while (cont == true) {

                answer = login.getEntered();

                if (answer.equals("Y")) {

                    cont = false;

                } else {

                    cont = true;

                }
            }

package com.company;

/*



 */

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.IOException;

public class logInScreen extends JFrame {

    private static String usernameInput = "";
    private static String passwordInput = "";

    private static JPanel panel = new JPanel();

    private static String entered = "";

    public logInScreen() {


        setEntered("empty");

        this.setTitle("Log In");
        this.setSize(400, 400);
        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        usernameArea();
        passwordArea();
        button("Log In");
        createNewAccount();
        this.add(panel);

        this.setVisible(true);

    }

    public static void usernameArea() {

        JTextArea username = new JTextArea(1, 15);
        username.setText("");
        username.setLineWrap(true);
        JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(username, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED);
        panel.add(pane);

    }

    public static void passwordArea() {
        JTextArea password = new JTextArea(1, 15);
        password.setText("");
        password.setLineWrap(true);
        JScrollPane pane2 = new JScrollPane(password, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED);
        panel.add(pane2);


    }


    public void button(String text) {

        JButton btn = new JButton();
        btn.setText(text);

        btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

                setEntered("Y");
                System.out.println(getEntered());

            }
        });

        panel.add(btn);

    }

    public static void createNewAccount(){

        JTextArea label = new JTextArea(1,30);
        label.setLineWrap(true);
        label.setEditable(false);
        label.setText("                                             New User?");

        panel.add(label);

        JButton newAccount = new JButton();
        newAccount.setText("Create New Account!");

        newAccount.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

                createLoginScreen newAccount = new createLoginScreen();

            }
        });

        panel.add(newAccount);

    }

    public void setEntered(String val){

        entered = val;

    }

    public String getEntered() {

        return entered;

    }

    public String getUsernameInput() {

        return usernameInput;

    }

    public String getPasswordInput() {

        return passwordInput;

    }

    public void close() {

        this.setVisible(false);
        this.dispose();

    }

}