JOptionPane stopping timer

[a_programmer]

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Message", "Title", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

I have this JOptionPane that pops up a message while a timer is running on my desktop application. The timer and main program will pause until I press ok. Is there any way to keep everything running while a JOptionPane pops up, or do I have to create a custom dialog?

[camickr]

Read the JOptionPane API. It shows you how to "Create and use an opttion pane directly". This allows you have access to the diallog before it is made visible so you can set the dialog non-modal.

[a_programmer]

Ok, I made a dialog with modal set to false.

JOptionPane pane = new JOptionPane();
JDialog dialog = pane.createDialog("Test");
dialog.setModal(false);
dialog.setVisible(true);

Problem is, it's a plain dialog box. How can I make the dialog box in the style of JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE (if possible)?

[camickr]

Why is it so hard to follow the example given in the API?

What is different between the sample code in the API description and the code you just posted?

[a_programmer]

You mean this?

JOptionPane pane = new JOptionPane(arguments);
     pane.set.Xxxx(...); // Configure
     JDialog dialog = pane.createDialog(parentComponent, title);
     dialog.show();
     Object selectedValue = pane.getValue();
     if(selectedValue == null)
       return CLOSED_OPTION;
     //If there is not an array of option buttons:
     if(options == null) {
       if(selectedValue instanceof Integer)
          return ((Integer)selectedValue).intValue();
       return CLOSED_OPTION;
     }
     //If there is an array of option buttons:
     for(int counter = 0, maxCounter = options.length;
        counter < maxCounter; counter++) {
        if(options[counter].equals(selectedValue))
        return counter;
     }
     return CLOSED_OPTION;

That obviously wasn't working, so I removed the parts that were giving me errors and came up with my code above.

I tried dozens of combinations of my code above with "JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE" to try and create an information message JOptionPane... but none worked, which is why I posted the code I had so far for additional help.

I was only able to create a plain dialog box, but I wanted an information message JOptionPane that's not modal, if it's even possible.

[DarrylBurke]

I have this JOptionPane that pops up a message while a timer is running on my desktop application. The timer and main program will pause until I press ok.

Why should the Timer pause? SSCCE or it didn't happen.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ModalTimerPause {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

      @Override
      public void run() {
        new ModalTimerPause().makeUI();
      }
    });
  }

  public void makeUI() {
    final JLabel label = new JLabel("0");
    Timer timer = new Timer(300, new ActionListener() {

      int count;

      @Override
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        label.setText("" + count++);
      }
    });

    JButton button = new JButton("Click");
    button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

      @Override
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Modal Dialog");
      }
    });
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.add(label, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    frame.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    timer.start();

    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setSize(400, 400);
    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

db

[camickr]

I mean this:

JOptionPane pane = new JOptionPane(arguments);

What arguments did you use?

[a_programmer]

I used "JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE" as an argument, but the dialog message goes there.

[camickr]

So use a different constructor. I can't tell you which one you want, You have to read the API yourself and use the appropriate constructor that will create and build the option pane the way you want.