usage of JOptionPane.showMessageDialog and showInputDialog

> Thanks for replying.

>

> But showMessageDialog is modal. I can't do anything

> until the user clicks on the "OK" or the "X" cancel.

> sign.

>

> If I want the previous inputDialog box to show up

> immediately after the user clicks OK/X , how do I do

> it short of using events?

I don't understand the question. Since it's modal, execution of the calling program halts when the dialog is called and then resumes at the spot right after the dialog was called when the dialog closes. No events to worry about, just understand the program flow.

I think that the best way for you to understand this is to throw some code together and play with. Once you see it, you'll understand it and go "D'Oh! what was I thinking?"

petes1234a at 2007-7-12 18:55:22 >

you're doing a guessing game app?

here's the basic way to continually display your 'try again' input box.

class Testing

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{

while(true)

{

String input = javax.swing.JOptionPane.showInputDialog("guess a number");

if(input != null && input.equals("0"))

{

javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You guessed correctly");

System.exit(0);

}

}

}

}

Michael_Dunna at 2007-7-12 18:55:22 >