Java tutorial
import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IInputValidator; import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.InputDialog; import org.eclipse.jface.window.ApplicationWindow; import org.eclipse.jface.window.Window; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; public class MainClass extends ApplicationWindow { public MainClass() { super(null); } public void run() { setBlockOnOpen(true); open(); Display.getCurrent().dispose(); } protected void configureShell(Shell shell) { super.configureShell(shell); shell.setText("Send Message"); shell.setSize(500, 400); InputDialog dlg = new InputDialog(Display.getCurrent().getActiveShell(), "", "Enter 5-8 characters", "info", new LengthValidator()); if (dlg.open() == Window.OK) { System.out.println(dlg.getValue()); } } public static void main(String[] args) { new MainClass().run(); } } class LengthValidator implements IInputValidator { public String isValid(String newText) { int len = newText.length(); if (len < 5) return "Too short"; if (len > 8) return "Too long"; return null; } }