To select a file path?

Question

Hi all!
Currently I want to allow user to select the file path using those file dialog like JFileChooser/FileDialog... So that there's an input field that accepts a file name... Then another text field which will display the path that the user chose... I need to do that separately to write a .wav file... How do I do it?
I tried using JFileChooser and set this... (.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);) It only shows the directories, yes... But if I open a directory... without anymore directories in it... When I click on the "OK" button... It does not allow me to go on...
Cozel

Answer 1

How about this???
import java.io.*;
public class MyFileChooser extends javax.swing.JDialog {
         private javax.swing.JPanel cntrPnl;
         private javax.swing.JFileChooser chsr;
         private javax.swing.JButton cancelButton;
         private javax.swing.JButton svButton;
         private javax.swing.JTextField dirField;
         private java.io.File selFile = null;
    public MyFileChooser(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
        super(parent, modal);
        initComponents();
    private void initComponents() {
        chsr = new javax.swing.JFileChooser();
        cntrPnl = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        dirField = new javax.swing.JTextField();
        svButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
        cancelButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
        addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent evt) {
                closeDialog(evt);
        chsr.setControlButtonsAreShown(false);
        chsr.setDialogType(javax.swing.JFileChooser.CUSTOM_DIALOG);
        chsr.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                chsrActionPerformed(evt);
        chsr.addPropertyChangeListener(new java.beans.PropertyChangeListener() {
            public void propertyChange(java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
                chsrPropertyChange(evt);
        getContentPane().add(chsr, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
        dirField.setEditable(false);
        dirField.setMargin(new java.awt.Insets(0, 5, 0, 5));
        dirField.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(200, 30));
        cntrPnl.add(dirField);
        svButton.setText("SAVE");
        svButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                svButtonActionPerformed(evt);
        cntrPnl.add(svButton);
        cancelButton.setText("Cancel");
        cancelButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                cancelButtonActionPerformed(evt);
        cntrPnl.add(cancelButton);
        getContentPane().add(cntrPnl, java.awt.BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        pack();
    private void chsrPropertyChange(java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
        dirField.setText(chsr.getCurrentDirectory().getAbsolutePath());
    private void svButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        selFile=chsr.getSelectedFile();
        this.hide();
    private void cancelButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        selFile = null;
        this.hide();
    private void chsrActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        dirField.setText(chsr.getCurrentDirectory().getAbsolutePath());
    private void closeDialog(java.awt.event.WindowEvent evt) {
        setVisible(false);
        dispose();
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        MyFileChooser fc = new MyFileChooser(null, true);
        fc.show();
        File f = fc.getSelFile();
        if(f!=null)
            System.out.println("Selected File is: "+f);
        fc.dispose();
        System.exit(0);
    public File getSelFile() {
        return selFile;
}walker