Dialog always in front

Hello,
how can I create a Dialog, that has always the focus and is always in front until it is closed.
Greetings from Cologne!
Marcel!

You want a modal dialog...see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/awt/Dialog.html
You can use a constructor that allows you to set modal to true or call setModal(true)

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