13.10. The Dialog Class

A Dialog is a stripped-down Frame, useful for applications that don't need all of the capabilities of a Frame. A Dialog has two major roles:

  1. A modal dialog that freezes interaction with other AWT components until it is closed. A modal dialog is used in situations that require the user to respond before other processing can continue.

  2. A simplified frame (no cursor, menu, icon image). A nonmodal dialog is used in a similar manner to its use in a Frame but requires fewer resources and is faster to pop up.

A Dialog also has a BorderLayout manager that divides the screen into five regions: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, and CENTER. See the discussion of BorderLayout in Chapter 12 (Layout Managers).

Creating and Using a Dialog

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