Java Utililty Methods JFileChooser

List of utility methods to do JFileChooser

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The list of methods to do JFileChooser are organized into topic(s).

Method

FileaskForFile(String title, File rootDir)
ask For File 
JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser(rootDir);
jfc.setDialogTitle(title);
int action = jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
if (action == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION)
    return null;
return jfc.getSelectedFile();
File[]askForFiles(File rootDir)
ask For Files 
JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser(rootDir);
jfc.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);
int action = jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
if (action == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION)
    return null;
return jfc.getSelectedFiles();
FileaskForFolder(File rootDir)
ask For Folder 
JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser(rootDir);
jfc.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
int action = jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
if (action == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION)
    return null;
return jfc.getSelectedFile();
StringaskUserForFileURL(Component aParent, boolean bOpen)
helper to get a file URL selected by user This method doesn't show any API concepts... 
String sFileURL = null;
int nDecision = JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION;
JFileChooser aChooser = null;
if (maLastDir == null)
    aChooser = new JFileChooser();
else
    aChooser = new JFileChooser(maLastDir);
if (bOpen)
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voidbrowseFileForList(DefaultListModel listModel, JFileChooser fileChooser, Component parent)
Uses the fileChooser to browse a (not further filtered) file and put the path into the list(-model) 
fileChooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);
int returnVal = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(parent);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
    for (File file : fileChooser.getSelectedFiles()) {
        listModel.addElement(file.getAbsolutePath());
FilechooseDirectory(Component parentComponent, File directory, String title)
choose Directory 
final JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(directory.getParentFile());
fileChooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES);
fileChooser.setSelectedFile(directory);
fileChooser.setDialogTitle(title);
if (fileChooser.showSaveDialog(parentComponent) != JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
    return null;
return fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
...
FilechooseDirectory(String name, final String desc, File curdir)
A directory-chooser for choosing directories (when file-selecting should be restricted). 
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setDialogTitle(name);
fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false);
fc.setCurrentDirectory(curdir);
fc.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
fc.setFileFilter(new FileFilter() {
    @Override
    public boolean accept(File f) {
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FilechooseFile()
choose File 
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
File f = null;
FileNameExtensionFilter filter = new FileNameExtensionFilter("Audio Files", "wav", "mp3", "flac");
int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(new JFrame(""));
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
    f = chooser.getSelectedFile();
    System.out.println("You chose to open this file: " + f.getName());
return f;
StringchooseFile()
Chooses the file which is examined via a simple folder browser Dialog 
JFileChooser j = new JFileChooser();
j.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
j.showOpenDialog(j);
if (j.getSelectedFile() == null) {
    System.out.println("No file was chosen");
} else {
    String file = j.getSelectedFile().getPath();
    return file;
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FilechooseFile(Component p, String message, boolean toOpen, int fileType)
Ask the user to provide a file or directory 
JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser();
jfc.setDialogTitle("Selecciona " + message);
jfc.setFileSelectionMode(fileType);
File f = null;
while (f == null) {
    int rc = (toOpen ? jfc.showOpenDialog(p) : jfc.showSaveDialog(p));
    if (rc == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
        f = null;
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