Code Sample: Dialog Boxes Demo v1.0
November 1st, 2008
Swing includes some quick and powerful methods to facilitate the display of dialog boxes. These dialog boxes can be customized with a message, title, icon, and even the choice of buttons to display to the user. Additionally, the dialog boxes can even request user input in the form of a text field or drop-down box. The boxes are modal, which means that their parent frame cannot be accessed until the dialog box is addressed.
This code sample demonstrates a few different possibilities for working with dialog boxes. When running the application, a simple frame will appear with a button for each example. Pressing the button will result in its corresponding dialog box being displayed. In certain cases, logging information will be written to standard output to reflect the user’s interaction with a dialog box.
The attached code is released under the GNU General Public License.
