Change the OK Cancel string in JOptionPane

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I was wondering is it possible to change the OK Cancel Button to custom string in java? I have

JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(message, title, JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION);

Right now, the button will show "OK" and "Cancel". Is it possible to change the text for that? for example into "A" and "B" or maybe japanese text?

Thank you

So what you want is to show "Ok", "Cancel" in Japanese? – Bhesh Gurung Jan 06 '12 at 19:12 — Bhesh Gurung, Jan 06 '12 at 19:12
It doesn't have to be japanese.. but yes... – Harts Jan 06 '12 at 19:14 — Harts, Jan 06 '12 at 19:14

Bhesh Gurung · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-06T19:35:39.550

Looks like instead of JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog you are going to have to use JOptionPane.showOptionDialog, which lets you supply your own texts as an array.

Try the following:

JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(null, 
        "Do you like this answer?", 
        "Feedback", 
        JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION, 
        JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE, 
        null, 
        new String[]{"Yes I do", "No I don't"}, // this is the array
        "default");

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 06 '12 at 19:14

Look at the javadocs in the detailed class description part:
You aren't limited to this set of option buttons. You can provide any buttons you want using the options parameter.
What (options) is also described there. Anyway the default texts (i.e. OK/Cancel) are usually based on the computer locale, but for custom labels use the method described in the javadocs.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 24 '19 at 07:44

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I know this is very old question. But for future reference, we can do it by add 2 lines before showConfirmDialog:

UIManager.put("OptionPane.cancelButtonText", "Go back");
UIManager.put("OptionPane.okButtonText", "Save");

answered Nov 24 '19 at 07:44

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