The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e889. Adding a Filter to a File Chooser Dialog

    JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(new File(filename));
    fileChooser.addChoosableFileFilter(new MyFilter());
    
    // Open file dialog.
    fileChooser.showOpenDialog(frame);
    openFile(fileChooser.getSelectedFile());
    
    class MyFilter extends javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter {
        public boolean accept(File file) {
            String filename = file.getName();
            return filename.endsWith(".java");
        }
        public String getDescription() {
            return "*.java";
        }
    }

Related Examples

e887. Creating a JFileChooser Dialog
e888. Displaying Only Directories in a File Chooser Dialog
e890. Determining If the Approve or Cancel Button Was Clicked in a JFileChooser 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

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