puzzled.dialogs
Class DialogMaster

java.lang.Object
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public class DialogMaster

extends java.lang.Object

This class contains the facility to prompt the user for various error, warning of confirmation messages. These dialogs are prompted when an abormal condition occurs. This class is proposed with three constructor, allowing for a maximum of flexibility in the information presented to the user.

Field Summary

static int	BAD_HELP_FILE_URL
static int	CREATE
static int	EMPTY_FIELD
static int	INVALID_FILE
static int	NOTHING_TO_PRINT
static int	NUMBER_FORMAT
static int	OVERWRITE
static int	PRINTER_ERROR
static int	SAVE
static int	SAVING_ERROR
static int	UNSUPPORTED_LAF
static int	WARN_IO_CREATE
static int	WARN_IO_SAVE

Constructor Summary

DialogMaster()

Method Summary

static void	setParent(ProblemSolver parent_arg)
static int	showDialog(int type) Method used when no other typical information is required beside the type of the dialog box.
static int	showDialog(int type, java.io.File theFile) Method used to prompt the user when an abnormal condition happens during file operations.
static int	showDialog(int type, java.lang.String text) Method used typically when a string can be passed as an additional mean of information.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CREATE

public static final int CREATE

OVERWRITE

public static final int OVERWRITE

WARN_IO_SAVE

public static final int WARN_IO_SAVE

WARN_IO_CREATE

public static final int WARN_IO_CREATE

INVALID_FILE

public static final int INVALID_FILE

SAVE

public static final int SAVE

SAVING_ERROR

public static final int SAVING_ERROR

NUMBER_FORMAT

public static final int NUMBER_FORMAT

EMPTY_FIELD

public static final int EMPTY_FIELD

NOTHING_TO_PRINT

public static final int NOTHING_TO_PRINT

PRINTER_ERROR

public static final int PRINTER_ERROR

UNSUPPORTED_LAF

public static final int UNSUPPORTED_LAF

BAD_HELP_FILE_URL

public static final int BAD_HELP_FILE_URL

Constructor Detail

DialogMaster

public DialogMaster()

Method Detail

setParent

public static void setParent(ProblemSolver parent_arg)

showDialog

public static int showDialog(int type)

Method used when no other typical information is required beside the type of the dialog box.

Parameters:

type - The type of message to be displayed

showDialog

public static int showDialog(int type,
                             java.io.File theFile)

Method used to prompt the user when an abnormal condition happens during file operations.

Parameters:

type - The type of message to be displayed

theFile - A file reference used to identify the file originating the warning or error message.

showDialog

public static int showDialog(int type,
                             java.lang.String text)

Method used typically when a string can be passed as an additional mean of information.

Parameters:

type - The type of message to be displayed

text - A string of additional information to be displayed within the message.