Java JFileChooser chooseNewFile(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory)

Description

Shows a single file chooser that accepts new files as input.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
parent	a parameter
startingDirectory	a parameter

Declaration

public static File chooseNewFile(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w . j  a  v a  2s.  c o  m
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Christopher Ritchie
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to 
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 * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or 
 * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 
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import java.awt.Component;

import java.io.File;

import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Shows a single file chooser that accepts new files as input.
     * @param parent
     * @param startingDirectory
     * @return
     */
    public static File chooseNewFile(final Component parent, final File startingDirectory) {
        JFileChooser chooser;
        if (startingDirectory != null && startingDirectory.canRead()) {
            if (startingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
                chooser = new JFileChooser(startingDirectory);
            } else {
                chooser = new JFileChooser(startingDirectory.getParentFile());
            }
        } else {
            chooser = new JFileChooser();
        }
        chooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(false);
        chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
        if (chooser.showOpenDialog(parent) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            File file = chooser.getSelectedFile();
            if (file != null) {
                return file;
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. chooseFiles()
2. chooseFiles(final Component parent)
3. chooseFiles(String title, File currentDir)
4. chooseFilesForOpen(String title, FileFilter filter, File initialDir)
5. chooseFileToRead(Component owner, FileFilter filter, File pathToNavigateTo)
6. chooseOpenFile(String dir, String fileName, String fileNameExtension, Component parent)
7. chooseSaveFile(Component parent, File defaultFile, FileFilter filter)
8. chooseSaveFile(String dir, String initialFile, String fileNameExtension, Component parent)
9. choseFile(File selectedFile, String startDir, final String description, final String extension, Component parent, boolean addExtension, boolean forLoad)