@FXML
    void submitUser(ActionEvent event) throws SQLException {
    	if(errorChecking() == true){//puts data through error checking before doing anything with it - avoids/handles exceptions
    		//create user object
		    newUser user = new newUser();

		    //---Begin Anna 1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
		    //create string to concat the createdby and createdby ID number together
		    String createdIDandName = "";
		    //---End Anna 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

		    //set values from the GUI
		    user.setName(tfName.getText());
		    user.setRole(((Labeled) roleGroup.getSelectedToggle()).getText().toString());
		    user.setPassword(tfPass.getText());
		    user.setCreateDate(today);

			//---Begin Anna 2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
		    //concatenates the logged on user's ID and name togther and sets this for the createdBY in the database- Anna
		    createdIDandName = loginController.loggedOnUser.getName() + ", " + loginController.loggedOnUser.getID();
		    user.setCreatedBy(createdIDandName);
		    //---End Anna 2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

		    try {
		    	//get the unique ID
				user.setID(createUserID(roleGroup.getSelectedToggle().getUserData().toString()));
			} catch (SQLException e) {
				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
				e.printStackTrace();
			}

		   	//print out the user created
		   	System.out.println("User: " + user);

		   	//send into database
		   	//create query to send appt in db
		    String newUserQuery = "INSERT INTO `Users`(`idNum`, `password`, `role`, `FullName`, `CreatedBy`, `CreatedDate`) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)";
		    //try to connect to db
		    try (
		         PreparedStatement createUser = conn.prepareStatement(newUserQuery,Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);)
		    {
		    	//set info into the query
		    	createUser.setString(1, user.getID());
		        createUser.setString(2, user.getPassword());
		        createUser.setString(3, user.getRole());
		        createUser.setString(4, user.getName());
		        createUser.setString(5, user.getCreatedBy());
		        createUser.setString(6, user.getCreateDate());

			    //print query
		        System.out.println("Query Sent " + createUser.toString());

		        //pass the query in
		        createUser.executeUpdate();
		    }catch (SQLException e) {
		        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
		        e.printStackTrace();
		    }//end catch

		    /* ================================================================================================
		     * @author Danni
		     * ==============================================================================================*/
		    try{
		    	//creates alert of the information type - default: OK button and i image
			    Alert idNum = new Alert(AlertType.INFORMATION);
			    //needed in order to add css to the box
			    DialogPane dialogPane = idNum.getDialogPane();
		    	//css for ID number alert box

			    //--Anna, made sure it works with the new style sheets
			    dialogPane.getStylesheets().add(
		    			   getClass().getResource("/application/application.css").toExternalForm());
			    //--Anna

		    	idNum.setTitle("Auto-Generated ID Number");
		    	//in box itself
		    	idNum.setHeaderText("ID Number: " + user.getID() + "\n" + "Password: " + user.getPassword());
		    	idNum.setContentText("New user created! " + user.getName() + " now has access to the Mentcare system.");
		    	//displays the alert box
		    	Optional<ButtonType> result = idNum.showAndWait();
		    	if(result.get() == ButtonType.OK){
		    		//clears current data so the user can create more new users without having to leave the page
		    		stage = (Stage) ((Button) event.getSource()).getScene().getWindow();
		    		root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("/view/addUserView.fxml"));
		    		scene = new Scene(root);
		    		stage.setScene(scene);
		    	}
		    }catch(Exception e){
		    	e.getMessage();
		    }
		    //=================================================================================================
	    }else{
	    	System.out.println("Failed error checking.");
	   	}
    }//end method