How to use JOptionPane with many options? java

Question

I was experimenting with different JOptionPane and I came across having different options in a array and then using it on JOptionPane. However I am finding it hard to use the given options, so for example, how would I use my GO back option?

  String[] options = new String[] {"Go ahead", "Go back", "Go forward", "close me"};
      int option =  JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(null, "Title", "Message", 
            JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,
            null, options, options[0]);

I have tried doing it like this but it won't work

    if (option == JOptionPane.options[1]){

    }

edit:

 switch(option){
          case 1: System.out.println("1");
              break;
          case 2: System.out.println("2");
              break;
          case 3: System.out.println("3");
              break;
          case 4: System.out.println("4");
              break;
          }

Answer 1

Why not simply

String[] options = new String[] {"Go ahead", "Go back", "Go forward", "close me"};
int option =  JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(null, "Title", "Message", 
      JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,
      null, options, options[0]);

if (option != JOptionPane.CLOSED_OPTION) {
  System.out.println(options[option]);
} else {
  System.out.println("No option selected".);
}

Note that use of an enum for the options will more easily allow use of the state or command design pattern. For example:

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class OptionPaneEgWithEnums {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      int option = JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(null, "Title", "Message",
            JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE, null,
            State.values(), State.values()[0]);
      if (option == JOptionPane.CLOSED_OPTION) {
         // user closed the JOptionPane without selecting
      } else {
         State state = State.values()[option];
         doAction(state);
         // code to do something based selected state
      }
   }

   private static void doAction(State state) {
      System.out.println("The user has selected to " + state);
   }
}

enum State {
   AHEAD("Go Ahead"), BACK("Go Back"), FORWARD("Go Forward"), CLOSE("Close Me");
   private State(String text) {
      this.text = text;
   }

   private String text;

   public String getText() {
      return text;
   }

   @Override
   public String toString() {
      return text;
   }
}