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Class java.awt.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
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. Dialogs are capable of generating the following window events: WindowOpened, WindowClosing, WindowClosed, WindowActivated, WindowDeactivated.

See Also:
WindowEvent, addWindowListener

Constructor Index

o Dialog(Frame)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with an empty title.
o Dialog(Frame, boolean)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with an empty title.
o Dialog(Frame, String)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title.
o Dialog(Frame, String, boolean)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title.

Method Index

o addNotify()
Creates the frame's peer.
o getTitle()
Gets the title of the Dialog.
o isModal()
Returns true if the Dialog is modal.
o isResizable()
Returns true if the user can resize the dialog.
o paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Dialog.
o setModal(boolean)
Specifies whether this Dialog is modal.
o setResizable(boolean)
Sets the resizable flag.
o setTitle(String)
Sets the title of the Dialog.
o show()
Shows the dialog.

Constructors

o Dialog 
 public Dialog(Frame parent)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with an empty title.

Parameters:
parent - the owner of the dialog
See Also:
setSize, setVisible
o Dialog 
 public Dialog(Frame parent,
               boolean modal)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with an empty title. A modal Dialog grabs all the input to the parent frame from the user.

Parameters:
parent - the owner of the dialog
modal - if true, dialog blocks input to the parent window when shown
o Dialog 
 public Dialog(Frame parent,
               String title)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title.

Parameters:
parent - the owner of the dialog
title - the title of the dialog
See Also:
setSize, setVisible
o Dialog 
 public Dialog(Frame parent,
               String title,
               boolean modal)
Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with a title. A modal Dialog grabs all the input to the parent frame from the user.

Parameters:
parent - the owner of the dialog
title - the title of the dialog
modal - if true, dialog blocks input to the parent window when shown
See Also:
setSize, setVisible

Methods

o 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
o isModal 
 public boolean isModal()
Returns true if the Dialog is modal. A modal Dialog grabs all the input to the parent frame from the user.

o setModal 
 public void setModal(boolean b)
Specifies whether this Dialog is modal. A modal Dialog grabs all the input to the parent frame from the user.

o getTitle 
 public String getTitle()
Gets the title of the Dialog.

See Also:
setTitle
o setTitle 
 public synchronized void setTitle(String title)
Sets the title of the Dialog.

Parameters:
title - the new title being given to the Dialog
See Also:
getTitle
o show 
 public void show()
Shows the dialog. This will bring the dialog to the front if the dialog is already visible. If the dialog is modal, this call will block input to the parent window until the dialog is taken down by calling hide or dispose. It is permissible to show modal dialogs from the event dispatching thread because the toolkit will ensure that another dispatching thread will run while the one which invoked show is blocked.

Overrides:
show in class Window
See Also:
hide
o isResizable 
 public boolean isResizable()
Returns true if the user can resize the dialog.

o setResizable 
 public synchronized void setResizable(boolean resizable)
Sets the resizable flag.

Parameters:
resizable - true if resizable; false otherwise
o paramString 
 protected String paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Dialog.

Overrides:
paramString in class Container 
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