import javax.swing.

JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.*;
/**
* Class SimpleInput - input class for input of simple input types
* via simple dialog box.
* eg. int, char, String,float or boolean.
*
* @author: Bruce Quig
* @author: Michael Kolling
*
* @version: 1.0
* Date: 04.03.1999
*/
public class SimpleInput
{
// instance variables
static final String STRING_TITLE = "Enter a String";
static final String CHAR_TITLE = "Enter a char";
static final String INT_TITLE = "Enter an int";
static final String BOOLEAN_TITLE = "Select True or False";
static final String FLOAT_TITLE = "Enter a float";
static final String TRUE = "True";
static final String FALSE = "False";
static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
/**
** String input from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt the message string to be displayed inside dialog
** @return String input from the user.
**/
public String getString(String prompt)
{
Object[] commentArray = {prompt, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STRING};
Object[] options = { "OK" };
String inputValue = "";
boolean validResponse = false;
String result = null;
while(!validResponse)
{
final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(commentArray,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE,
JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
null,
options,
options[0]);
optionPane.setWantsInput(true);
JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, STRING_TITLE);
dialog.pack();
dialog.show();
 Object response = optionPane.getInputValue();
if(response != JOptionPane.UNINITIALIZED_VALUE)
{
result = (String)response;
validResponse = true;
}
else
{
commentArray[1] = "Invalid entry : " + result;
commentArray[2] = "Enter a valid String";
}
}
return result;
}

/**
** char input from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt the message string to be displayed inside dialog
** @return char input from the user.
**/
public char getChar(String prompt)
{
char response ='-';
String result = null;
Object[] commentArray = {prompt, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STRING};
Object[] options = { "OK" };
String inputValue = "";
boolean validResponse = false;
while(!validResponse)
{
final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(commentArray,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE,
JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
null,
options,
options[0]);
optionPane.setWantsInput(true);
JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, CHAR_TITLE);
dialog.pack();
dialog.show();
Object input = optionPane.getInputValue();
if(input != JOptionPane.UNINITIALIZED_VALUE)
{
result = (String)input;
if(result != null && result.length() == 1)
{
response = result.charAt(0);
validResponse = true;
}
else
{
 commentArray[1] = "Invalid entry : " + result;
commentArray[2] = "Enter a single character";
}
}
else
{
commentArray[1] = "Invalid entry : " + result;
commentArray[2] = "Enter a single character";
}
}
return response;
}

/**
** boolean selection from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt message to appear in dialog
** @param trueText message to appear on true "button"
** @param falseText message to appear on "false" button
** @return boolean selection from the user
**/
public boolean getBoolean(String prompt, String trueText, String falseText)
{
Object[] commentArray = {prompt, EMPTY_STRING};
boolean validResponse = false;
int result = -1;
while(!validResponse)
{
Object[] options = {trueText, falseText};
result = JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(null,
commentArray,
BOOLEAN_TITLE,
JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE,
null, //don't use a custom Icon
options, //the titles of buttons
TRUE ); //the title of the default but
ton
// check true or false buttons pressed
if(result == 0 || result == 1)
validResponse = true;
else
commentArray[1] = "Incorrect selection : Choose true or false bu
ttons";
}
return (result == 0);
}

/**
** boolean selection from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt message to appear in dialog
** @return boolean selection from the user
**/
public boolean getBoolean(String prompt)
{
return getBoolean(prompt, TRUE, FALSE);
 }

/**
** returns integer input from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt the message string to be displayed inside dialog
** @return the input integer
**/
public int getInt(String prompt)
{
Object[] commentArray = {prompt, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STRING};
Object[] options = { "OK" };
String inputValue = "";
boolean validResponse = false;
int response = 0;
while(!validResponse)
{
final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(commentArray,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE,
JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
null,
options,
options[0]);
optionPane.setWantsInput(true);
JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, INT_TITLE);
dialog.pack();
dialog.show();
String result = (String)optionPane.getInputValue();
try
{
//workaround for BlueJ bug - misses first exception after compil
ation
response = Integer.parseInt(result);
response = Integer.parseInt(result);
validResponse = true;
}
catch(NumberFormatException exception)
{
if(result.equals("uninitializedValue"))
result = "";
commentArray[1] = "Invalid int: " + result;
commentArray[2] = "Enter a valid integer";
}
}
return response;
}

/**
** returns a float input from the user via a simple dialog.
** @param prompt the message string to be displayed inside dialog
** @return the input float
**/
public float getFloat(String prompt)
 {
Object[] options = { "OK" };
Object[] commentArray = {prompt, EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STRING};
String inputValue = "";
boolean validResponse = false;
float response = 0.0f;
while(!validResponse)
{
final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane(commentArray,
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE,
JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
null,
options,
options[0]);
optionPane.setWantsInput(true);
JDialog dialog = optionPane.createDialog(null, FLOAT_TITLE);
dialog.pack();
dialog.show();
String result = (String)optionPane.getInputValue();
// convert String to float
try
{
// workaround for BlueJ bug - misses first exception after recom
pilation?
response = Float.valueOf(result).floatValue();
response = Float.valueOf(result).floatValue();
validResponse = true;
}
catch(NumberFormatException exception)
{
commentArray[1] = "Invalid float: " + result;
commentArray[2] = "Enter a valid float";
inputValue = result;
}
}
return response;
}
}