Java JFileChooser chooseFile()

Description

Chooses the file which is examined via a simple folder browser Dialog

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
Does	not need any to begin with.

Return

: string for file path

Declaration

public static String chooseFile() throws FileNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Main {
    /**//  www . j  a  v  a  2  s . com
     * Chooses the file which is examined via a simple folder browser Dialog
     * 
     * @param Does
     *            not need any to begin with.
     * @return: string for file path
     */

    public static String chooseFile() throws FileNotFoundException {
        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;
        }
        return null;

    }
}

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