Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.io.File; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class JFileChooserTest { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true); JFrame frame = new JFrame("JComboBox Test"); frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JButton button = new JButton("Select File"); button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(); int returnValue = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null); if (returnValue == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { File selectedFile = fileChooser.getSelectedFile(); System.out.println(selectedFile.getName()); } } }); frame.add(button); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }