Setting an Accessory Component in a JFileChooser Dialog : JavaBeans « Development « Java Tutorial






import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    chooser.setAccessory(new MyAccessory(chooser));
    chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
  }
}
class MyAccessory extends JComponent implements PropertyChangeListener {
  public MyAccessory(JFileChooser chooser) {
    chooser.addPropertyChangeListener(this);
    setPreferredSize(new Dimension(50, 50));
  }
  public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
    if (JFileChooser.SELECTED_FILE_CHANGED_PROPERTY.equals(evt.getPropertyName())) {
      JFileChooser chooser = (JFileChooser) evt.getSource();
      // Get the new selected file
      File newFile = (File) evt.getNewValue();
      repaint();
    }
  }
  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    // Paint a preview of the selected file
  }
}








6.56.JavaBeans
6.56.1.Listening for Changes to the Selected File in a JFileChooser Dialog
6.56.2.Get a list of selected files
6.56.3.Listening for Changes to the Current Directory in a JFileChooser Dialog
6.56.4.Displaying the Current Directory in the Title of a JFileChooser Dialog
6.56.5.Setting an Accessory Component in a JFileChooser Dialog
6.56.6.Convert a bean to XML persistence
6.56.7.Listen for bean's property change event
6.56.8.List property names of a Bean
6.56.9.Prevent bean's property being serialized to XML
6.56.10.Create an instance a Bean
6.56.11.Convert an XML persistence to bean
6.56.12.Determine bean's property type
6.56.13.Listen for a constrained property change
6.56.14.Bean has a single property called property.
6.56.15.Implementing a Bound Property
6.56.16.Implementing a Constrained Property: fires a PropertyChangeEvent whenever its value is about to be changed.
6.56.17.Instantiating a Bean
6.56.18.Listing the Property Names of a Bean
6.56.19.Getting and Setting a Property of a Bean
6.56.20.Get and set the value of a property in a bean using Expression and Statement
6.56.21.Get and set an Object type property
6.56.22.gets and sets a primitive type property
6.56.23.gets and sets an array type property
6.56.24.Serializing a Bean to XML: XMLEncoder only persists the value of public properties.
6.56.25.Deserializing a Bean from XML
6.56.26.Preventing a Bean Property from Being Serialized to XML
6.56.27.Serializing an Immutable Bean Property to XML
6.56.28.Listening for a Property Change Event: A property change event is fired when a bound property is changed.
6.56.29.Listening for a Vetoable Property Change Event
6.56.30.Read bean's property value
6.56.31.extends SimpleBeanInfo
6.56.32.Get and set properties on a bean
6.56.33.Process bean properties getter by applying the JavaBean naming conventions.
6.56.34.Is JavaBean Compliant Setter
6.56.35.Constructs a method name from element's bean name for a given prefix
6.56.36.Returns attribute's setter method. If the method not found then NoSuchMethodException will be thrown.