PIRL.Viewers

Class Dialog_Box

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

javax.swing.JComponent

javax.swing.JOptionPane

PIRL.Viewers.Dialog_Box

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible

public class Dialog_Box
extends JOptionPane

The Dialog_Box class provides a collection of static methods that are convenient for producing commonly used Dialog_Boxes.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JOptionPane

JOptionPane.AccessibleJOptionPane

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	MAX_LINE_LENGTH The maximum number of characters per line in a dialog box.

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JOptionPane

CANCEL_OPTION, CLOSED_OPTION, DEFAULT_OPTION, ERROR_MESSAGE, icon, ICON_PROPERTY, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, INITIAL_SELECTION_VALUE_PROPERTY, INITIAL_VALUE_PROPERTY, initialSelectionValue, initialValue, INPUT_VALUE_PROPERTY, inputValue, message, MESSAGE_PROPERTY, MESSAGE_TYPE_PROPERTY, messageType, NO_OPTION, OK_CANCEL_OPTION, OK_OPTION, OPTION_TYPE_PROPERTY, options, OPTIONS_PROPERTY, optionType, PLAIN_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, SELECTION_VALUES_PROPERTY, selectionValues, UNINITIALIZED_VALUE, value, VALUE_PROPERTY, WANTS_INPUT_PROPERTY, wantsInput, WARNING_MESSAGE, YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION, YES_NO_OPTION, YES_OPTION

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	Check(String message) Displays a ConfirmDialog box centered on the screen with a "Check" title and a Yes, No and Cancel button.
static int	Check(String message, Component parent) Displays a ConfirmDialog box with a "Check" title and a Yes, No and Cancel button.
static boolean	Confirm(String message) Displays a ConfirmDialog box centered on the screen with a "Confirm" title and an OK and Cancel button.
static boolean	Confirm(String message, Component parent) Displays a ConfirmDialog box with a "Confirm" title and an OK and Cancel button.
static void	Error(String message) Displays an ERROR_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen, preceeded by an audible beep, with an "Error" title and an OK button.
static void	Error(String message, Component parent) Displays an ERROR_MESSAGE MessageDialog box, preceeded by an audible beep, with an "Error" title and an OK button.
static String	Fit_to_Width(String string) Fits a String to the MAX_LINE_LENGTH.
static String	Fit_to_Width(String in_string, int width) Fits (wraps using NL sequences) a String to a given width.
static void	Notice(String message) Displays an INFORMATION_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen with a "Notice" title and an OK button.
static void	Notice(String message, Component parent) Displays an INFORMATION_MESSAGE MessageDialog box with a "Notice" title and an OK button.
static String	Password(String prompt) Displays a Password_Dialog with a password input field preceded by a prompt.
static String	Password(String prompt, Frame parent) Displays a Password_Dialog with a password input field preceded by a prompt.
static void	Warning(String message) Displays a WARNING_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen, preceeded by an audible beep, with a "Warning" title and an OK button.
static void	Warning(String message, Component parent) Displays a WARNING_MESSAGE MessageDialog box, preceeded by an audible beep, with a "Warning" title and an OK button.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JOptionPane

createDialog, createDialog, createInternalFrame, getAccessibleContext, getDesktopPaneForComponent, getFrameForComponent, getIcon, getInitialSelectionValue, getInitialValue, getInputValue, getMaxCharactersPerLineCount, getMessage, getMessageType, getOptions, getOptionType, getRootFrame, getSelectionValues, getUI, getUIClassID, getValue, getWantsInput, paramString, selectInitialValue, setIcon, setInitialSelectionValue, setInitialValue, setInputValue, setMessage, setMessageType, setOptions, setOptionType, setRootFrame, setSelectionValues, setUI, setValue, setWantsInput, showConfirmDialog, showConfirmDialog, showConfirmDialog, showConfirmDialog, showInputDialog, showInputDialog, showInputDialog, showInputDialog, showInputDialog, showInputDialog, showInternalConfirmDialog, showInternalConfirmDialog, showInternalConfirmDialog, showInternalConfirmDialog, showInternalInputDialog, showInternalInputDialog, showInternalInputDialog, showInternalMessageDialog, showInternalMessageDialog, showInternalMessageDialog, showInternalOptionDialog, showMessageDialog, showMessageDialog, showMessageDialog, showOptionDialog, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MAX_LINE_LENGTH

public static int MAX_LINE_LENGTH

The maximum number of characters per line in a dialog box. A width <= 0 is an unlimited width.

Method Detail

Notice

public static void Notice(String message,
          Component parent)

Displays an INFORMATION_MESSAGE MessageDialog box with a "Notice" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

parent - The parent Component relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null in which case the Dialog_Box will be centered on the display.

Notice

public static void Notice(String message)

Displays an INFORMATION_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen with a "Notice" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

Warning

public static void Warning(String message,
           Component parent)

Displays a WARNING_MESSAGE MessageDialog box, preceeded by an audible beep, with a "Warning" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

parent - The parent Component relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null in which case the Dialog_Box will be centered on the display.

Warning

public static void Warning(String message)

Displays a WARNING_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen, preceeded by an audible beep, with a "Warning" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

Error

public static void Error(String message,
         Component parent)

Displays an ERROR_MESSAGE MessageDialog box, preceeded by an audible beep, with an "Error" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

parent - The parent Component relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null in which case the Dialog_Box will be centered on the display.

Error

public static void Error(String message)

Displays an ERROR_MESSAGE MessageDialog box centered on the screen, preceeded by an audible beep, with an "Error" title and an OK button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

Confirm

public static boolean Confirm(String message,
              Component parent)

Displays a ConfirmDialog box with a "Confirm" title and an OK and Cancel button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

parent - The parent Component relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null in which case the Dialog_Box will be centered on the display.

Returns:

true if the OK button was pressed; false otherwise.

Confirm

public static boolean Confirm(String message)

Displays a ConfirmDialog box centered on the screen with a "Confirm" title and an OK and Cancel button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

Returns:

true if the OK button was pressed; false otherwise.

Check

public static int Check(String message,
        Component parent)

Displays a ConfirmDialog box with a "Check" title and a Yes, No and Cancel button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

parent - The parent Component relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null in which case the Dialog_Box will be centered on the display.

Returns:

1 if the Yes button was pressed, -1 if the No button was pressed, or 0 if the Cancel button was pressed.

Check

public static int Check(String message)

Displays a ConfirmDialog box centered on the screen with a "Check" title and a Yes, No and Cancel button.

Parameters:

message - A String message that will be displayed in the dialog box.

Returns:

1 if the Yes button was pressed, -1 if the No button was pressed, or 0 if the Cancel button was pressed.

Password

public static String Password(String prompt,
              Frame parent)

Displays a Password_Dialog with a password input field preceded by a prompt.

Parameters:

prompt - The text preceding the password input field. If null, "Password" will be used by default.

parent - The parent Frame relative to which the dialog box will be positioned. This may be null.

Password

public static String Password(String prompt)

Displays a Password_Dialog with a password input field preceded by a prompt.

Parameters:

prompt - The text preceding the password input field. If null, "Password" will be used by default.

Fit_to_Width

public static String Fit_to_Width(String in_string,
                  int width)

Fits (wraps using NL sequences) a String to a given width.

A NL replaces the last whitespace sequence before the width of the current line is reached. If there is no whitespace, then the NL is inserted at the width. A width <= 0 is an unlimited width.

Fit_to_Width

public static String Fit_to_Width(String string)

Fits a String to the MAX_LINE_LENGTH.

Parameters:

string - The String to be fitted.

Returns:

The fitted String.

See Also:

Fit_to_Width(String, int)