Using JFileChooser to select directory only

Hi. I am using JFileChooser to let the user to select the directory to save some files into the user-selected directory. I set the JFileChooser to show only directory and not files. Below show part of my code:
private JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setFileHidingEnabled(true);
chooser.setMultiSelectionEnabled(false);
chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
chooser.setDialogType(JFileChooser.OPEN_DIALOG);
int state = chooser.showDialog(frame, "Select Directory");
if (state == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION )
file = chooser.getCurrentDirectory();
However, the File reference that i get is not the user-selected directory. Please help.
Thank you.

Hi,
i found that if user writes in the text field of save dialog name of the file(but application needs directory), getCurrentDirectory() returns correct directory. but if user chooses directory, getCurrentDirectory() returns parent directory but getSelectedFile() returns correct one, so i suggest something like this(it's nasty but it works [i hope;])
JFileChooser dirChooser = new JFileChooser("");
dirChooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
if (dirChooser.showSaveDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
java.io.File curDir = dirChooser.getSelectedFile().isDirectory()?dirChooser.getSelectedFile():dirChooser.getCurrentDirectory();

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