JFileChooser remember the location

[Mr tuition]

I'm trying to get the JFileChooser to remember the location of the previous location opened, and then next time open there, but is doesn't seem to remember.

I have tried to do this using the following method:

jButton2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(jButton2);
if (theOutString != null){
fc.setCurrentDirectory(new File(theOutString)); }
if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
theOutString = fc.getSelectedFile().getName();
theOutString = fc.getSelectedFile().getPath();
System.out.println("You chose to open this file: " + theOutFile);
jTextField1.setText(theOutString);
}
}

private String theOutString;

[hardwired]

Make the JFileChooser a member variable and instantiate it only one time then it will remember where to appear and the last user–selected directory.

Code:

class Pseudo {
    JFileChooser fc;

    Pseudo() {
        fc = new JFileChooser(".");
    }

    jButton2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
            int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(jButton2);
            ...

[Mr tuition]

But it wouldn’t remember where to appear each time you run this application would it? just while you are running it?


I ended up using a file reader and write to save a "cookie" type file, to remember the location, then try to read it in, if successful (Location2 != null)

PHP Code:

 if (Location2 != null){  fc.setCurrentDirectory(new File(Location2)); }
                int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(jButton2);
                 if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
                theOutString = fc.getSelectedFile().getName();
                 theOutString = fc.getSelectedFile().getPath();            
                
                jTextField1.setText(theOutString);
                } 


[hardwired]

But it wouldn’t remember where to appear each time you run this application would it? just while you are running it?
Right.
For persistence try Using the Preferences API.