title: null pointer exception when calling textField.getText()
body: <p>ok so I have a GUI with some textFields and combo boxes. Whenever I try I get the text <code>textField.getText()</code> and <code>comboBox.getSelectedItem()</code> I get a null pointer exception.
  even though my comboBox defaults to a set <code>String</code> or I have text in the textField.
  I run the <code>GUI_preGame</code> class and type stuff into the boxes and then call <code>getText()</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Sorry that the code is so messy (partly due to using window builder group layout)
  I call this Class from another by using <code>GUI_preGame.PetNames();</code>
  Error is with this line: 498 (a print statement I put in to just print it!)
  <code>System.out.println(textField_3.getText().toString());</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>package tamagotchiAssignment;
  
  import java.awt.BorderLayout;
  
  public class GUI_preGame extends JFrame {
  
      private static JPanel contentPane;
      private static JTextField textField;
      private static JTextField textField_1;
      private static JTextField textField_2;
      private static JTextField textField_3;
      private static JTextField textField_4;
      private static JTextField textField_5;
      private static JTextField textField_6;
      private static JTextField textField_7;
      private static JTextField textField_8;
      private static JTextField textField_9;
      private static JTextField textField_10;
      private static JTextField textField_11;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_2;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_3;
      private JLabel lblPlayer_1;
      private JLabel lblPlayer_2;
      private JLabel lblPet_1;
      private JLabel lblPet_2;
      private JLabel label;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_7;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_8;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_9;
      private JLabel label_1;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_10;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_11;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_12;
      private JLabel lblPet_4;
      private JLabel lblPet_5;
      private static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; playerTexts = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
      private static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; petTexts = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
      private static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; speciesTexts = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
      private static JComboBox comboBox_4;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_5;
      private static JComboBox comboBox_6;
  
  
      /**
       * Launch the application.
       */
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
              public void run() {
                  try {
                      GUI_preGame frame = new GUI_preGame();
                      frame.setVisible(true);
  
                  } catch (Exception e) {
                      e.printStackTrace();
                  }
              }
          });
      }
  
      /**
       * Create the frame.
       */
      public GUI_preGame() {
          setResizable(false);
          setTitle("Tamagotchi: Pre-Game");
          setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          setBounds(100, 100, 800, 600);
          contentPane = new JPanel();
          contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
          setContentPane(contentPane);
  
          JLabel lblNumberOfPlayers = new JLabel("Number of players:");
          lblNumberOfPlayers.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          final JComboBox comboBox = new JComboBox();
          comboBox.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"3", "2", "1"}));
  
          JLabel lblPlayerNamesopt = new JLabel("Player names: (Optional)");
          lblPlayerNamesopt.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          JLabel lblNumberOfPets = new JLabel("Number of Pets:");
          lblNumberOfPets.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          textField = new JTextField();
          textField.setColumns(10);
  
          JComboBox comboBox_1 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_1.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"3", "2", "1"}));
  
          textField_1 = new JTextField();
          textField_1.setColumns(10);
  
          final JComboBox comboBox_2 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_2.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"3", "2", "1"}));
  
          textField_2 = new JTextField();
          textField_2.setColumns(10);
  
          comboBox_3 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_3.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"3", "2", "1"}));
  
          JLabel lblPetNamesoptional = new JLabel("Pet names: (Optional)");
          lblPetNamesoptional.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          JLabel lblPet = new JLabel("Pet 1");
  
          lblPet_1 = new JLabel("Pet 2");
  
          lblPet_2 = new JLabel("Pet 3");
  
          JLabel lblPlayer = new JLabel("Player 1");
  
          lblPlayer_1 = new JLabel("Player 2");
  
          lblPlayer_2 = new JLabel("Player 3");
  
          textField_3 = new JTextField();
          textField_3.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_4 = new JTextField();
          textField_4.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_5 = new JTextField();
          textField_5.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_6 = new JTextField();
          textField_6.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_7 = new JTextField();
          textField_7.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_8 = new JTextField();
          textField_8.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_9 = new JTextField();
          textField_9.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_10 = new JTextField();
          textField_10.setColumns(10);
  
          textField_11 = new JTextField();
          textField_11.setColumns(10);
  
