Java Utililty Methods JFileChooser

List of utility methods to do JFileChooser

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Method

FilecorrectSelectedFileExtension(JFileChooser chooser)
correct Selected File Extension 
File file = chooser.getSelectedFile();
if (file == null) {
    return null;
String name = file.getName();
String newName = name;
if (name.matches("\"[^\"]+\"")) {
    newName = name.substring(1, name.length() - 1);
...
JFileChoosercreateChooser(String lastPath, final boolean checkOverrideFile)
create Chooser 
return new JFileChooser(lastPath) {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    @Override
    public void approveSelection() {
        File f = getSelectedFile();
        if (f.exists() && checkOverrideFile) {
            int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this,
                    "\"" + f.getName() + "\" already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?", "Existing file",
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JFileChoosercreateFileChooser(File presetFile, final String... postfixes)
create File Chooser 
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
if (presetFile != null)
    fc.setSelectedFile(presetFile);
fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(postfixes == null || postfixes.length == 0);
if (postfixes == null)
    return fc;
for (final String postfix : postfixes) {
    if (postfix == null)
...
JFileChoosercreateFileChooser(String initDir)
create File Chooser 
JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(new File(initDir));
fileChooser.setFileFilter(new FileFilter() {
    @Override
    public boolean accept(File f) {
        return f.getName().endsWith(".adv.xml") || f.isDirectory();
    @Override
    public String getDescription() {
...
JFileChoosercreateFileChooser(String title, File dir, String filter)
create File Chooser 
return createFileChooser(title, dir, new String[] { filter });
JFileChoosercreateJFileChooser(String name)
Returns a new JFileChooser properly set up for Tetrad. 
if (name == null) {
    name = "Save";
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
String sessionSaveLocation = Preferences.userRoot().get("fileSaveLocation", "");
chooser.setCurrentDirectory(new File(sessionSaveLocation));
chooser.resetChoosableFileFilters();
chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES);
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JFileChoosercreateJFileChooserWithExistenceChecking()
create J File Chooser With Existence Checking 
return new JFileChooser() {
    public void approveSelection() {
        File[] files = selectedFiles(this);
        if (files.length == 0) {
            return;
        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
            if (!files[i].exists() && !files[i].isFile()) {
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JFileChoosercreateJFileChooserWithOverwritePrompting()
create J File Chooser With Overwrite Prompting 
return new JFileChooser() {
    public void approveSelection() {
        if (selectedFiles(this).length != 1) {
            return;
        File selectedFile = selectedFiles(this)[0];
        if (selectedFile.exists() && !selectedFile.isFile()) {
            return;
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FilecreateOpenFileChooser(String title, String dir, Component parent, FileFilter filter)
Create and open a single file chooser. 
final JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(dir);
fileChooser.setDialogTitle(title);
fileChooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
fileChooser.setDialogType(JFileChooser.OPEN_DIALOG);
fileChooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(false);
fileChooser.setFileFilter(filter);
final int approve = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(parent);
if (approve == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
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JFileChoosercreateReportFileChooser(String curDir, File defaultReportFile)
create Report File Chooser 
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser(curDir);
fc.setFileFilter(new FileFilter() {
    @Override
    public boolean accept(File f) {
        String filename = f.getName();
        if (filename.endsWith(".html") || filename.endsWith(".htm") || filename.endsWith(".xhtml"))
            return true;
        return false;
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