How do I Prompt the user to enter a password before entering the main program?

Question

What I need to do is to prompt the user with a username and password (authentication is done locally) and if it checks out, the user would then be able to access the main pr

Answer 1

      String userName = userNameTF.getText();
      String userPassword = userPasswordPF.getText();
        if(userName.equals("xian") && userPassword.equals("1234"))
        {
          JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Login successful!","Message",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE); 
          // place your main class here... example: new L7();
        }
        else 
        {
           JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Invalid username and password","Message",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE); 
           userNameTF.setText("");
           userPasswordPF.setText("");                       
        }