          JButton btnCancel = new JButton("Cancel");
          btnCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
              @Override
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                  System.exit(0);
              }
          }); 
  
          final JButton btnOk = new JButton("OK");
          btnOk.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
              @Override
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                  dispose();
              }
          }); 
          JLabel lblPetSpecies = new JLabel("Pet species:");
          lblPetSpecies.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          JLabel label_3 = new JLabel("Player 1");
  
          label = new JLabel("Player 2");
  
          label_1 = new JLabel("Player 3");
  
          comboBox_4 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_4.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_5 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_5.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Kuchipatchi", "Mametchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_6 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_6.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Tarakotchi", "Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi"}));
  
          comboBox_7 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_7.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_8 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_8.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Kuchipatchi", "Mametchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_9 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_9.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Tarakotchi", "Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi"}));
  
          comboBox_10 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_10.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_11 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_11.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Kuchipatchi", "Mametchi", "Tarakotchi"}));
  
          comboBox_12 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_12.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"Tarakotchi", "Mametchi", "Kuchipatchi"}));
  
          JLabel lblPet_3 = new JLabel("Pet 1");
  
          lblPet_4 = new JLabel("Pet 2");
  
          lblPet_5 = new JLabel("Pet 3");
  
          JLabel lblDaysToPlay = new JLabel("Days to play:");
          lblDaysToPlay.setFont(new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 14));
  
          JComboBox comboBox_13 = new JComboBox();
          comboBox_13.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(new String[] {"1", "2", "5", "10", "15", "20", "30", "40", "50"}));
  
  
  
          GroupLayout gl_contentPane = new GroupLayout(contentPane);
          gl_contentPane.setHorizontalGroup(
              gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                      .addGap(267)
                      .addComponent(lblPet_3)
                      .addGap(69)
                      .addComponent(lblPet_4)
                      .addGap(88)
                      .addComponent(lblPet_5)
                      .addContainerGap(285, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                      .addGap(272)
                      .addComponent(lblPet)
                      .addContainerGap(487, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                      .addGap(185)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                              .addComponent(lblDaysToPlay)
                              .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                              .addComponent(comboBox_13, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                              .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 199, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                              .addComponent(btnOk, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 62, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                              .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                              .addComponent(btnCancel)
                              .addGap(138))
                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                  .addComponent(lblPetSpecies)
                                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                      .addComponent(lblPlayer_1)
                                      .addGap(18)
                                      .addComponent(textField_6, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                      .addComponent(textField_7, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                      .addComponent(textField_8, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                      .addComponent(lblPlayer)
                                      .addGap(18)
                                      .addComponent(textField_3, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                      .addComponent(textField_4, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                      .addComponent(textField_5, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.TRAILING)
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                                  .addComponent(lblPlayerNamesopt)
                                                  .addComponent(textField, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                                  .addComponent(textField_1, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                                  .addComponent(textField_2, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                                  .addComponent(lblPetNamesoptional))
                                              .addGap(18))
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addComponent(lblNumberOfPlayers)
                                              .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.UNRELATED)
                                              .addComponent(comboBox, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                          .addComponent(comboBox_2, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                          .addComponent(comboBox_1, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                          .addComponent(lblNumberOfPets)
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.TRAILING)
                                                  .addComponent(lblPet_1)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_3, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                              .addGap(69)
                                              .addComponent(lblPet_2))))
                                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addComponent(lblPlayer_2)
                                              .addGap(18)
                                              .addComponent(textField_9, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                                  .addComponent(label_3, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 39, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                                  .addComponent(label_1, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 39, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                              .addGap(26)
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_7, 0, 90, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_4, 0, 90, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_10, 0, 90, Short.MAX_VALUE))))
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addComponent(textField_10, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                              .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                              .addComponent(textField_11, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                              .addGap(8)
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_5, 0, 95, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_8, 0, 95, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_11, 0, 95, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                                              .addGap(18)
                                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING, false)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_6, 0, 96, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_9, 0, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                                  .addComponent(comboBox_12, 0, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))))
                                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                                      .addComponent(label, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 39, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 339, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
                              .addGap(221))))
          );
          gl_contentPane.setVerticalGroup(
              gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                  .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                      .addGap(22)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                              .addGap(35)
                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                                  .addComponent(lblPlayerNamesopt)
                                  .addComponent(lblNumberOfPets)))
                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                              .addComponent(comboBox, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                              .addComponent(lblNumberOfPlayers)))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                          .addComponent(textField, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_1, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                          .addComponent(textField_1, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_2, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.LEADING)
                          .addComponent(textField_2, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_3, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGap(18)
                      .addComponent(lblPetNamesoptional)
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(lblPet)
                          .addComponent(lblPet_2)
                          .addComponent(lblPet_1))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(lblPlayer)
                          .addComponent(textField_3, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_4, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_5, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(lblPlayer_1)
                          .addComponent(textField_6, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_7, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_8, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(lblPlayer_2)
                          .addComponent(textField_9, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_10, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(textField_11, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGap(18)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.TRAILING)
                          .addComponent(lblPet_3)
                          .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createSequentialGroup()
                              .addComponent(lblPetSpecies)
                              .addGap(9)
                              .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                                  .addComponent(lblPet_4)
                                  .addComponent(lblPet_5))))
                      .addPreferredGap(ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(label_3)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_4, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_5, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_6, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGap(18)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(label)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_7, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_8, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_9, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGap(18)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(label_1)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_10, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_11, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_12, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                      .addGap(42)
                      .addGroup(gl_contentPane.createParallelGroup(Alignment.BASELINE)
                          .addComponent(lblDaysToPlay)
                          .addComponent(comboBox_13, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                          .addComponent(btnOk)
                          .addComponent(btnCancel))
                      .addGap(52))
          );
          contentPane.setLayout(gl_contentPane);
          }
  
