Interface Dialog

All Known Implementing Classes:
ConsoleDialog
public interface Dialog
A simple utility class to handle user interaction.
Author:
Nathan Green, Keith Visco

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    confirm(String message)
    Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.
    char
    confirm(String message, String values)
    Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given message.
    char
    confirm(String message, String values, String help)
    Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.
    void
    notify(String message)
    Simply displays a message to the user, no input is returned from the user.

  • Method Details

    • confirm

      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

      char confirm(String message, String values)
      Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given message.
      Parameters:
      message - the confirmation prompt to display
      values - a list of valid characters to accept
      Returns:
      whatever character the user presses

    • confirm

      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

      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