org.exolab.castor.builder.util

Interface Dialog

public interface Dialog

A simple utility class to handle user interaction

Author: Nathan Green Keith Visco

Method Summary
booleanconfirm(String message)
Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.
charconfirm(String message, String values)
Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.
charconfirm(String message, String values, String help)
Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.
voidnotify(String message)
Simply displays a message to the user, no input is returned from the user.

Method Detail

confirm

public boolean confirm(String message)
Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.

Parameters: message, the confirmation prompt message to display

Returns: true if the user has selected a positive confirmation, otherwise false

confirm

public char confirm(String message, String values)
Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.

Parameters: message the confirmation prompt to display values a list of valid characters to accept

Returns: whatever character the user presses

confirm

public char confirm(String message, String values, String help)
Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.

Parameters: message the confirmation prompt to display values a list of valid characters to accept help a simple help message that can be associated with the message to give additional details about the prompt.

Returns: whatever character the user presses

notify

public void notify(String message)
Simply displays a message to the user, no input is returned from the user.

Parameters: message the message to display to the user

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