title: How to close a jframe without closing the main program
body: <p>I'm creating a program to keep track of a list of DVD's. On the main page I have set up 2 JButtons. When the user clicks the one that says new, a new JFrame from another class comes up with fields to enter information about a new DVD. I'm trying to make a cancel button on this second frame work so that when one clicks the cancel button, it brings back up the main GUI and closes the new entry GUI. Code is below, I cant figure out how to do it.</p>
  
  <p>Main GUI page</p>
  
  <pre><code>package dvdlibrary;
  
  import javax.swing.JFrame;
  import javax.swing.JLabel;
  import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
  
  
  public class bootPage extends javax.swing.JFrame {
  
      /** Creates new form bootPage */
      public bootPage() {
          initComponents();
      }
  
  
  
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  
      private void initComponents() {
  
          jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
          jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
  
          setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          getContentPane().setLayout(new org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteLayout());
  
          jLabel1.setText("DVD Library");
          getContentPane().add(jLabel1, new org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteConstraints(168, 11, -1, -1));
  
          jLabel2.setText("What would you like to do today?");
          getContentPane().add(jLabel2, new org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteConstraints(113, 70, -1, -1));
  
          jButton1.setText("Create Record");
          jButton1.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
              public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
                  jButton1MouseClicked(evt);
              }
          });
          jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
              public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                  jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
              }
          });
          getContentPane().add(jButton1, new org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteConstraints(50, 135, -1, -1));
  
          jButton2.setText("View Library");
          jButton2.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
              public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
                  jButton2MouseClicked(evt);
              }
          });
          getContentPane().add(jButton2, new org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteConstraints(224, 135, 111, -1));
  
          pack();
      }// &lt;/editor-fold&gt;                        
  
      private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
  
  
  
  
      }                                        
  
      private void jButton1MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                      
        if(evt.getSource()== jButton1)
             dvdlibrary.createEntry.createE();
  
  
      }                                     
  
      private void jButton2MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                      
         if(evt.getSource()== jButton2)
             dvdlibrary.movieChooser.movChoo();
      }                                     
  
  
      public static void bootP() {
          java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
              public void run() {
                  new bootPage().setVisible(true);
                  new bootPage().setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
              }
          });
      }
  
      // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
  
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Create Entry page </p>
  
  <pre><code>package dvdlibrary;
  
  public class createEntry extends javax.swing.JFrame {
  
  
      public createEntry() {
          initComponents();
      }
  
  
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  
      private void initComponents() {
  
          jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel3 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel4 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel5 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jLabel6 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
          jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
          jComboBox1 = new javax.swing.JComboBox();
          jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
          jTextField3 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
          jTextField4 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
          jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
          jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
          jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
          jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
          jButton3 = new javax.swing.JButton();
          jButton4 = new javax.swing.JButton();
  
          setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
  
          jLabel1.setText("Title");
  
          jLabel2.setText("Genre");
  
          jLabel3.setText("Length");
  
          jLabel4.setText("Rating");
  
          jLabel5.setText("Description");
  
          jLabel6.setText("Year");
  
          jComboBox1.setModel(new javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] { "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4" }));
  
          jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
          jTextArea1.setRows(5);
          jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea1);
  
          jButton1.setText("Input");
  
          jButton2.setText("Load");
  
          jButton3.setText("Save");
  
          jButton4.setText("Cancel");
          jButton4.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
              public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
                  jButton4MouseClicked(evt);
              }
          });
  
          javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
          getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
          layout.setHorizontalGroup(
              layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
              .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                      .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                          .addGap(19, 19, 19)
                          .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                              .addComponent(jLabel5)
                              .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                  .addComponent(jLabel2)
                                  .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                  .addComponent(jComboBox1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                              .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                  .addComponent(jLabel1)
                                  .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                  .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 174, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                              .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                                      .addComponent(jLabel3)
                                      .addComponent(jLabel4)
                                      .addComponent(jLabel6))
                                  .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 32, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
                                      .addComponent(jTextField2)
                                      .addComponent(jTextField4)
                                      .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 133, Short.MAX_VALUE)))))
                      .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                          .addGap(51, 51, 51)
                          .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                      .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                          .addGap(124, 124, 124)
                          .addComponent(jButton1))
                      .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                          .addGap(45, 45, 45)
                          .addComponent(jButton4)
                          .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                          .addComponent(jButton2)
                          .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                          .addComponent(jButton3)))
                  .addGap(23, 23, 23))
          );
          layout.setVerticalGroup(
              layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
              .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .addGap(38, 38, 38)
                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                      .addComponent(jLabel1)
                      .addComponent(jTextField1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                      .addComponent(jButton1))
                  .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                  .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                      .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                          .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                              .addComponent(jLabel2)
                              .addComponent(jComboBox1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                          .addGap(26, 26, 26)
                          .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                              .addComponent(jLabel6)
                              .addComponent(jTextField2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                          .addGap(29, 29, 29)
                          .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                              .addComponent(jLabel3)
                              .addComponent(jTextField3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                          .addGap(37, 37, 37)
                          .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                              .addComponent(jLabel4)
                              .addComponent(jTextField4, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                          .addGap(39, 39, 39)
                          .addComponent(jLabel5)
                          .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                          .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(jButton3)
                          .addComponent(jButton2)
                          .addComponent(jButton4)))
                  .addContainerGap())
          );
  
          pack();
      }                       
  
      private void jButton4MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                      
  
  
      }                                     
  
  
      public static void createE() {
          java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
              public void run() {
                  new createEntry().setVisible(true);
  
              }
          });
      }
  
  
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton3;
      private javax.swing.JButton jButton4;
      private javax.swing.JComboBox jComboBox1;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel3;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel4;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel5;
      private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel6;
      private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
      private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
      private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1;
      private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField2;
      private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField3;
      private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField4;
      // End of variables declaration                   
  
  }
  </code></pre>