Class SimpleInput

java.lang.Object
  SimpleInput

public class SimpleInput
extends Object

Class to make it easy to get input from a user using JOptionPane Copyright Georgia Institute of Technology 2004

Author:

Barb Ericson ericson@cc.gatech.edu

Constructor Summary

SimpleInput()

Method Summary

static String	getDirectory(String message) Method to get the name of a directory
static int	getIntNumber(String message) Method to allow the user to input an integer.
static int	getIntNumber(String message, int min, int max) Method to get an integer between a minimum and maximum (inclusive)
static double	getNumber(String message) Method to allow the user to input a number.
static String	getString(String message) Method to get a string input by the user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleInput

public SimpleInput()

Method Detail

getNumber

public static double getNumber(String message)

Method to allow the user to input a number. the dialog will keep appearing till a valid number is input.

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user in the dialog

Returns:

the number as a double

getIntNumber

public static int getIntNumber(String message)

Method to allow the user to input an integer. The dialog will keep appearing till a valid number is input.

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user in the dialog

Returns:

the number as an integer

getIntNumber

public static int getIntNumber(String message,
                               int min,
                               int max)

Method to get an integer between a minimum and maximum (inclusive)

Parameters:

message - the message to display to

min - the minimum number

max - the maximum number

Returns:

the user entered integer

getDirectory

public static String getDirectory(String message)

Method to get the name of a directory

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user

Returns:

the pathname for a directory

getString

public static String getString(String message)

Method to get a string input by the user. The dialog will keep appearing till a string is entered.

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user

Returns:

the input string