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Class multilizer.MOptionPane

java.lang.Object
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public class MOptionPane
extends Object
OptionPane works just like the JOptionPane class. The only difference is that the dialogs it creates are multilingual. JOptionPane contains several static showXXXXDialog method. The OptionDialog class contains the same methods but they are not static. To use them you have to first create an OptionDialog object.

An example

 new OptionDialog(testDictionary1).showMessageDialog(this, "Test");
 


Variable Index

 o translator
The translator that is used to translate the dialog(s).

Constructor Index

 o MOptionPane(Dictionary)
Creates a option dialog object.

Method Index

 o showConfirmDialog(Component, Object)
Brings up a modal dialog with the options Yes, No and Cancel; with the title, "Select an Option".
 o showConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Brings up a modal dialog where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o showConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int)
Brings up a modal dialog where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter, where the messageType parameter determines the icon to display.
 o showConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int, Icon)
Brings up a modal dialog with a specified icon, where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o showInputDialog(Component, Object)
Shows a question-message dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent.
 o showInputDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Shows a dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent with the dialog having the title title and message type messageType.
 o showInputDialog(Component, Object, String, int, Icon, Object[], Object)
Prompts the user for input in a blocking dialog where the initial selection, possible selections, and all other options can be specified.
 o showInputDialog(Object)
Shows a question-message dialog requesting input from the user.
 o showInternalConfirmDialog(Component, Object)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with the options Yes, No and Cancel; with the title, "Select an Option".
 o showInternalConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Brings up a internal dialog panel where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o showInternalConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int)
Brings up an internal dialog panel where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter, where the messageType parameter determines the icon to display.
 o showInternalConfirmDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int, Icon)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with a specified icon, where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o showInternalInputDialog(Component, Object)
Shows an internal question-message dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent.
 o showInternalInputDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Shows an internal dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent with the dialog having the title title and message type messageType.
 o showInternalInputDialog(Component, Object, String, int, Icon, Object[], Object)
Prompts the user for input in a blocking internal dialog where the initial selection, possible selections, and all other options can be specified.
 o showInternalMessageDialog(Component, Object)
Brings up an internal confirmation dialog panel.
 o showInternalMessageDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Brings up an internal dialog panel that displays a message using a default icon determined by the messageType parameter.
 o showInternalMessageDialog(Component, Object, String, int, Icon)
Brings up an internal dialog panel displaying a message, specifying all parameters.
 o showInternalOptionDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int, Icon, Object[], Object)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with a specified icon, where the initial choice is dermined by the initialValue parameter and the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o showMessageDialog(Component, Object)
Brings up a confirmation dialog -- a modal information-message dialog titled "Confirm".
 o showMessageDialog(Component, Object, String, int)
Brings up a dialog that displays a message using a default icon determined by the messageType parameter.
 o showMessageDialog(Component, Object, String, int, Icon)
Brings up a dialog displaying a message, specifying all parameters.
 o showOptionDialog(Component, Object, String, int, int, Icon, Object[], Object)
Brings up a modal dialog with a specified icon, where the initial choice is dermined by the initialValue parameter and the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.
 o translateDialog(Container)
Translates the dialog.

Variables

 o translator
 protected Translator translator
The translator that is used to translate the dialog(s).

Constructors

 o MOptionPane
 public MOptionPane(Dictionary dictionary)
Creates a option dialog object.

Parameters:
dictionary - The dictionary that is used to translate the dialogs(s).

Methods

 o translateDialog
 protected void translateDialog(Container dialog)
Translates the dialog.

Parameters:
dictionary - The dialog that need to be translated.
 o showInputDialog
 public String showInputDialog(Object message)
Shows a question-message dialog requesting input from the user. The dialog uses the default frame, which usually means it is centered on the screen.

