JFileChooser.rescanCurrentDirectory() has the following syntax.
public void rescanCurrentDirectory()
In the following code shows how to use JFileChooser.rescanCurrentDirectory() method.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; //from w w w . j av a2 s . c o m import javax.swing.JFileChooser; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main{ public static void main(String[] a) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("JFileChooser Popup"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser("."); fileChooser.rescanCurrentDirectory(); frame.add(fileChooser, BorderLayout.CENTER); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }