need a little help with dialog/message boxes

[arj1982]

I'm pretty new to writing programs in java and i have a school assignment. First, i need to know how to change the text in the title bar of an input dialog box, a message dialog box and a confirm dialog box. Also, the way i have it set up is that in the first input box, i need to be able to know if the user hits 'cancel' and send the program to a different part. right now, if the user hits cancel, the whole program goes away and i get error messages that say 'number format exception: null' i'm so confused someone please help!
i've attached the panel i created...maybe that will clear up what it is i'm trying to do.

[JGRobinson]

Hi,

When you are parsing the integer if the number is invalid it will pass back a number format exception rather than passing back null, this is why you are getting an incompatible type on that line.

change that code to

                try
                {
                    guess = Integer.parseInt(numStr);
                } 
                catch(NumberFormatException nfe)
                {
                    guess = -1;
                }

and see what difference it makes.
Hope this helps.
Graham

[arj1982]

this still doesn't work...
after the user hits cancel, i want the program to go on and open a new box asking if they want to play again...
your new code compiles fine, but it doesn't do what i'm working for. thanks anyways, any futher help would also be appreciated.

[JGRobinson]

Hi,

It is the controller part of the program which should be deciding the flow of the program.

Can you post the whole program not just the panel.

Cheers
Graham

[arj1982]

here's the main program...

[arj1982]

also, i still need to know how to change the text in the title bar, if anyone knows...

[floaty]

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/...howInputDialog(java.awt.Component,%20java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.String,%20int)

title parameter is the dialog title.

floaty

[JGRobinson]

Hi,

The key is the the dialog will return null if cancel is pressed.

I have rewritten some of the loops and I think it works now.

here we go

// File: HiLoPanel.java
// Author: Amy Jackson
// Class: CMSC 255, Section 001, Fall 2004
// Description: Seperate class file for Proj5.java

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.Random;

public class HiLoPanel extends JPanel
{
    
    Random generator = new Random();
    int num, guess, numGuesses, correct, again, redo;
    String numStr, result, error;
    
    public HiLoPanel()
    {
        JLabel saying = new JLabel("Amy Jackson, Project 5");
        
        do
        {
            num = generator.nextInt(100) + 1;
            numGuesses = 0;
            correct = 0;
            
            do
            {
                numStr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Guess a number from 1 to 100.");
                
                // If the user has pressed cancel numstr will be null
                
                if(numStr!= null)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        guess = Integer.parseInt(numStr);
                        
                        while (guess < 2 || guess > 99 && guess != -1)
                        {
                            error = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("That number is not between " +
                            "1 and 100. Please try again.");
                            guess = Integer.parseInt(numStr);
                        }
                        
                        result = "That number is too " + ((guess < num) ? "low. " : "high.") +
                        " Try again.";
                        numGuesses = numGuesses + 1;
                        
                        if (guess == num)
                        {
                            result = "CORRECT!  Great job.  It took you " + numGuesses
                            + " guesses.";
                            correct = 1;
                        }
                        
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, result);
                    }catch(NumberFormatException nfe)
                    {
                        guess = -1;
                        correct = 1;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    correct = 1;
                }
            } while (correct != 1);
            
            again = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Play Again?");
            
        }  while (again == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION);
        
    }
}

hope this helps.
Graham