How to display the file status in the status bar?

Question

Hi all,
Can anyone tell me how to display the file status in the status bar?
The file status can consists: the type of the file, the size of the file etc..
thanx alot..

Answer 1

    class StatusBar extends JComponent {
          JLabel l = new JLabel("ready");
        public StatusBar() {
              super();
              setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
              add(l);
          public void setText( String prompt ) {
               l.setText(prompt);
               setVisible( true );
        public void paint(Graphics g) {
              super.paint(g);
    }