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JOptionPane: Understanding Message Box in Java

 
JOptionPane
 

Confirm Dialog

-Starts an OptionPane which is place on the specified parentComponent, holding given message and with speicified title.
Possible options for optionType are
  • DEFAULT_OPTION

 

  • YES_NO_OPTION

 

  • YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION

 

  • OK_CANCEL_OPTION
It can used like this.
int val=JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "message", "title", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);

Confirm Dialog

Input Dialog

 
 
public static Object showInputDialog(Component parent, Object message, String title, int messageType, Icon icon, Object[] selectionValues, Object initialSelectionValue)
 
Opens a JOptionPane placed on parent with given message and title. Type of message can be set using messageType with icon of choice. An array have to be created whose values are displayed inside the combo box and what should be the initial value can be decided through last paramter.
 
Possible values for messageType are

 

  • ERROR_MESSAGE

 

  • INFORMATION_MESSAGE

 

  • WARNING_MESSAGE

 

  • QUESTION_MESSAGE

 

  • PLAIN_MESSAGE   
    Object options[]={"Option 1","Option 2","Option 3"};
    Object o=JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Select a Name","Title",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,null,options,"Select Option");

Input Dialog
 

Message Dialog

public static void showMessageDialog(Component parent, Object message)
 
Displays a Option Pane with  Message on the component.
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "message");

A Demo Program for using JOptionPane

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class OptionDemo extends JFrame
{
 JButton jbtnInput,jbtnMessage,jbtnSelect;
 JFrame f=this;
 OptionDemo()
 {
  super("Option Demo");
  setSize(700,500);
  setResizable(true);
  setDefaultCloseOperation(3);
  Container c=getContentPane();
  setLayout(new FlowLayout());

  jbtnInput=new JButton("Input");
  jbtnInput.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
  {
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
   {
    Object options[]={"Option 1","Option 2","Option 3"};
    JOptionPane.showInputDialog(f,"Select a Name","Title",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,null,options,"Select Option");
   }
  });
  c.add(jbtnInput);

  jbtnSelect=new JButton("Confirm");
  jbtnSelect.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
  {
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
   {

    JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(f, "message", "title", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
   }
  });
  c.add(jbtnSelect);

  jbtnMessage=new JButton("Message");
  jbtnMessage.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
  {
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
   {

    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(f, "message");
   }
  });
  c.add(jbtnMessage);

  setVisible(true);
 }

 public static void main(String[] args)
 {
  try
  {
   UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new com.jtattoo.plaf.hifi.HiFiLookAndFeel());
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
  new OptionDemo();
 }
}

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