JFileChooser.getTypeDescription(File f) has the following syntax.
public String getTypeDescription(File f)
In the following code shows how to use JFileChooser.getTypeDescription(File f) method.
/* www . j a v a 2 s . co m*/ import java.io.File; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) { JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(); File file = new File("filename.txt"); String fileTypeName = chooser.getTypeDescription(file); } }