public int getFreeGensDialog() { String numGensStr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( uacalc, "Number of generators?", "Free Algebra", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE); if (numGensStr == null) return -1; int gens = -1; boolean gensOk = true; try { gens = Integer.parseInt(numGensStr); } catch (NumberFormatException e) { gensOk = false; } if (!gensOk || gens <= 0) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( this, "<html>The number of generators must be positive.<br>" + "Try again.</html>", "Number format error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE); return -1; } return gens; }