Can I set a timer on a Java Swing JDialog box to close after a number of milliseconds

Question

Hi is it possible to create a Java Swing JDialog box (or an alternative Swing object type), that I can use to alert the user of a certain event and then automat

Answer 1

I would use a Swing Timer. When the Timer fires the code will be executed in the Event Dispatch Thread automatically and all updates to the GUI should be done in the EDT.

Read the section from the Swing tutorial on How to Use Timers.