Getting the File-Type Icon of a File

     

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    File file = new File("filename.txt");
    Icon icon = chooser.getIcon(file);

    JLabel label = new JLabel("" + file);
    label.setIcon(icon);
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.getContentPane().add(label, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

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