Print my switch to a dialog box

[atrix415]

I am trying to print this to a dialog box. The code prints to console and prints, 1,2,3,4....12 to the dialog box. Can someone give me some advice on printing to a dialog box the verses to the dialog?

import javax.swing.*; // program uses class JOptionPane

public class TwelveDays
{
// main method begins execution of Java application
public static void main( String args[] )
{

int day = 1;
String verse = "";

for (day = 1; day <= 12; day++) {

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, verse);


switch(day)
{
case 1:
System.out.println ("On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me:" );

case 2:
System.out.println ("On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");

case 3:
System.out.println ("On the thrid day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 4:
System.out.println ("On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 5:
System.out.println ("On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 6:
System.out.println ("On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 7:
System.out.println ("On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 8:
System.out.println ("On the eigth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 9:
System.out.println ("On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 10:
System.out.println ("On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 11:
System.out.println ("On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;
case 12:
System.out.println ("On the twelveth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:");
break;

}


switch(day)
{
case 12:
verse += "12 Drummers Drumming";
case 11:
verse += "Eleven Pipers Piping";
case 10:
verse += "Ten Lords a Leaping";
case 9:
verse += "Nine Ladies Dancing";
case 8:
verse += "Eight Maids a Milking";
case 7:
verse += "Seven Swans a Swimming";
case 6:
verse += "Six Geese a Laying";
case 5:
verse += "Five Golden Rings";
case 4:
verse += "Four Calling Birds";
case 3:
verse += "Three French Hens";
case 2:
verse += "Two Turtle Doves";
case 1:
verse += "a Partridge in a Pear Tree";
break;

}

}

} // end method main

} // end class twelveDays

[pjade]

to print to a dialog have a class extending the JDialog Class e.g

public MyClass extends JDialog{
private JTextArea display = new JTextArea(70,70);
public MyClass(){
..............................................
add(display);
...................................
}
}

A JTextArea object would be hand for it allows one to append text as follows

JTextArea display = new JTextArea(40,40);
display.append( sometext );

[atrix415]

I am using Verse+= part to help me append to a dialog box with Joption.pane. But I cannot get the verse in.

[peter_budo]

you missing break after most cases in your switch statement

[masijade]

He wants that, because the song goes

On the twelveth Day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
12 Drmmers Drumming
11 Pipers Piping
10 .....

[masijade]

@OP

Make a Dialog with a Label (or JTextPane would probably be better), then in the first switch you want to use component.setText("string") . Then, everyplace else you should add text, you want to use component.setText(component.getText() + "string") .

Give that a try, then, if you have problems, come back and post that code, and we will see if we can help you further.

Also, don't forget to add a "\n" to the end of each of those Strings (although I don't believe a Label honors those, but a "
" would work in a Label). Then, maybe, add a short sleep after each text block (if you want to introduce a little pause between each line for effect).