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The main Java Swing class for creating a dialog window.

The main Java Swing class for creating a dialog window.
A Dialog window is an independent subwindow meant to carry temporary notice apart from the main Swing Application Window. Most Dialogs present an error message or warning to a user, but Dialogs can present images, directory trees, or just about anything compatible with the main Swing Application that manages them.

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How can I return a value from a JDialog box to the parent JFrame?

I have created a modal JDialog box with a custom drawing on it and a JButton. When I click the JButton, the JDialog box should close and a value should be returned. I have created a function in the parent JFrame called setModalPiece, which receives…
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Java - How to create a custom dialog box?

I have a button on a JFrame that when clicked I want a dialog box to popup with multiple text areas for user input. I have been looking all around to try to figure out how to do this but I keep on getting more confused. Can anyone help?
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How do I close a JDialog and have the Window Event Listeners be notified?

Is there a way to close a JDialog through code such that the Window event listeners will still be notified? I've tried just setting visible to false and disposing, but neither seem to do it.
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Show JDialog on Windows taskbar

I'm trying to display a JDialog in Windows. How do I show a JDialog (like JFrame) on my Windows taskbar?
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What is the difference between a JFrame and a JDialog?

What is the difference between a JFrame and a JDialog? Why can't we use setDefaultCloseOperation(JDialog.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); for a JDialog?
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Button for closing a JDialog

I want to add a button (JButton) at the bottom of a JDialog which should close the JDialog when pressed. The problem is I don't know what to write in the ActionListener of that button. I don't want the button to exit the program, just close the…
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Dynamically Add Components to a JDialog

I am having trouble adding JComponents to a JDialog when the user clicks a button on the JDialog. Basically I want it to look like this: Then, when the user clicks "Add New Field" I want it to look like this: I cannot seem to get the dialog to add…
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JDialog setVisible(false) vs dispose()

Does it make sense to use setVisible(false) on a dialog and reuse it later or is safer to call dispose() every time and to make a new JDialog. What about memory leaks with setVisible(false)? EDIT: My Question isn't so much about quitting the…
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Java listener on dialog close

I have a Java app that displays a list from a database. Inside the class is the following code to open a new dialog for data entry: @Action public void addNewEntry() { JFrame mainFrame = ADLog2App.getApplication().getMainFrame(); …
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Remove Top-Level Container on Runtime

Unfortunately, it looks like this recently closed question was not well understood. Here is the typical output: run: Trying to Remove JDialog Remove Cycle Done :-) Checking if still exists any of TopLayoutContainers JFrame JDialog …
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How can Swing dialogs even work?

If you open a dialog in Swing, for example a JFileChooser, it goes somewhat like this pseudocode: swing event thread { create dialog add listener to dialog close event { returnValue = somethingFromDialog } show dialog (wait until it is…
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Why does setting JDialog or JFrame setVisible(true) toggle my IME setting?

I found that when I show a JDialog or a new JFrame in my Java swing application will toggle my Chinese Input Method from half-byte mode to full-byte mode in Windows 7. Why does calling the dialog or frame setVisible(true) method toggle my IME…
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How do I remove the maximize and minimize buttons from a JFrame?

I need to remove the maximize and minimize buttons from a JFrame. Please suggest how to do this.
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How do I make my SwingWorker example work properly?

I've made my own SwingWorker example to get familiar with how it works. What I'm wanting to do is the following: When the button is clicked I want a progress bar appear until the task is done I want to simply remove the progress bar and add a…
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When creating a dialog with jquery, how do I hide the dialog div?

I am creating a dialog like in this page: http://jqueryui.com/demos/dialog/#modal-confirmation (click view source) on the bottom is the div that gets placed in the dialog. The dialog works perfect when called by the javascript but the dialog is…
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