Java GUI application

Question

I am working on a Java graphical interface (Swing , AWT) . The data entry in my application is supposed to be done via a JFrame. In fact I have 10 entities that necessitate 10 JFrames. I used a for loop but JFrames don't seem to wait until data entry.

I used Thread.sleep() but in vain. Any help?

Here is some of my code:

for (int i=0; i < VMnumber; i++) // VMnumber : number of virtual machines to instantiate
{
    mips=0;
    frame=new VMcaracteristics(); // VMcaracteristics is a JFrame to enter VMs caracteristics
    frame.setVisible(true);
    while (!VMcaracteristicsFlag) // Current frame is still open
    {
        Thread.sleep(100);
    } // create a VM correspondent to the current frame
    vm = new Vm(vmid, brokerId, mips, pesNumber, ram, bw, size, vmm, new CloudletSchedulerTimeShared());
    vmlist.add(vm);
}

Answer 1

You are looking for JOptionPane.

String data = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
    null, //parent window
    "Hi! Enter some data, please:", //text
    "Input", //title
    JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE //icon?
);

Explore the documentation to find the best method for your needs.

Edit: JOptionPane actually blocks, so you can loop:

String[] data = new String[10];
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    data[i] = JOptionPane.showXXX(...);
}