Demonstrates the MessageBox class http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/SWT-JFace-Eclipse/DemonstratestheMessageBoxclass.htm

ShowMessageBox.java

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import org.eclipse.swt.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

/**
 * This class demonstrates the MessageBox class
 */
public class ShowMessageBox {
  // Strings to show in the Icon dropdown
  private static final String[] ICONS = { "SWT.ICON_ERROR",
      "SWT.ICON_INFORMATION", "SWT.ICON_QUESTION", "SWT.ICON_WARNING",
      "SWT.ICON_WORKING"};

  // Strings to show in the Buttons dropdown
  private static final String[] BUTTONS = { "SWT.OK", "SWT.OK | SWT.CANCEL",
      "SWT.YES | SWT.NO", "SWT.YES | SWT.NO | SWT.CANCEL",
      "SWT.RETRY | SWT.CANCEL", "SWT.ABORT | SWT.RETRY | SWT.IGNORE"};

  /**
   * Runs the application
   */
  public void run() {
    Display display = new Display();
    Shell shell = new Shell(display);
    shell.setText("Show Message Box");
    createContents(shell);
    shell.pack();
    shell.open();
    while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
      if (!display.readAndDispatch()) {
        display.sleep();
      }
    }
    display.dispose();
  }

  /**
   * Creates the main window's contents
   * 
   * @param shell the parent shell
   */
  private void createContents(final Shell shell) {
    shell.setLayout(new GridLayout(2, false));

    // Create the dropdown to allow icon selection
    new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Icon:");
    final Combo icons = new Combo(shell, SWT.DROP_DOWN | SWT.READ_ONLY);
    for (int i = 0, n = ICONS.length; i < n; i++)
      icons.add(ICONS[i]);
    icons.select(0);

    // Create the dropdown to allow button selection
    new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Buttons:");
    final Combo buttons = new Combo(shell, SWT.DROP_DOWN | SWT.READ_ONLY);
    for (int i = 0, n = BUTTONS.length; i < n; i++)
      buttons.add(BUTTONS[i]);
    buttons.select(0);

    // Create the entry field for the message
    new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Message:");
    final Text message = new Text(shell, SWT.BORDER);
    message.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));

    // Create the label to show the return from the open call
    new Label(shell, SWT.NONE).setText("Return:");
    final Label returnVal = new Label(shell, SWT.NONE);
    returnVal.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));

    // Create the button and event handler
    // to display the message box
    Button button = new Button(shell, SWT.PUSH);
    button.setText("Show Message");
    button.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
      public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
        // Clear any previously returned value
        returnVal.setText("");

        // This will hold the style to pass to the MessageBox constructor
        int style = 0;

        // Determine which icon was selected and
        // add it to the style
        switch (icons.getSelectionIndex()) {
        case 0:
          style |= SWT.ICON_ERROR;
          break;
        case 1:
          style |= SWT.ICON_INFORMATION;
          break;
        case 2:
          style |= SWT.ICON_QUESTION;
          break;
        case 3:
          style |= SWT.ICON_WARNING;
          break;
        case 4:
          style |= SWT.ICON_WORKING;
          break;
        }

        // Determine which set of buttons was selected
        // and add it to the style
        switch (buttons.getSelectionIndex()) {
        case 0:
          style |= SWT.OK;
          break;
        case 1:
          style |= SWT.OK | SWT.CANCEL;
          break;
        case 2:
          style |= SWT.YES | SWT.NO;
          break;
        case 3:
          style |= SWT.YES | SWT.NO | SWT.CANCEL;
          break;
        case 4:
          style |= SWT.RETRY | SWT.CANCEL;
          break;
        case 5:
          style |= SWT.ABORT | SWT.RETRY | SWT.IGNORE;
          break;
        }

        // Display the message box
        MessageBox mb = new MessageBox(shell, style);
        mb.setText("Message from SWT");
        mb.setMessage(message.getText());
        int val = mb.open();
        String valString = "";
        switch (val) // val contains the constant of the selected button
        {
        case SWT.OK:
          valString = "SWT.OK";
          break;
        case SWT.CANCEL:
          valString = "SWT.CANCEL";
          break;
        case SWT.YES:
          valString = "SWT.YES";
          break;
        case SWT.NO:
          valString = "SWT.NO";
          break;
        case SWT.RETRY:
          valString = "SWT.RETRY";
          break;
        case SWT.ABORT:
          valString = "SWT.ABORT";
          break;
        case SWT.IGNORE:
          valString = "SWT.IGNORE";
          break;
        }
        returnVal.setText(valString);
      }
    });
  }

  /**
   * Application entry point
   * 
   * @param args the command line arguments
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new ShowMessageBox().run();
  }
}