Listening for Changes to the Current Directory in a JFileChooser Dialog : JavaBeans « Development « Java Tutorial

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import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    final JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();

    chooser.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
      public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
        if (JFileChooser.DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY.equals(evt.getPropertyName())) {
          JFileChooser chooser = (JFileChooser) evt.getSource();
          File oldDir = (File) evt.getOldValue();
          File newDir = (File) evt.getNewValue();

          File curDir = chooser.getCurrentDirectory();
        }
      }
    });
  }
}