Package org.harctoolbox.guicomponents

Class SelectFile

java.lang.Object

org.harctoolbox.guicomponents.SelectFile

public class SelectFile
extends Object

This class packs a number of file selectors.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static final void	restoreFromString(String string)
static final String	saveString()
static File	selectFile(Component parent, String title, String defaultdir, boolean save, boolean showHiddenFiles, int mode, String[]... filetypes)	Encapsulates a file selector.
static File	selectFile(Component parent, String title, String defaultdir, boolean save, boolean showHiddenFiles, int mode, String fileTypeDesc, String extension)
static File	selectFile(Component parent, String title, String defaultdir, boolean save, boolean showHiddenFiles, String fileTypeDesc, String extension)	Version of the file selector with exactly one file extension.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

saveString

public static final String saveString()

restoreFromString

public static final void restoreFromString(String string)

selectFile

public static File selectFile(Component parent,
 String title,
 String defaultdir,
 boolean save,
 boolean showHiddenFiles,
 String fileTypeDesc,
 String extension)

Version of the file selector with exactly one file extension.

Parameters:

parent -

title -

save -

defaultdir -

showHiddenFiles -

extension -

fileTypeDesc -

Returns:

Selected File, or null.

selectFile

public static File selectFile(Component parent,
 String title,
 String defaultdir,
 boolean save,
 boolean showHiddenFiles,
 int mode,
 String fileTypeDesc,
 String extension)

selectFile

public static File selectFile(Component parent,
 String title,
 String defaultdir,
 boolean save,
 boolean showHiddenFiles,
 int mode,
 String[]... filetypes)

Encapsulates a file selector. The finally selected direcory will be remembered, and used as initial directory for subsequent invocations with the same title.

Parameters:

parent - Component, to which the popup will be positioned.

title - Title of the popup. Also identifies the file selector.

save - True iff the file is to be written.

defaultdir - Default direcory if not stored in the class' static memory.

showHiddenFiles - If true show also "hidden files".

mode - the type of files to be displayed: JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY, JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY, JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES.

filetypes - Variable number of file extensions, as pair of strings.

Returns:

Selected File, or null.