Parameters:
message - the Object to display
 o showInputDialog
 public String showInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message)
Shows a question-message dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent. The dialog is displayed in the Component's frame, and is usually positioned below the Component.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
 o showInputDialog
 public String showInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message,
                               String title,
                               int messageType)
Shows a dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent with the dialog having the title title and message type messageType.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
title - the String to display in the dialog title bar
messageType - the type of message that is to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
 o showInputDialog
 public Object showInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message,
                               String title,
                               int messageType,
                               Icon icon,
                               Object selectionValues[],
                               Object initialSelectionValue)
Prompts the user for input in a blocking dialog where the initial selection, possible selections, and all other options can be specified. The user will able to choose from selectionValues, where null implies the user can input whatever they wish, usually by means of a JTextField. initialSelectionValue is the initial value to prompt the user with. It is up to the UI to decide how best to represent the selectionValues, but usually a JComboBox, JList, or JTextField will be used.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
title - the String to display in the dialog title bar
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the Icon image to display
selectionValues - an array of Objects that gives the possible selections
initialSelectionValue - the value used to initialize the input field
Returns:
users input, or null meaning the user canceled the input
 o showMessageDialog
 public void showMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message)
Brings up a confirmation dialog -- a modal information-message dialog titled "Confirm".

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
 o showMessageDialog
 public void showMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message,
                               String title,
                               int messageType)
Brings up a dialog that displays a message using a default icon determined by the messageType parameter.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
 o showMessageDialog
 public void showMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                               Object message,
                               String title,
                               int messageType,
                               Icon icon)
Brings up a dialog displaying a message, specifying all parameters.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - an icon to display in the dialog that helps the user identify the kind of message that is being displayed.
 o showConfirmDialog
 public int showConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                              Object message)
Brings up a modal dialog with the options Yes, No and Cancel; with the title, "Select an Option".

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showConfirmDialog
 public int showConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                              Object message,
                              String title,
                              int optionType)
Brings up a modal dialog where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showConfirmDialog
 public int showConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                              Object message,
                              String title,
                              int optionType,
                              int messageType)
Brings up a modal dialog where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter, where the messageType parameter determines the icon to display. The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showConfirmDialog
 public int showConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                              Object message,
                              String title,
                              int optionType,
                              int messageType,
                              Icon icon)
Brings up a modal dialog with a specified icon, where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter. The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the icon to display in the dialog
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showOptionDialog
 public int showOptionDialog(Component parentComponent,
                             Object message,
                             String title,
                             int optionType,
                             int messageType,
                             Icon icon,
                             Object options[],
                             Object initialValue)
Brings up a modal dialog with a specified icon, where the initial choice is dermined by the initialValue parameter and the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.

If optionType is YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION and the options parameter is null, then the options are supplied by the look and feel.

The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the icon to display in the dialog
options - an array of objects indicating the possible choices the user can make. If the objects are components, they are rendered properly. Non-String objects are rendered using their toString methods. If this parameter is null, the options are determined by the look and feel.
initialValue - the object that represents the default selection for the dialog
Returns:
an int indicating the option chosen by the user, or CLOSED_OPTION if the user closed the Dialog
 o showInternalMessageDialog
 public void showInternalMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message)
Brings up an internal confirmation dialog panel. The dialog is a modal information-message dialog titled "Message".

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The object to display
 o showInternalMessageDialog
 public void showInternalMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message,
                                       String title,
                                       int messageType)
Brings up an internal dialog panel that displays a message using a default icon determined by the messageType parameter.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
 o showInternalMessageDialog
 public void showInternalMessageDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message,
                                       String title,
                                       int messageType,
                                       Icon icon)
Brings up an internal dialog panel displaying a message, specifying all parameters.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
title - the title string for the dialog
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - an icon to display in the dialog that helps the user identify the kind of message that is being displayed.
 o showInternalConfirmDialog
 public int showInternalConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                      Object message)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with the options Yes, No and Cancel; with the title, "Select an Option".

