Java JOptionPane Message chooseIndex(String message, String messageTitle, Object[] objects, Object initialObject)

Description

Asks the User to select an Object from a given array of Objects.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
message	a parameter
messageTitle	a parameter
objects	a parameter
initialObject	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
Exception	an exception

Return

the index of the chosen object

Declaration

public static int chooseIndex(String message, String messageTitle, Object[] objects, Object initialObject)
        throws Exception 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w  w w .  j a va2s. c  om
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2014  Andreas Maier
 * CONRAD is developed as an Open Source project under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
 */

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Asks the User to select an Object from a given array of Objects.
     * The index of the selected object is returned.
     * @param message
     * @param messageTitle
     * @param objects
     * @param initialObject
     * @return the index of the chosen object
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public static int chooseIndex(String message, String messageTitle, Object[] objects, Object initialObject)
            throws Exception {
        Object input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, message, messageTitle, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
                null, objects, initialObject);
        if (input == null)
            throw new Exception("Selection aborted");
        int index = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
            if (objects[i].equals(input))
                index = i;
        }
        return index;
    }
}

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