      public static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; PetNames() {
          System.out.println(textField_3.getText().toString());
          petTexts.add(textField_3.getText().toString());
          petTexts.add(textField_4.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_5.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_6.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_7.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_8.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_9.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_10.getText());
          petTexts.add(textField_11.getText());
          return petTexts;
      }
  
      public static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; playerNames() {
          playerTexts.add(textField.getText());
          playerTexts.add(textField_1.getText());
          playerTexts.add(textField_2.getText());
          return playerTexts;
      }
      public static ArrayList&lt;String&gt; speciesNames() {
          System.out.println("hello");
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_4.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_5.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_6.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_7.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_8.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_9.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_10.getSelectedItem().toString());
          speciesTexts.add(comboBox_11.getSelectedItem().toString());
          return speciesTexts;
      }
      public void disablePlayer23() {
          disablePlayer2();
          disablePlayer3();
      }
  
      public void disablePlayer2() {
          textField_1.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_2.setEnabled(false);
          textField_6.setEnabled(false);
          textField_7.setEnabled(false);
          textField_8.setEnabled(false);
          lblPlayer_1.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_7.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_8.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_9.setEnabled(false);
          label.setEnabled(false);
      }
  
      public void enablePlayer2() {
          textField_1.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_2.setEnabled(true);
          textField_6.setEnabled(true);
          textField_7.setEnabled(true);
          textField_8.setEnabled(true);
          lblPlayer_1.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_7.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_8.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_9.setEnabled(true);
          label.setEnabled(true);
      }
  
      public void disablePlayer3() {
          textField_2.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_3.setEnabled(false);
          textField_9.setEnabled(false);
          textField_10.setEnabled(false);
          textField_11.setEnabled(false);
          lblPlayer_2.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_10.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_11.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_12.setEnabled(false);
          label_1.setEnabled(false);
      }
  
      public void enablePlayer3() {
          textField_2.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_3.setEnabled(true);
          textField_9.setEnabled(true);
          textField_10.setEnabled(true);
          textField_11.setEnabled(true);
          lblPlayer_2.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_10.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_11.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_12.setEnabled(true);
          label_1.setEnabled(true);
      }
  
      public void enablePlayer23() {
          enablePlayer2();
          enablePlayer3();    
      }
  
      public void disableP2Pet23() {
          disableP2Pet2();
          disableP2Pet3();
      }
  
      public void disableP2Pet2() {
          textField_7.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_8.setEnabled(false);
      }
  
      public void disableP2Pet3() {
          textField_8.setEnabled(false);
          comboBox_9.setEnabled(false);
      }
  
      public void enableP2Pet2() {
          textField_7.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_8.setEnabled(true);
      }
  
      public void enableP2Pet3() {
          textField_8.setEnabled(true);
          comboBox_9.setEnabled(true);
      }
  
      public void enableP2Pet23() {
          enableP2Pet2();
          enableP2Pet3();
      }
  }
  </code></pre>