Try this simple class for customizing a dialog to your liking:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JRootPane;
public class CustomDialog
{
private List<JComponent> components;
private String title;
private int messageType;
private JRootPane rootPane;
private String[] options;
private int optionIndex;
public CustomDialog()
{
components = new ArrayList<>();
setTitle("Custom dialog");
setMessageType(JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
setRootPane(null);
setOptions(new String[] { "OK", "Cancel" });
setOptionSelection(0);
}
public void setTitle(String title)
{
this.title = title;
}
public void setMessageType(int messageType)
{
this.messageType = messageType;
}
public void addComponent(JComponent component)
{
components.add(component);
}
public void addMessageText(String messageText)
{
JLabel label = new JLabel("<html>" + messageText + "</html>");
components.add(label);
}
public void setRootPane(JRootPane rootPane)
{
this.rootPane = rootPane;
}
public void setOptions(String[] options)
{
this.options = options;
}
public void setOptionSelection(int optionIndex)
{
this.optionIndex = optionIndex;
}
public int show()
{
int optionType = JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION;
Object optionSelection = null;
if(options.length != 0)
{
optionSelection = options[optionIndex];
}
int selection = JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(rootPane,
components.toArray(), title, optionType, messageType, null,
options, optionSelection);
return selection;
}
public static String getLineBreak()
{
return "<br>";
}
}