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Asked: 2026-06-18T23:14:33+00:00

I have a class that extends JFrame that represents a dialog window for my

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I have a class that extends JFrame that represents a dialog window for my program. This dialog accepts user input through a text field. Depending on the input, the window may also update with a different message (stored as a JLabel), if need be.

I noticed that when I click on a button in the dialog (which in my code, disposes the dialog), if I activate the dialog again (by selecting the control that initiates the dialog in the first place), the text I previously entered, and also the state of the JLabel remains. I am looking for a way to “kill” the running instance of the dialog when it disappears, so when it does appear again, it is “new,” with a blank text field and the default JLabel. Is this possible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It sounds like you are maintaining a reference to the frame.

    Instead, you may want to use JFrame#setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE) to dispose of the frames underlying native resources and re-create it again when you need it.

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    When you are done with the frame in you main code, simply settle variable to null. In your code that displays the frame, you would need to do a null check and recreate the frame as required

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