java.awt
Class Dialog

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Window
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                    +--java.awt.Dialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileDialog

public class Dialog

extends Window

A class that produces a dialog - a window that takes input from the user. The default layout for a dialog is BorderLayout.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

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

Constructor Summary

Dialog(Frame parent, boolean modal)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog.

Dialog(Frame parent, String title, boolean modal)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title.

Method Summary

void	addNotify() Creates the frame's peer.
String	getTitle() Gets the title of the Dialog.
boolean	isModal() Returns true if the Dialog is modal.
boolean	isResizable() Returns true if the user can resize the frame.
protected String	paramString() Returns the parameter String of this Dialog.
void	setResizable(boolean resizable) Sets the resizable flag.
void	setTitle(String title) Sets the title of the Dialog.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

dispose, getToolkit, getWarningString, pack, show, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, countComponents, deliverEvent, getComponent, getComponents, getLayout, insets, layout, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, remove, removeAll, removeNotify, setLayout, validate

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, createImage, createImage, disable, enable, enable, getBackground, getColorModel, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getParent, getPeer, gotFocus, handleEvent, hide, imageUpdate, inside, invalidate, isEnabled, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paint, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, print, printAll, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setFont, setForeground, show, size, toString, update

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Dialog

public Dialog(Frame parent,
              boolean modal)

Constructs an initially invisible Dialog. A modal Dialog grabs all the input from the user.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

modal - if true, dialog blocks input to other windows when shown

See Also:

Component.resize(int, int), Component.show()

Dialog

public Dialog(Frame parent,
              String title,
              boolean modal)

Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title. A modal Dialog grabs all the input from the user.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the dialog

modal - if true, dialog blocks input to other windows when shown

See Also:

Component.resize(int, int), Component.show()

Method Detail

addNotify

public void addNotify()

Creates the frame's peer. The peer allows us to change the appearance of the frame without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Window

See Also:

Container.removeNotify()

isModal

public boolean isModal()

Returns true if the Dialog is modal. A modal Dialog grabs all the input from the user.

getTitle

public String getTitle()

Gets the title of the Dialog.

See Also:

setTitle(java.lang.String)

setTitle

public void setTitle(String title)

Sets the title of the Dialog.

Parameters:

title - the new title being given to the Dialog

See Also:

getTitle()

isResizable

public boolean isResizable()

Returns true if the user can resize the frame.

setResizable

public void setResizable(boolean resizable)

Sets the resizable flag.

Parameters:

resizable - true if resizable; false otherwise

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns the parameter String of this Dialog.

Overrides:

paramString in class Container