Uses of Class java.awt.Dialog (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

## Uses of Class
java.awt.Dialog

- Packages that use Dialog
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.

- - ### Uses of Dialog in java.awt

    Subclasses of Dialog in java.awt
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `FileDialog` The `FileDialog` class displays a dialog window from which the user can select a file.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Dialog
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected abstract java.awt.peer.DialogPeer` | Toolkit.`createDialog(Dialog target)` Creates this toolkit's implementation of `Dialog` using the specified peer interface.

    Constructors in java.awt with parameters of type Dialog
    Constructor and Description
    `Dialog(Dialog owner)` Constructs an initially invisible, modeless `Dialog` with the specified owner `Dialog` and an empty title.
    `Dialog(Dialog owner, String title)` Constructs an initially invisible, modeless `Dialog` with the specified owner `Dialog` and title.
    `Dialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal)` Constructs an initially invisible `Dialog` with the specified owner `Dialog`, title, and modality.
    `Dialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal, GraphicsConfiguration gc)` Constructs an initially invisible `Dialog` with the specified owner `Dialog`, title, modality and `GraphicsConfiguration`.
    `FileDialog(Dialog parent)` Creates a file dialog for loading a file.
    `FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title)` Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.
    `FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title, int mode)` Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

  - ### Uses of Dialog in javax.swing

    Subclasses of Dialog in javax.swing
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `JDialog` The main class for creating a dialog window.

    Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Dialog
    Constructor and Description
    `JDialog(Dialog owner)` Creates a modeless dialog with the specified `Dialog` as its owner and an empty title.
    `JDialog(Dialog owner, boolean modal)` Creates a dialog with an empty title and the specified modality and `Dialog` as its owner.
    `JDialog(Dialog owner, String title)` Creates a modeless dialog with the specified title and with the specified owner dialog.
    `JDialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal)` Creates a dialog with the specified title, modality and the specified owner `Dialog`.
    `JDialog(Dialog owner, String title, boolean modal, GraphicsConfiguration gc)` Creates a dialog with the specified title, owner `Dialog`, modality and `GraphicsConfiguration`.

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