Java tutorial
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*; import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorDialog; import org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow; import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.events.*; import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*; public class MainClass extends ApplicationWindow { public MainClass() { super(null); } public void run() { setBlockOnOpen(true); open(); Display.getCurrent().dispose(); } protected void configureShell(Shell shell) { super.configureShell(shell); shell.setText("Show Error"); shell.setSize(400, 400); } protected Control createContents(Composite parent) { Composite composite = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE); composite.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, false)); final Text text = new Text(composite, SWT.MULTI | SWT.BORDER | SWT.V_SCROLL); text.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH)); Button show = new Button(composite, SWT.PUSH); show.setText("Show Error"); show.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() { public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) { Status status = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, "My Plug-in ID", 0, "Status Error Message", null); ErrorDialog.openError(Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell(), "JFace Error", text.getText(), status); } }); return composite; } public static void main(String[] args) { new MainClass().run(); } }