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The Object to display
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showInternalConfirmDialog
 public int showInternalConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                      Object message,
                                      String title,
                                      int optionType)
Brings up a internal dialog panel where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The object to display in the dialog. A Component object is rendered as a Component. A String object is rendered as a string. Other objects are converted to a String using the toString method.
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showInternalConfirmDialog
 public int showInternalConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                      Object message,
                                      String title,
                                      int optionType,
                                      int messageType)
Brings up an internal dialog panel where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter, where the messageType parameter determines the icon to display. The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The object to display in the dialog. A Component object is rendered as a Component. A String object is rendered as a string. Other objects are converted to a String using the toString method.
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showInternalConfirmDialog
 public int showInternalConfirmDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                      Object message,
                                      String title,
                                      int optionType,
                                      int messageType,
                                      Icon icon)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with a specified icon, where the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter. The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The object to display in the dialog. A Component object is rendered as a Component. A String object is rendered as a string. Other objects are converted to a String using the toString method.
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the icon to display in the dialog
Returns:
an int indicating the option selected by the user
 o showInternalOptionDialog
 public int showInternalOptionDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                     Object message,
                                     String title,
                                     int optionType,
                                     int messageType,
                                     Icon icon,
                                     Object options[],
                                     Object initialValue)
Brings up an internal dialog panel with a specified icon, where the initial choice is dermined by the initialValue parameter and the number of choices is determined by the optionType parameter.

If optionType is YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION and the options parameter is null, then the options are supplied by the look and feel.

The messageType parameter is primarily used to supply a default icon from the look and feel.

Parameters:
parentComponent - Determines the Frame in which the dialog is displayed. If null, or if the parentComponent has no Frame, a default Frame is used.
message - The object to display in the dialog. A Component object is rendered as a Component. A String object is rendered as a string. Other objects are converted to a String using the toString method.
title - the title string for the dialog
optionType - an int designating the options available on the dialog: YES_NO_OPTION, or YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION
messageType - an int designating the kind of message this is, primarily used to determine the icon from the pluggable look and feel: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the icon to display in the dialog
options - an array of objects indicating the possible choices the user can make. If the objects are components, they are rendered properly. Non-String objects are rendered using their toString methods. If this parameter is null, the options are determined by the look and feel.
initialValue - the object that represents the default selection for the dialog
Returns:
an int indicating the option chosen by the user, or CLOSED_OPTION if the user closed the Dialog
 o showInternalInputDialog
 public String showInternalInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message)
Shows an internal question-message dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent. The dialog is displayed in the Component's frame, and is usually positioned below the Component.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
 o showInternalInputDialog
 public String showInternalInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message,
                                       String title,
                                       int messageType)
Shows an internal dialog requesting input from the user parented to parentComponent with the dialog having the title title and message type messageType.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
title - the String to display in the dialog title bar
messageType - the type of message that is to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
 o showInternalInputDialog
 public Object showInternalInputDialog(Component parentComponent,
                                       Object message,
                                       String title,
                                       int messageType,
                                       Icon icon,
                                       Object selectionValues[],
                                       Object initialSelectionValue)
Prompts the user for input in a blocking internal dialog where the initial selection, possible selections, and all other options can be specified. The user will able to choose from selectionValues, where null implies the user can input whatever they wish, usually by means of a JTextField. initialSelectionValue is the initial value to prompt the user with. It is up to the UI to decide how best to represent the selectionValues, but usually a JComboBox, JList, or JTextField will be used.

Parameters:
parentComponent - the parent Component for the dialog
message - the Object to display
title - the String to display in the dialog title bar
messageType - the type of message to be displayed: ERROR_MESSAGE, INFORMATION_MESSAGE, WARNING_MESSAGE, QUESTION_MESSAGE, or PLAIN_MESSAGE.
icon - the Icon image to display
selectionValues - an array of Objects that gives the possible selections
initialSelectionValue - the value used to initialize the input field
Returns:
users input, or null meaning the user canceled the input

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