Disabling JFileChooser's rename and create new folder options

Question

Thanx in advance.
Can anybody guide me as to how to disable the following in JFileChooser :
1. tool bar buttons where the user can create a new folder.
2. Renaming a file
regards,
Vikas

Answer 1

Ok, ok, here's the code. Again, don't use if you don't absolutely have to.
Use at your own risk. This is just an example. No guarantees given. Etc, etc.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.beans.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.*;
public class ReadOnlyFileChooser extends JFileChooser {
    BasicFileChooserUI ui;
    public ReadOnlyFileChooser(String path) {
     super(path);
     if (System.getProperty("java.version").startsWith("1.4") &&
         getUI() instanceof BasicFileChooserUI) {
         ui = (BasicFileChooserUI)getUI();
         // Disable "New Folder" button
         ui.getNewFolderAction().setEnabled(false);
         addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
          public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent ev) {
              if (ev.getPropertyName() == JFileChooser.DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY) {
               SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                   public void run() {
                    ui.getNewFolderAction().setEnabled(false);
         String className = ui.getClass().getName();
         if (className.equals("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI") ||
          className.equals("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsFileChooserUI")) {
          // Disable editing (file renaming) in JList
          JList list = (JList)findByClass(this, JList.class);
          MouseListener[] listeners = list.getMouseListeners();
          for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
              className = listeners.getClass().getName();
          if (className.endsWith("FileChooserUI$SingleClickListener")) {
               list.removeMouseListener(listeners[i]);
               break;
          // Disable editing (file renaming) in JTable
          JToggleButton detailsViewButton = findDetailsViewButton(this);
          detailsViewButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
          boolean done = false;
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev) {
               if (!done && ((JToggleButton)ev.getSource()).isSelected()) {
               SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                    public void run() {
                    JTable table =
                         (JTable)findByClass(ReadOnlyFileChooser.this,
                                   JTable.class);
                    if (table != null) {
                         TableColumn column =
                         table.getColumnModel().getColumn(0);
                         column.setCellEditor(null);
               done = true;
private static Component findByClass(Component comp, Class cls) {
     if (cls.isInstance(comp)) {
     return comp;
     } else if (comp instanceof Container) {
     Component[] comps = ((Container)comp).getComponents();
     for (int i = 0; i < comps.length; i++) {
          Component c = findByClass(comps[i], cls);
          if (c != null) {
          return c;
     return null;
private static JToggleButton findDetailsViewButton(Component comp) {
     Icon detailsViewIcon = UIManager.getIcon("FileChooser.detailsViewIcon");
     if (comp instanceof JToggleButton &&
     ((JToggleButton)comp).getIcon() == detailsViewIcon) {
     return (JToggleButton)comp;
     } else if (comp instanceof Container) {
     Component[] comps = ((Container)comp).getComponents();
     for (int i = 0; i < comps.length; i++) {
          JToggleButton button = findDetailsViewButton(comps[i]);
          if (button != null) {
          return button;
     return null;
public static void main(String[] args) {
     new ReadOnlyFileChooser(null).showOpenDialog(null);
     System.exit(0);