Java JFileChooser selectNonExistingFile(Component parent, String extensionWanted)

Description

select Non Existing File

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String selectNonExistingFile(Component parent, String extensionWanted) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.awt.Component;

import java.io.*;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;

public class Main {
    private static File lastChooserPath;

    public static String selectNonExistingFile(Component parent, String extensionWanted) {
        String forReturn = null;/*from ww  w. jav a 2s.co  m*/
        final String endWith = extensionWanted;

        JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(lastChooserPath);
        chooser.setFileFilter(new FileFilter() {
            @Override
            public boolean accept(File file) {
                String filename = file.getName();
                return (filename.endsWith(endWith) || file.isDirectory());
            }

            @Override
            public String getDescription() {
                return endWith;
            }
        });
        int result = chooser.showSaveDialog(parent);
        if (result == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            try {
                lastChooserPath = chooser.getCurrentDirectory();
                forReturn = chooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        if (forReturn != null) {
            if (!forReturn.endsWith(extensionWanted)) {
                forReturn += extensionWanted;
            }
        }
        return forReturn;
    }
}

Related

1. selectedFiles(JFileChooser chooser)
2. selectFile(boolean exitOnCancel)
3. selectFile(Component parent, boolean isOpen)
4. selectFile(String msg, File dir, FileFilter filterOrNull)
5. selectFileForOpen(final Component parent, final FileFilter[] fileFilters, final String title, final FileFilter[] selectedFilters, final File initFile)
6. setCurrentDirectory(JFileChooser fileChooser, String location)
7. setFile(File file, JFileChooser chooser)
8. setFileChooserFilters(JFileChooser fileDlg, String filters, int selectIndex)
9. setSelectedFile(JFileChooser chooser, File file)