public int constCheckBox(String labelTxt, String footerTxt, String chkBoxTxt[]) {

                chkBoxes = new JCheckBox[chkBoxTxt.length];

                //Ask which data we should show
                //This is the panel that everything goes into
                JPanel panel = new JPanel();
                panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                //This is the panel that contains the banner
                JPanel bannerPanel = new JPanel();
                bannerPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
                //This is the panel that contains the checkboxes. We're using a grid here for an even
                //number of checkboxes only. Any other type we may want to use something other than a grid
                JPanel chkboxPanel = new JPanel();
                chkboxPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,3));
                //This is the panel that contains the footer
                JPanel footerPanel = new JPanel();
                footerPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

                //Build the dialog box...
                //Include instructions in a label and format that label
                JLabel askLabel = new JLabel(labelTxt, SwingConstants.CENTER);
                askLabel.setForeground(Color.black);
                askLabel.setOpaque(true);
                bannerPanel.add(askLabel,BorderLayout.NORTH);

                //Start defining checkboxes
                for (int i = 0;i < chkBoxTxt.length; i++) {
                        chkBoxes[i] = new JCheckBox (chkBoxTxt[i],false);
                        chkboxPanel.add(chkBoxes[i]);
                }

                //Include the footer text in a label and format that label
                JLabel askFooter = new JLabel(footerTxt, SwingConstants.CENTER);
                askFooter.setForeground(Color.black);
                askFooter.setOpaque(true);
                footerPanel.add(askFooter);

                //add the bannerPanel and chkboxPanels to the main panel
                panel.add(bannerPanel,BorderLayout.NORTH);
                panel.add(chkboxPanel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
                panel.add(footerPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);

                //Determine which button was clicked...
                int answer = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, panel,"Choose Data",JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
                        JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
                return answer;
        }