The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e890. Determining If the Approve or Cancel Button Was Clicked in a JFileChooser Dialog

    JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    
    // Show the dialog; wait until dialog is closed
    int result = chooser.showOpenDialog(frame);
    
    // Determine which button was clicked to close the dialog
    switch (result) {
      case JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION:
        // Approve (Open or Save) was clicked
        break;
      case JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION:
        // Cancel or the close-dialog icon was clicked
        break;
      case JFileChooser.ERROR_OPTION:
        // The selection process did not complete successfully
        break;
    }

Related Examples

e887. Creating a JFileChooser Dialog
e888. Displaying Only Directories in a File Chooser Dialog
e889. Adding a Filter to a File Chooser Dialog
e891. Getting and Setting the Current Directory of a JFileChooser Dialog
e892. Getting and Setting the Selected File of a JFileChooser Dialog
e893. Getting the File-Type Name of a File
e894. Copying the Filename Path from a JFileChooser Dialog to the Clipboard

See also: Events    Hidden Files    Icons    Layout    Selections

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