Prevent JOptionPane from being "closed" by clicking anywhere else

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I'm currently programming a little Java game and I use the JOptionPane class to alert the user if an IOException is thrown. I'd like to know how to prevent the option pane from being "closed" by clicking anywhere else, e.g. on the desktop, because it actually doesn't end the Java process.

Clicking anywhere else brings that window to the front and gives it focus. The JOptionPane is still present, just hidden behind the front window. This is operating system behavior, and there's nothing you can do about it. — Gilbert Le Blanc, May 08 '16 at 15:17
Uh, thanks @GilbertLeBlanc but how do I find the JOptionPane to close it then? — Algorythmis, May 08 '16 at 15:21
Even when I close everything, the JOptionPane isn't visible anywhere. But still thanks. — Algorythmis, May 08 '16 at 15:26
Does the option pane have a 'parent/owner'? Never mind.. For better help sooner, post a [MCVE] or [Short, Self Contained, Correct Example](http://www.sscce.org/). That will answer my question as well. — Andrew Thompson, May 08 '16 at 15:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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If you want to have you window always visible (regardless of the other windows) there is an option called alwaysOnTop, when you set that to true, the host OS will try to honour that directive displaying the window always.

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