input dialog box with 2 options.....

[Wolfgang Obi]

Hello,

I'm trying to let an input dialog appear with two input options (at the same time), whereby one can choose to make use of both or one of the options....
so far this is what Ive been able to implement (i.e. that two input dialogs are shown one after the other.)

 
public static String searchReplace(String panestring){
  String search = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("search: ");
  String replace = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("replace: ");
 
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so how do get the dialogs to be shown in one box ?
'appreciate any form of tips of advise.

thanks

-W.O.

[Michael Dunn]

simple demo

    
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
class Testing
{
  JTextField tf1 = new JTextField(10);
  JTextField tf2 = new JTextField(10);
  public void buildGUI()
  {
    JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,1,10,10));
    p.add(tf1);
    p.add(tf2);
    JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(p);
    optionPane.setOptionType(JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);
    JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, "Enter Data");
    dialog.setModal(true);
    dialog.setVisible(true);
    Object o = optionPane.getValue();
    if(o != null && ((Integer)o).intValue() == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION)
    {
      System.out.println("tf1 = "+tf1.getText()+"\ntf2 = "+tf2.getText());
    }
    else System.out.println("cancel, esc or 'X' selected");
    System.exit(0);
  }
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
      public void run(){
        new Testing().buildGUI();
      }
    });
  }
}

[Wolfgang Obi]

thanks Michael!