java.awt
Class FileDialog

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          java.awt.Window
              java.awt.Dialog
                  java.awt.FileDialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible

public class FileDialog
extends Dialog

The FileDialog class displays a dialog window from which the user can select a file.

Since it is a modal dialog, when the application calls its show method to display the dialog, it blocks the rest of the application until the user has chosen a file.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Window.show(), Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

 

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Dialog
Dialog.AccessibleAWTDialog

 

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Window
Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

 

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container
Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

 

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component
Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

 

Field Summary
static int	LOAD           This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file from which to read.
static int	SAVE           This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file to which to write.

 

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

 

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

 

Constructor Summary
FileDialog(Dialog parent)           Creates a file dialog for loading a file.
FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title)           Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.
FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title, int mode)           Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.
FileDialog(Frame parent)           Creates a file dialog for loading a file.
FileDialog(Frame parent, String title)           Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.
FileDialog(Frame parent, String title, int mode)           Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

 

Method Summary
void	addNotify()           Creates the file dialog's peer.
String	getDirectory()           Gets the directory of this file dialog.
String	getFile()           Gets the selected file of this file dialog.
FilenameFilter	getFilenameFilter()           Determines this file dialog's filename filter.
int	getMode()           Indicates whether this file dialog box is for loading from a file or for saving to a file.
protected  String	paramString()           Returns a string representing the state of this FileDialog window.
void	setDirectory(String dir)           Sets the directory of this file dialog window to be the specified directory.
void	setFile(String file)           Sets the selected file for this file dialog window to be the specified file.
void	setFilenameFilter(FilenameFilter filter)           Sets the filename filter for this file dialog window to the specified filter.
void	setMode(int mode)           Sets the mode of the file dialog.

 

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Dialog
getAccessibleContext, getTitle, hide, isModal, isResizable, isUndecorated, setModal, setResizable, setTitle, setUndecorated, show

 

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addWindowFocusListener, addWindowListener, addWindowStateListener, applyResourceBundle, applyResourceBundle, createBufferStrategy, createBufferStrategy, dispose, finalize, getBufferStrategy, getFocusableWindowState, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusOwner, getFocusTraversalKeys, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getListeners, getLocale, getMostRecentFocusOwner, getOwnedWindows, getOwner, getToolkit, getWarningString, getWindowFocusListeners, getWindowListeners, getWindowStateListeners, isActive, isAlwaysOnTop, isFocusableWindow, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocused, isLocationByPlatform, isShowing, pack, postEvent, processEvent, processWindowEvent, processWindowFocusEvent, processWindowStateEvent, removeWindowFocusListener, removeWindowListener, removeWindowStateListener, setAlwaysOnTop, setBounds, setCursor, setFocusableWindowState, setFocusCycleRoot, setLocationByPlatform, setLocationRelativeTo, toBack, toFront

 

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getMousePosition, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setComponentZOrder, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setFont, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, update, validate, validateTree

 

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isPreferredSizeSet, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

LOAD

public static final int LOAD

This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file from which to read.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

SAVE

public static final int SAVE

This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file to which to write.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Frame parent)

Creates a file dialog for loading a file. The title of the file dialog is initially empty. This is a convenience method for FileDialog(parent, "", LOAD).

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

Since:

JDK1.1

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Frame parent,
                  String title)

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file. The files shown are those in the current directory. This is a convenience method for FileDialog(parent, title, LOAD).

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the dialog

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Frame parent,
                  String title,
                  int mode)

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

If the value of mode is LOAD, then the file dialog is finding a file to read, and the files shown are those in the current directory. If the value of mode is SAVE, the file dialog is finding a place to write a file.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the dialog

mode - the mode of the dialog; either FileDialog.LOAD or FileDialog.SAVE

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an illegal file dialog mode is supplied

See Also:

LOAD, SAVE

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Dialog parent)

Creates a file dialog for loading a file. The title of the file dialog is initially empty. This is a convenience method for FileDialog(parent, "", LOAD).

