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e900. Displaying the Current Directory in the Title of a JFileChooser Dialog

This example displays the complete path of the current directory in the title whenever the current directory changes.

    final JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
    
    // Initialize title with current directory
    File curDir = chooser.getCurrentDirectory();
    chooser.setDialogTitle(""+curDir.getAbsolutePath());
    
    // Add listener on chooser to detect changes to current directory
    chooser.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
        public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
            if (JFileChooser.DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY.equals(evt.getPropertyName())) {
                File curDir = chooser.getCurrentDirectory();
    
                chooser.setDialogTitle(""+curDir.getAbsolutePath());
            }
        }
    }) ;

Related Examples

e898. Changing the Text of the Approve Button in a JFileChooser Dialog
e899. Setting an Accessory Component in a JFileChooser Dialog

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