I have a JOptionPane and would like to add a horizontal line... I am using hyphens but it doesn't look good... e.g.:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame,"The correct answer is:\n" +
"A = 2\n" +
"B = 2\n" +
"--\n" +
"C= 4");
Could I replace the hyphens with a horizontal line... maybe like javax.swing.JSeparator?
Thanks!
....but how exactly?
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "The correct answer is:\n" +
"A = 2\n" +
"B = 2\n" +
add(new JSeparator(SwingConstants.HORIZONTAL) + // doesn't work
"C= 4");
How can I construct this?
[nobr]> Oh, so I have to put 3 JLabels into the JOptionPane:
> one with the first 2 variables A and B, one for the
> JSeparator and one for the result C...? Isn't there
> an easier way?
JOptionPane.showXXXXDialog() takes only one Object as "message" parameter.
You need to put your 3 JLabels (or whatever) into a e.g. JPanel, then pass only this JPanel to showXXXXDialog(). Once you see things like this, it's not difficult at all.
Otherwise, you can use just a JLabel and format your text with HTML, using the HR tag for the horizontal line:
new JLabel("<html>A = 2<br>B = 2<br><hr><br>C = 4</html>");
Not sure if you love how it looks like, though.[/nobr]
I changed it now to the following:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "The correct answer is:\n" +
"A = 2\n" +
"B = 2\n" +
"<html><body><hr width=150 size=1></body></html>" +
"C= 4");
It works, but I don't know if it's recommended to solve this problem this way...?
> It works, but I don't know if it's recommended to solve this problem this way...?
For now all that matters is that it works. Within the next few days or weeks depending on how much you experiment, you'll probably find that there is a much prettier or more efficient way to do this and you'll have to re-code. But then again, that is how we all learn.
ICE