Creating a custom blocking Java Swing prompt

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I\'m am developing a Java Swing based projected, and the look & feel of the application is completely customized. We are trying to maint

Answer 1

Make CustomPrompt extends JDialog, have it's constructor call super passing the owner Window and the desired ModalityType.

public class CustomPrompt extends JDialog {

  public static String showPrompt(Window parent, String title, String text, 
         String defaultText) {
    final CustomPrompt prompt = new CustomPrompt(parent);
    prompt.setTitle(title);
    // set other components text
    prompt.setVisible(true);

    return prompt.textField.getText();
  }

  private JTextField textField;

  // private if you only want this prompt to be accessible via constructor methods
  private CustomPrompt(Window parent) {
    super(parent, Dialog.DEFAULT_MODALITY_TYPE); 
    // Java >= 6, else user super(Frame, true) or super(Dialog, true);
    initComponents(); // like Netbeans
  }

  // initComponents() and irrelevant code. 
}