Java JFileChooser chooseFiles(final Component parent)

Description

choose Files

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Set<File> chooseFiles(final Component parent) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* ww w.j av a2s.c o  m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Christopher Ritchie
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import java.awt.Component;

import java.io.File;

import java.util.HashSet;

import java.util.Set;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;

public class Main {
    public static Set<File> chooseFiles(final Component parent) {
        return chooseFiles(parent, null, null);
    }

    public static Set<File> chooseFiles(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory) {
        return chooseFiles(parent, startingDirectory, null);
    }

    public static Set<File> chooseFiles(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory,
            final FileFilter filter) {
        JFileChooser chooser;
        Set<File> files = new HashSet<File>();
        if (startingDirectory != null && startingDirectory.canRead()) {
            if (startingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
                chooser = new JFileChooser(startingDirectory);
            } else {
                chooser = new JFileChooser(startingDirectory.getParentFile());
            }
        } else {
            chooser = new JFileChooser();
        }
        chooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true);
        chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
        if (filter != null) {
            chooser.setFileFilter(filter);
        }
        if (chooser.showOpenDialog(parent) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            for (File file : chooser.getSelectedFiles()) {
                if (file != null && file.exists()) {
                    files.add(file);
                }
            }
        }
        return files;
    }
}

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4. chooseFile(String title)
5. chooseFiles()
6. chooseFiles(String title, File currentDir)
7. chooseFilesForOpen(String title, FileFilter filter, File initialDir)
8. chooseFileToRead(Component owner, FileFilter filter, File pathToNavigateTo)
9. chooseNewFile(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory)