JTextField _nameField = new JTextField(12);

String name = _nameField.getText();

String upperName = name.toUpperCase();
_nameField.setText(upperName);

convertButton.addActionListener(new convertAction());
// File : gui-tutorial/DogYears.java
// Purpose: Dog Year Converter uses buttons, labels, text fields.
// NOTE: The button doesn't do anything yet.
// Author : Fred Swartz - 2006-11-09 - Placed in public domain.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// class DogYears

class DogYears extends JFrame {

//======================================= instance variables //Note 1

private JTextField _humanYearsTF = new JTextField(3); //Note 2
private JTextField _dogYearsTF = new JTextField(3);

//======================================================== constructor
public DogYears() {
// 1... Create/initialize components
JButton convertBtn = new JButton("Convert"); //Note 3

// 2... Create content pane, set layout

JPanel content = new JPanel(); // Create a content pane..
content.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); // Use FlowLayout //Note 4

// 3... Add the components to the content pane.

content.add(new JLabel("Dog Years")); // Create, add label //Note 5
content.add(_dogYearsTF); // Add input field
content.add(convertBtn); // Add button
content.add(new JLabel("Human Years"));// Create, add label
content.add(_humanYearsTF); // Add output field

// 4... Set this window's attributes.

setContentPane(content); //Note 6
pack(); //Note 7
setTitle("Dog Year Converter");
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center window.
}

//======================================================== method main

public static void main(String[] args) { //Note 8
DogYears window = new DogYears();
window.setVisible(true);
}
}