How do I close a JFrame that opened another frame?

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I've a program that starts with a welcomeScreen JFrame, on which it has a JButton with the option of starting the game.. when I click that button, it opens the JFrame with my game however it does not close.. anyway of how to do this? I only know System.exit(0) and this closes everything..

See [The Use of Multiple JFrames, Good/Bad Practice?](http://stackoverflow.com/a/9554657/418556) — Andrew Thompson, May 10 '13 at 16:51

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 10 '13 at 16:33

I've a program that starts with a welcomeScreen JFrame, on which it has a JButton with the option of starting the game.. when I click that button, it opens the JFrame with my game however it does not close.. anyway of how to do this? I only know System.exit(0) and this closes everything..

don't to create another JFrame
use CardLayout with JFrame.pack(), after card is switched

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 10 '13 at 16:28

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You can try: jFrame.dispose();

answered May 10 '13 at 16:28

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How do I close a JFrame that opened another frame?

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