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 "<BR>" 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).