
     ta3.setText(ta3.getSelectedText());
    }
    else if(e.getItem() == "lol" || e.getSource() == ta3){
     ta3.setText(ta3.getSelectedText());
    }
    if(e.getItem() == "cul8r" || e.getSource() == ta3){
     ta3.setText(ta3.getSelectedText());
    }
   }
}
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Event;
/*
* (non-Javadoc)
*
* MODULE: "6_2"
* This program prints: "Event Handling"
* Filename: "ChatWindow.java"
* @author: "Tony Prowse"
* Enroll No: 6611204966
* @e-mail: "tony.prowse@blueyonder.co.uk"
*/

public class ChatWindow extends Frame
{
   private Button clear;
   private Button send;
   private Button quit;
   private TextField tf1;
   private Choice combo;
private TextArea ta1;

   public ChatWindow(String title)
   {
          super(title);
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * pan1, 1st panel
       */
          Panel pan1 = new Panel();
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * pan2, 2nd panel
       */
          Panel pan2 = new Panel();
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is setting panel 2, to borderlayout manager
       */
       pan2.setLayout(new BorderLayout ());
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is setting panel 1, to Gridlayout manager
       */
          pan1.setLayout(new GridLayout (3,1));
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing main txt field
       */
          tf1 = new TextField(80);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing choice list
       */
          combo = new Choice();
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding three buttons to 1st panel
       */
          clear = new Button ("Clear");
          pan1.add(clear,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);
          send = new Button ("Send");
          pan1.add(send,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);
          quit = new Button ("quit");
          pan1.add(quit,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);

       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is adding choice list to 2nd panel
       */
          pan2.add(combo, BorderLayout.WEST);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding choice box options
       */
          combo.addItem("brb");
          combo.addItem("lol");
          combo.addItem("cul8r");
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding a text field to 2nd panel
       */
          pan2.add(tf1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing text area
       */
          ta1 = new TextArea();
          this.add(pan1, BorderLayout.WEST);
          this.add(ta1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       this.add(pan2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

       /*
        * (non-Javadoc)
        *
        * Creating an instance QuitChat
        */
        QuitChat qc = new QuitChat();
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding Frame to ActionListener, by calling
         * it this
         */
        this.addWindowListener(qc);
        /*
         * This line of code is adding quit to ActionListener
         */
        quit.addActionListener(qc);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Creating an instance of SendAndClearHandler
         * With two arguments TextArea & TextField
         */
        SendAndClearHandler sch = new SendAndClearHandler(this.ta1,
this.tf1);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Creating an instance of ChoiceHandler
         * With one argument TextArea
         */
        ChoiceHandler ch = new ChoiceHandler(this.ta1);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding TextField to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        this.tf1.addActionListener(sch);

        this.combo.addItemListener(ch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding send to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        send.addActionListener(sch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding clear to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        clear.addActionListener(sch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Local variable
         */
  Button enter = send;
  /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding enter to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        enter.addActionListener(sch);
        Choice brb = this.combo;
  brb.addItemListener(ch);
  Choice lol = this.combo;
  lol.addItemListener(ch);
  Choice cul8r = this.combo;
  cul8r.addItemListener(ch);
   }
   /*
* (non-Javadoc)
*
* Declairing main
*/
public static void main(String [] args){
       ChatWindow cw = new ChatWindow("Hello, ChatWindows");
       cw.setSize(500,400);
       cw.setVisible(true);
   }
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.Event;

public class ChatWindow extends Frame
{
   private Button clear;
   private Button send;
   private Button quit;
   private TextField tf1;
   private Choice combo;
private TextArea ta1;

   public ChatWindow(String title)
   {
          super(title);
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * pan1, 1st panel
       */
          Panel pan1 = new Panel();
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * pan2, 2nd panel
       */
          Panel pan2 = new Panel();
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is setting panel 2, to borderlayout manager
       */
       pan2.setLayout(new BorderLayout ());
          /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is setting panel 1, to Gridlayout manager
       */
          pan1.setLayout(new GridLayout (3,1));
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing main txt field
       */
          tf1 = new TextField(80);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing choice list
       */
          combo = new Choice();
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding three buttons to 1st panel
       */
          clear = new Button ("Clear");
          pan1.add(clear,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);
          send = new Button ("Send");
          pan1.add(send,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);
          quit = new Button ("quit");
          pan1.add(quit,
                                     BorderLayout.WEST);

       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is adding choice list to 2nd panel
       */
          pan2.add(combo, BorderLayout.WEST);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding choice box options
       */
          combo.addItem("brb");
          combo.addItem("lol");
          combo.addItem("cul8r");
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This code is adding a text field to 2nd panel
       */
          pan2.add(tf1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       /*
       * (non-Javadoc)
       *
       * This line of code is declairing text area
       */
          ta1 = new TextArea();
          this.add(pan1, BorderLayout.WEST);
          this.add(ta1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       this.add(pan2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

       /*
        * (non-Javadoc)
        *
        * LAB 6_2
        *
        * Creating an instance QuitChat
        */
        QuitChat qc = new QuitChat();
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding Frame to ActionListener, by calling
         * it this
         */
        this.addWindowListener(qc);
        /*
         * This line of code is adding quit to ActionListener
         */
        quit.addActionListener(qc);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Creating an instance of SendAndClearHandler
         * With two arguments TextArea & TextField
         */
        SendAndClearHandler sch = new SendAndClearHandler(this.ta1,
this.tf1);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Creating an instance of ChoiceHandler
         * With one argument TextArea
         */
        ChoiceHandler ch = new ChoiceHandler(this.ta1);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding TextField to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        this.tf1.addActionListener(sch);

        this.combo.addItemListener(ch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding send to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        send.addActionListener(sch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding clear to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        clear.addActionListener(sch);
        /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * Local variable
         */
  Button enter = send;
  /*
         * (non-Javadoc)
         *
         * This line of code is adding enter to a listener,
         * & then adding handler
         */
        enter.addActionListener(sch);
      Choice brb = this.combo;
      brb.addItemListener(ch);
     Choice lol = this.combo;
     lol.addItemListener(ch);
     Choice cul8r = this.combo;
     cul8r.addItemListener(ch);
   }
   /*
* (non-Javadoc)
*
* Declairing main
*/
public static void main(String [] args){
       ChatWindow cw = new ChatWindow("Hello, ChatWindows");
       cw.setSize(500,400);
       cw.setVisible(true);
   }
}