Java file browse
In this section, you will learn how to browse a file and allows the user to choose a file.
In this section, you will learn how to browse a file and allows the user to choose a file.Java file browse
In this section, you will learn how to browse a file and allows the user to choose a file.
Description of code
GUI provide File choosers for navigating the file system, and then provide the utility to choose either file or directory from a list. The JFileChooser class opens up a file browser window and allows the user to choose a file. Here we have used this class to select the file and pass it to the File object. The method getName() of File returns the name of the file.
showOpenDialog()- This method of JFileChooser class open the dialog and allow to select the file.
getSelectedFile()- This method of JFileChooser class returns the selected file.
getName()- This method of File class returns the file name from the path.
Here is the code:
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class FileBrowser {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
File file = chooser.getSelectedFile();
String filename = file.getName();
System.out.println("You have selected: " + filename);
}
}
Through the use of JFileChooser class, you can navogate the file system and can select the file or directory of your choce.
