JFileChooser selected file

Question

from my code below, the File Name in the dialog/file selection window defaults to the file but once I click on to a directory to change directory the File Name changed to the directory name. How do I set the filechooser to not change the File Name if a directory is clicked? Thanks, jude
File fileSelected = new File("c:\\temp\\newfile.txt");
JFileChooser filechooser = new JFileChooser();
filechooser.setDialogTitle("Save to a text file.");
filechooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
filechooser.setSelectedFile(fileSelected);
int iStatus = filechooser.showOpenDialog(null);
if (iStatus == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
     fileSelected = filechooser.getSelectedFile();
else if (iStatus == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
     return;
...

Answer 1

I have been able to get the JFileChooser to behave in a more standard way when the user uses the mouse to select files. I have still not been able to find a way to get it to work the way I want if they've typed a file in manually. Does anyone know how to get to the JTextField in the JFileChooser to read the value?
If anyone could hook me up with how to access the JTextField I'd sure be greatful!!!
Here is how I 'fixed' the traversal of folders using the mouse.
I subclassed the JFileChooser and made a local variable
private File lastSelectedFile = null;
I then registered property changed listeners in the constructor for both file selection and directory changes:
this.addPropertyChangeListener(JFileChooser.DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY,
(new PropertyChangeListener() {
public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent e) {
processDirChanged(e);
this.addPropertyChangeListener(JFileChooser.SELECTED_FILE_CHANGED_PROPERTY,
(new PropertyChangeListener() {
public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent e) {
processFileSelected(e);
Here are the propertyChangedListeners:
public void processDirChanged(PropertyChangeEvent e) {
if ( lastSelectedFile != null ) {
File newSelectedFile = new File(this.getCurrentDirectory().getPath() + File.separator + this.lastSelectedFile.getName());
this.lastSelectedFile = newSelectedFile;
this.setSelectedFile(this.lastSelectedFile);
public void processFileSelected(PropertyChangeEvent e) {
File selectedFile = this.getSelectedFile();
if ( lastSelectedFile != null && ( selectedFile == null || selectedFile.isDirectory()) ) {
this.setSelectedFile(this.lastSelectedFile);
else {
lastSelectedFile = this.getSelectedFile();
}