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

//I guess you have an ActionListener missing

public class bebe extends JFrame implements ActionListener {     // <---- actionListener

	public JButton search,addEdit,delete,save,cancel,next,prev,last,first;
	public JLabel name,gender,age,mailadd;
	public JTextField searching=null,fullname=null,edad=null,sex=null,mailaddress=null,scroll=null;
	public JComboBox kinatawo;
	public JPanel panelnorth,panelcenter,panelsouth,paneleast,panelwest,north1,north2,north3,
	south1,south2,south3,center;
	String str[]={"male","female","uncertain"};


	public  void oink(){

		setTitle("Student Record Form");
		setLayout(new BorderLayout());
		/*        my panels        */

		panelnorth=new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
		panelsouth=new JPanel(new FlowLayout());    
		panelcenter=new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
		panelwest=new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
		paneleast=new JPanel(new BorderLayout());        
		north1=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));        
		north2=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));
		north3=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,2));
		south1=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));
		south2=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,2));    
		south3=new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1));    
		center=new JPanel(new BorderLayout());    



		/*        north panel        */    
		searching=new JTextField(20);
		search=new JButton("Search");

		panelnorth.add(searching);
		panelnorth.add(search);

		/*        center panel        */

		addEdit=new JButton("Add/Edit");
		addEdit.addActionListener(this);		// add actionListener to the button
		delete=new JButton("Delete");
		delete.addActionListener(this);		// add actionListener to the button
		north1.add(addEdit);
		north1.add(delete);
		panelwest.add(north1,BorderLayout.NORTH);

		save=new JButton("Save");
		save.addActionListener(this);		// add actionListener to the button

		cancel=new JButton("Cancel");
		cancel.addActionListener(this);		// add actionListener to the button
		south1.add(save);
		south1.add(cancel);

		panelwest.add(south1,BorderLayout.SOUTH);        

		panelcenter.add(panelwest,BorderLayout.WEST);

		name=new JLabel("name");
		age=new JLabel("age");
		gender=new JLabel("Gender");
		mailadd=new JLabel("Mailing address");

		fullname=new JTextField(10);
		edad=new JTextField(10);
		kinatawo=new JComboBox(str);
		mailaddress=new JTextField(10);




		north2.add(name);
		north2.add(fullname);
		north2.add(age);
		north2.add(edad);
		south2.add(gender);
		south2.add(kinatawo);
		south2.add(mailadd);
		south2.add(mailaddress);

		center.add(north2,BorderLayout.NORTH);
		center.add(south2,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

		panelcenter.add(center,BorderLayout.EAST);

		/*        south panel            */


		next=new JButton(">");
		next.addActionListener(this);		// add actionListener to the button

		// also addActionListener for the other buttons
		prev=new JButton("<");
		prev.setToolTipText("This the text that will be showed when the mouse");  // tooltip
		last=new JButton(">|");
		last.setToolTipText("will pass over this button");					// tooltip
		first=new JButton("|<");
		scroll=new JTextField(2);

		panelsouth.add(first);
		panelsouth.add(prev);
		panelsouth.add(scroll);
		panelsouth.add(next);
		panelsouth.add(last);



		add(panelcenter,BorderLayout.CENTER);

		add(panelnorth,BorderLayout.NORTH);

		add(panelsouth,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

		pack();
		setVisible(true);
	}
	public static void main (String[] args) {



		bebe boink=new bebe();

		boink.oink();


	}
	// action listener
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
		JButton b = (JButton) arg0.getSource();

		// do what you have to do for the search button
		if(b == search) {
			return;
		}
		// to what you have to do for the addEdit button
		if(b == addEdit) {
			return;
		}

		// an so on for the other buttons

	}


}