Java JFileChooser selectFile(boolean exitOnCancel)

Description

Opens up a dialog box asking the user to select a file.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
exitOnCancel	If it should quit on cancel or not.

Return

Name of the selected file or null if nothing was selected.

Declaration

public static String selectFile(boolean exitOnCancel) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  w  ww .j ava  2  s .  c o m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2011-2016, Peter Abeles. All Rights Reserved.
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 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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import javax.swing.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Opens up a dialog box asking the user to select a file.  If the user cancels
     * it either returns null or quits the program.
     *
     * @param exitOnCancel If it should quit on cancel or not.
     * @return Name of the selected file or null if nothing was selected.
     */
    public static String selectFile(boolean exitOnCancel) {
        String fileName = null;
        JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();

        int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(null);

        if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            fileName = fc.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath();
        } else if (exitOnCancel) {
            System.exit(0);
        }

        return fileName;
    }
}

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4. selectDirectory(Component component, String name, File pathToUse)
5. selectedFiles(JFileChooser chooser)
6. selectFile(Component parent, boolean isOpen)
7. selectFile(String msg, File dir, FileFilter filterOrNull)
8. selectFileForOpen(final Component parent, final FileFilter[] fileFilters, final String title, final FileFilter[] selectedFilters, final File initFile)
9. selectNonExistingFile(Component parent, String extensionWanted)