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the parent's GraphicsConfiguration is not from a screen device;

IllegalArgumentException - if parent is null; this exception is always thrown when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless returns true

Since:

1.5

See Also:

GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Dialog parent,
                  String title)

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file. The files shown are those in the current directory. This is a convenience method for FileDialog(parent, title, LOAD).

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the dialog; a null value will be accepted without causing a NullPointerException to be thrown

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the parent's GraphicsConfiguration is not from a screen device;

IllegalArgumentException - if parent is null; this exception is always thrown when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless returns true

Since:

1.5

See Also:

GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Dialog parent,
                  String title,
                  int mode)

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

If the value of mode is LOAD, then the file dialog is finding a file to read, and the files shown are those in the current directory. If the value of mode is SAVE, the file dialog is finding a place to write a file.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the dialog; a null value will be accepted without causing a NullPointerException to be thrown

mode - the mode of the dialog; either FileDialog.LOAD or FileDialog.SAVE

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an illegal file dialog mode is supplied;

IllegalArgumentException - if the parent's GraphicsConfiguration is not from a screen device;

IllegalArgumentException - if parent is null; this exception is always thrown when GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless returns true

Since:

1.5

See Also:

GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless(), LOAD, SAVE

addNotify

public void addNotify()

Creates the file dialog's peer. The peer allows us to change the look of the file dialog without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Dialog

See Also:

Component.isDisplayable(), Container.removeNotify()

getMode

public int getMode()

Indicates whether this file dialog box is for loading from a file or for saving to a file.

Returns:

the mode of this file dialog window, either FileDialog.LOAD or FileDialog.SAVE

See Also:

LOAD, SAVE, setMode(int)

setMode

public void setMode(int mode)

Sets the mode of the file dialog. If mode is not a legal value, an exception will be thrown and mode will not be set.

Parameters:

mode - the mode for this file dialog, either FileDialog.LOAD or FileDialog.SAVE

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an illegal file dialog mode is supplied

Since:

JDK1.1

See Also:

LOAD, SAVE, getMode()

getDirectory

public String getDirectory()

Gets the directory of this file dialog.

Returns:

the (potentially null or invalid) directory of this FileDialog

See Also:

setDirectory(java.lang.String)

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(String dir)

Sets the directory of this file dialog window to be the specified directory. Specifying a null or an invalid directory implies an implementation-defined default. This default will not be realized, however, until the user has selected a file. Until this point, getDirectory() will return the value passed into this method.

Specifying "" as the directory is exactly equivalent to specifying null as the directory.

Parameters:

dir - the specified directory

See Also:

getDirectory()

getFile

public String getFile()

Gets the selected file of this file dialog. If the user selected CANCEL, the returned file is null.

Returns:

the currently selected file of this file dialog window, or null if none is selected

See Also:

setFile(java.lang.String)

setFile

public void setFile(String file)

Sets the selected file for this file dialog window to be the specified file. This file becomes the default file if it is set before the file dialog window is first shown.

Specifying "" as the file is exactly equivalent to specifying null as the file.

Parameters:

file - the file being set

See Also:

getFile()

getFilenameFilter

public FilenameFilter getFilenameFilter()

Determines this file dialog's filename filter. A filename filter allows the user to specify which files appear in the file dialog window. Filename filters do not function in Sun's reference implementation for Microsoft Windows.

Returns:

this file dialog's filename filter

See Also:

FilenameFilter, setFilenameFilter(java.io.FilenameFilter)

setFilenameFilter

public void setFilenameFilter(FilenameFilter filter)

Sets the filename filter for this file dialog window to the specified filter. Filename filters do not function in Sun's reference implementation for Microsoft Windows.

Parameters:

filter - the specified filter

See Also:

FilenameFilter, getFilenameFilter()

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representing the state of this FileDialog window. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

paramString in class Dialog

Returns:

the parameter string of this file dialog window