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  1. Java
  2. Swing JFC
  3. File Chooser

Getting the File-Type Name of a File

     
import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    File file = new File("filename.txt");
    String fileTypeName = chooser.getTypeDescription(file);
  }
}








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