JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION from a tabbedPane

Question

Hello all,
A simple yet frustrating problem. I need to have certain actions run when the open button on the JFileChooser is clicked. All very simple if the chooser is created as a dialig box with
int returnVal=fc.showOpenDialog(null);
if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
etc etc.
However this will not work for a JFileChooser placed permentantly on a JTabbedPane. Does anyone know how else i can utilise the OPEN button when the fileChooser is not a dialog?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Maybe you can get some ideas from this:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.beans.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class FileChooserTest
    public static void main(String[] args)
        final JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser(".");
        fileChooser.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                String s = e.toString();
                int start = s.indexOf("returnValue=");
                int end = s.substring(start).indexOf(",");
                String retVal = s.substring(start + 12, start + end);
                System.out.println("retVal = " + retVal);
                if(retVal.equals("APPROVE_OPTION"))
                    System.out.println("selectedFile = " + fileChooser.getSelectedFile());
                else
                    System.out.println("s = " + s);
                if(s.indexOf("APPROVE_OPTION") != -1)
                    System.out.println("APPROVE_OPTION");
        fileChooser.addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener()
            public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent e)
                System.out.println(e.getPropertyName());
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.add(fileChooser);
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.getContentPane().add(panel);
        f.pack();
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
}