Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; import javax.swing.filechooser.FileView; class JavaFileView extends FileView { Icon jarIcon = new ImageIcon("yourFile.gif"); public String getName(File file) { String filename = file.getName(); if (filename.endsWith(".java")) { String name = filename + " : " + file.length(); return name; } return null; } public String getTypeDescription(File file) { String typeDescription = null; String filename = file.getName().toLowerCase(); if (filename.endsWith(".java") || filename.endsWith(".class")) { typeDescription = "Java Source"; } return typeDescription; } public Icon getIcon(File file) { if (file.isDirectory()) { return null; } Icon icon = null; String filename = file.getName().toLowerCase(); if (filename.endsWith(".java") || filename.endsWith(".class")) { icon = jarIcon; } return icon; } } public class UsingFileView { public static void main(String[] a) { JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(); fileChooser.setFileView(new JavaFileView()); fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null); } }