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| From | Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Object message? |
| Date | 2012-10-08 16:13 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <k4vc5f$5ht$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <9621cdc5-4aa4-4057-894f-93ef69915871@googlegroups.com> |
On 10/8/2012 3:52 PM, bob smith wrote:
> Can someone tell me why "message" is an Object here in javax.swing.JOptionPane?
Um, er, have you considered reading the class' Javadoc?
"A descriptive message to be placed in the dialog box.
In the most common usage, message is just a String or
String constant. However, the type of this parameter
is actually Object. Its interpretation depends on its
type: [...]"
> Why isn't it a String?
So it can be something other than a String, of course.
--
Eric Sosman
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid
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