org.exolab.castor.builder.util

Class ConsoleDialog

java.lang.Object

org.exolab.castor.builder.util.ConsoleDialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dialog

public class ConsoleDialog
extends java.lang.Object
implements Dialog

A simple utility class to handle command line dialogs

Author:

Nathan Green, Keith Visco

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConsoleDialog() Creates a new Console Dialog

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	confirm(java.lang.String message) Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.
char	confirm(java.lang.String message, java.lang.String values) Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.
char	confirm(java.lang.String message, java.lang.String values, java.lang.String help) Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge
void	notify(java.lang.String message) Displays the given message to the user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConsoleDialog

public ConsoleDialog()

Creates a new Console Dialog

Method Detail

confirm

public boolean confirm(java.lang.String message)

Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.

Specified by:

confirm in interface Dialog

Parameters:

message - the confirmation prompt message to display

Returns:

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

confirm

public char confirm(java.lang.String message,
           java.lang.String values)

Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.

Specified by:

confirm in interface Dialog

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(java.lang.String message,
           java.lang.String values,
           java.lang.String help)

Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge

Specified by:

confirm in interface Dialog

Parameters:

message - the confirmation prompt to display

values - a list of valid characters to accept

help - a help message when the user presses '?'

Returns:

whatever character the user presses

notify

public void notify(java.lang.String message)

Displays the given message to the user. No input is returned from the user.

Specified by:

notify in interface Dialog

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user