Class Alert

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Class Alert

public class netscape.application.Alert
    extends java.lang.Object
{
    /* Fields
     */
    public final static int DEFAULT_OPTION;
    public final static int SECOND_OPTION;
    public final static int THIRD_OPTION;

    /* Methods
     */
    public static Image notificationImage();
    public static Image questionImage();
    public static int runAlertExternally(String, String, String, String, String);
    public static int runAlertExternally(Image, String, String, String, String, String);
    public static int runAlertInternally(String, String, String, String, String);
    public static int runAlertInternally(Image, String, String, String, String, String);
    public static Image warningImage();
}

Object subclass containing a collection of static methods that create an "Alert": a modal Window presenting the user with a simple question with up to three possible answers. When run, an InternalWindow or ExternalWindow appears, centered, that will not disappear until the user clicks one of the three answer Buttons.

Fields

DEFAULT_OPTION

  public final static int DEFAULT_OPTION

Value returned when the user chooses the default option.

SECOND_OPTION

  public final static int SECOND_OPTION

Value returned when the user chooses the 2nd option.

THIRD_OPTION

  public final static int THIRD_OPTION

Value returned when the user chooses the 3rd option.

Methods

notificationImage

  public static Image notificationImage()

Return an image for a notification

questionImage

  public static Image questionImage()

Return an image for a question

warningImage

  public static Image warningImage()

Return an image for a warning

runAlertInternally

  public static int runAlertInternally(String title,
                                       String message,
                                       String defaultOption,
                                       String secondOption,
                                       String thirdOption)

Runs an Alert using an InternalWindow. title is the Alert's title and message is the message that should be displayed. defaultOption, secondOption and thirdOption are the Alert's Button titles. If secondOption or thirdOption are null, their Buttons will not appear. Returns the Button the user clicked. This method does not return until the user clicks a Button.

runAlertExternally

  public static int runAlertExternally(String title,
                                       String message,
                                       String defaultOption,
                                       String secondOption,
                                       String thirdOption)

Runs an Alert using an ExternalWindow. title is the Alert's title and message is the message that should be displayed. defaultOption, secondOption and thirdOption are the Alert's Button titles. If secondOption or thirdOption are null, their Buttons will not appear. Returns the Button the user clicked. This method does not return until the user clicks a Button.

runAlertInternally

  public static int runAlertInternally(Image image,
                                       String title,
                                       String message,
                                       String defaultOption,
                                       String secondOption,
                                       String thirdOption)

Runs an alert using an InternalWindow. image is the Image displayed near the title. title is the Alert's title and message is the message that should be displayed. defaultOption, secondOption and thirdOption are the Alert's Button titles. If secondOption or thirdOption are null, their Buttons will not appear. Returns the Button the user clicked. This method does not return until the user clicks a Button.

runAlertExternally

  public static int runAlertExternally(Image image,
                                       String title,
                                       String message,
                                       String defaultOption,
                                       String secondOption,
                                       String thirdOption)

Runs an Alert using an ExternalWindow. image is the Image displayed near the title. title is the Alert's title and message is the message that should be displayed. defaultOption, secondOption and thirdOption are the Alert's Button titles. If secondOption or thirdOption are null, their Buttons will not appear. Returns the Button the user clicked. This method does not return until the user clicks a Button.

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