Problem using JFileChooser to select a destination directory

Question

If you set JFileChooser to DIRECTORIES_ONLY, a user has to single click on the desired directory and click on the approveButton. This works just fine - you get the user's desired directory using getSelectedFile().
e.g. /home/joeuser/docs
But if the user double-clicks on their desired directory (a common user practice), the directory is opened AND the directory name is stuck in the File Name: field. If they now click on the approveButton, the returned selected directory is the user's desired directory PLUS the name of the directory again. Not what the user intended.
e.g. /home/joeuser/docs/docs
Now, when you keep the File Name: field from being filled in when the user double-clicks on a directory, you have encounter another problem. The approveButton will not activate unless there is something in the File Name: field!
Does anybody have a solution for the approveButton working with an empty File Name: field?
Thanks,
Scott

Answer 1

I had the same problem. Gave up with JFileChooser and made a directory chooser that only display the diectory structure in a JTree and no file stuff at all.
Source: http://www.msticky.freeserve.co.uk/JDialog_directoryChooser.java
to use it; String selectedDirPath=JDialog_directoryChooser.choose(stringTitle, stringInitialSelectedPath)
returns the selected directory path or null if none selected.
To make it work alone you'll need to remove my RRException class. If you want to see it in use first download noname.jar from http://www.msticky.freeserve.co.uk
ps. my site needs testing
thanks, sticky