private String showCreateOrRenameDialog( final String title, final String headerText, final File parent, final String name, final NameVerifier nameVerifier) { final Alert alert = new Alert(AlertType.CONFIRMATION); alert.setTitle(title); alert.setHeaderText(headerText); final GridPane contentContainer = new GridPane(); contentContainer.setPadding(new Insets(8)); contentContainer.setHgap(8); contentContainer.setVgap(8); contentContainer.add(new Label("Parent:"), 0, 0); final TextField parentTextField = new TextField(); parentTextField.setEditable(false); parentTextField.setText(parent.getAbsolutePath()); contentContainer.add(parentTextField, 1, 0); contentContainer.add(new Label("Name:"), 0, 1); final TextField dirNameTextField = new TextField(); dirNameTextField.setText(name); GridPane.setHgrow(dirNameTextField, Priority.ALWAYS); contentContainer.add(dirNameTextField, 1, 1); final InvalidationListener updateDisableInvalidationListener = (observable) -> { final String dirName = dirNameTextField.getText(); final Node okButton = alert.getDialogPane().lookupButton(ButtonType.OK); if (isEmpty(dirName)) okButton.setDisable(true); else { final boolean nameAcceptable = nameVerifier.isNameAcceptable(dirName); okButton.setDisable(!nameAcceptable); } }; dirNameTextField.textProperty().addListener(updateDisableInvalidationListener); alert.getDialogPane().setContent(contentContainer); alert.setOnShowing( (event) -> { dirNameTextField.requestFocus(); dirNameTextField.selectAll(); updateDisableInvalidationListener.invalidated(null); }); if (alert.showAndWait().get() == ButtonType.OK) return dirNameTextField.getText(); else return null; }