NGP.Components
Class FileDialog

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JFileChooser
                  NGP.Components.FileDialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, Component, ImageObserver, Locatable, MenuContainer, Serializable, Sizeable

public class FileDialog

extends JFileChooser

implements Component

A simple file dialog box. Use this when you want the user to choose a file in a directory on your system.

Author:

Matt Chotin (mhc)

See Also:

javax.swing.JFileChooser, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class javax.swing.JFileChooser

JFileChooser.AccessibleJFileChooser

Nested classes inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JFileChooser

ACCEPT_ALL_FILE_FILTER_USED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, accessibleContext, ACCESSORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY, APPROVE_BUTTON_MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, APPROVE_BUTTON_TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, APPROVE_BUTTON_TOOL_TIP_TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, APPROVE_OPTION, APPROVE_SELECTION, CANCEL_OPTION, CANCEL_SELECTION, CHOOSABLE_FILE_FILTER_CHANGED_PROPERTY, CONTROL_BUTTONS_ARE_SHOWN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, CUSTOM_DIALOG, DIALOG_TITLE_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DIALOG_TYPE_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DIRECTORIES_ONLY, DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ERROR_OPTION, FILE_FILTER_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FILE_HIDING_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FILE_SELECTION_MODE_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FILE_SYSTEM_VIEW_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FILE_VIEW_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES, FILES_ONLY, MULTI_SELECTION_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, OPEN_DIALOG, SAVE_DIALOG, SELECTED_FILE_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_FILES_CHANGED_PROPERTY

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

FileDialog(Container container, String acceptText)
The constructor where no default directory is specified.

FileDialog(Container container, String acceptText, String defaultDirectory)
The construcor where the default directory is specified.

Method Summary

void	appear() Call this method to make the file dialog box appear.
void	approvePressed(File file) Called when the user chooses a file.
void	cancelPressed() Called when the Cancel button is pressed.
Dimension	getDimension() Get the preferred dimensions of this Component.
void	setDimension(Dimension d) Set the preferred dimensions of this Component.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JFileChooser

accept, addActionListener, addChoosableFileFilter, approveSelection, cancelSelection, changeToParentDirectory, createDialog, ensureFileIsVisible, fireActionPerformed, getAcceptAllFileFilter, getAccessibleContext, getAccessory, getActionListeners, getApproveButtonMnemonic, getApproveButtonText, getApproveButtonToolTipText, getChoosableFileFilters, getControlButtonsAreShown, getCurrentDirectory, getDescription, getDialogTitle, getDialogType, getDragEnabled, getFileFilter, getFileSelectionMode, getFileSystemView, getFileView, getIcon, getName, getSelectedFile, getSelectedFiles, getTypeDescription, getUI, getUIClassID, isAcceptAllFileFilterUsed, isDirectorySelectionEnabled, isFileHidingEnabled, isFileSelectionEnabled, isMultiSelectionEnabled, isTraversable, paramString, removeActionListener, removeChoosableFileFilter, rescanCurrentDirectory, resetChoosableFileFilters, setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed, setAccessory, setApproveButtonMnemonic, setApproveButtonMnemonic, setApproveButtonText, setApproveButtonToolTipText, setControlButtonsAreShown, setCurrentDirectory, setDialogTitle, setDialogType, setDragEnabled, setFileFilter, setFileHidingEnabled, setFileSelectionMode, setFileSystemView, setFileView, setMultiSelectionEnabled, setSelectedFile, setSelectedFiles, setup, showDialog, showOpenDialog, showSaveDialog, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addNotify, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getGraphics, getHeight, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPreferredSize, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isPreferredSizeSet, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeNotify, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setLayout, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface NGP.Component

setEnabled

Methods inherited from interface NGP.Locatable

getLocation, setLocation

Constructor Detail

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Container container,
                  String acceptText)

The constructor where no default directory is specified.

Parameters:

container - the container that this should show above; this will remain hidden until asked to appear Note: This container cannot be an NGP.Contaiers.Frame

acceptText - the text to put on the button that the user should click on when they have found the right file

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Container container,
                  String acceptText,
                  String defaultDirectory)

The construcor where the default directory is specified.

Parameters:

container - the container that this should show above; this will remain hidden until asked to appear Note: This container cannot be an NGP.Containers.Frame

acceptText - the text to put on the button that the user should click on when they have found the right file

defaultDirectory - the string pointing to the directory where the dialog should start

Method Detail

appear

public void appear()

Call this method to make the file dialog box appear. Once the user chooses a file, either approvePressed or cancelPressed will be automatically called.

approvePressed

public void approvePressed(File file)

Called when the user chooses a file. Must be overridden to do something useful.

Parameters:

file - this will be the file that the user selected

cancelPressed

public void cancelPressed()

Called when the Cancel button is pressed. Override if you want something special to happen if the user chooses cancel. If you want to just continue you don't need to do anything.

setDimension

public void setDimension(Dimension d)

Set the preferred dimensions of this Component.

Specified by:

setDimension in interface Sizeable

Parameters:

d - the Dimension for this Component.

See Also:

getDimension

getDimension

public Dimension getDimension()

Get the preferred dimensions of this Component.

Specified by:

getDimension in interface Sizeable

Returns:

the preferred Dimension of this Component.

See Also:

setDimension