Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JProgressBar; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; import javax.swing.Timer; public class Main extends JFrame { private Timer timer; private JDialog blocker; public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(300, 200); blocker = new JDialog(this, true); blocker.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); blocker.add(new JLabel("I'm blocking EDT!")); JProgressBar progress = new JProgressBar(); progress.setIndeterminate(true); blocker.add(progress); blocker.pack(); timer = new Timer(3000, new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { doSomeWork(); } }); timer.setRepeats(false); timer.start(); } private void doSomeWork() { Runnable runnable = new Runnable() { public void run() { showBlocker(); try { Thread.sleep(2000); } catch (Exception ex) { } finally { hideBlocker(); } } }; new Thread(runnable).start(); } private void showBlocker() { SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { blocker.setLocationRelativeTo(Main.this); blocker.setVisible(true); } }); } private void hideBlocker() { SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { blocker.setVisible(false); timer.restart(); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }