JFileChooser "File Name" field

Hi,
I am trying to use a JFileChooser as a component within a JDialog, and everything works fine, except that I do not understand how I can get the value of a filename typed into the "File Name:" field on the form. I've read the "JFileChooser" Java doco about five times and I can't see anything that would give me access to this field. GetName() appears to be a red herring.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks,
Tim

Thanks for your swift reply.
Unfortunately perhaps I wasn't quite clear - I have added the JFileChooser as a component to a JDialog, not run it standalone via showDialog() or similar.
I am trying to get the user to select a directory and type a file name that a new file can be saved into.
Here is the code that displays the chooser:
   private JPanel saveFilePnl(String folder)
      JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
      panel.add(new JLabel("<html>Select the folder to save the new sequence into,<br>" +
                           "and type in an appropriate File Name:<br>"),"North");
      saveFileChooser.setCurrentDirectory(new File(folder));
      SimpleFileFilter filter = new SimpleFileFilter("xml", "Nucleotide Sequences");
      saveFileChooser.setFileFilter(filter);
      saveFileChooser.setControlButtonsAreShown(false);
      saveFileChooser.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder
                            (BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(),
                             BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(8,8,8,8) ));
      panel.add(saveFileChooser, "Center");
      return panel;
}This panel is added to a card on a CardLayout JDialog. After the user selects a folder and types in a filename I want to verify that they have done so before moving on to the next card. So I need to ensure that there is a name in the "File Name:" field on the chooser.
Thanks,
Tim

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