java - Displaying a Long Message with Strings and a Full Array in a Dialog Box -

so i'm working on little e-store program right bunch of basic e-store functions. have have button comes sort of 'view order' dialog box displays date/time, list of things purchased, subtotal, etc.

so here's problem. if dialog box set this:

    private void viewactionperformed(java.awt.event.actionevent evt) {       joptionpane.showmessagedialog(null, list);     } 

'list' array of items ordered, print out, want:

correct

but if add more things joptionpane code, this:

        joptionpane.showmessagedialog(null, "date: " + x.format(dnow) + "\n\n"                   + "number of line items: " + count + "\n\n"                  + "item# / id / title / price / qty / disc % / subtotal\n\n"                 + list); 

list @ end of dialogue box, this:

wrong

with highlighted part being array 'list'. want highlighted portion display in other dialogue box array. 'list' array in second code snippet underlined (netbeans) , says "array concatenated string". help? i'd post whole code it's super messy right now.

option 1:

• create jtable,
• create appropriate tablemodel it, 1 appropriate columns (i.e., item#, id, title, price, qty, disc %, subtotal),
• add data model,
• set model jtable,
• add table jscrollpane ,
• then display in joptionpane.

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quick , dirty option 2:

• use non-editable, non-focusable jtextarea,
• give font.monospaced type font
• create data table appending jtextarea true formatted text -- not tabs rather use of string.format(...)