JFileChooser - is it actually possible to upload a pic and store it into a variable?

[ady_bavarezu89]

Just how the title says...is it possible to use JFileChooser to select a file from your computer...an image file....and store it into an Icon variable?

Kind regards,
Adi

[DarrylBurke]

Have you gone through the tutorials?
How to Use File Choosers (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)
How to Use Icons (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)

db

[ady_bavarezu89]

Have you gone through the tutorials?
How to Use File Choosers (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)
How to Use Icons (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)

db

yeah I actually found them while I was searching on google like crazy but I couldn't understand some things of it...I know how to put a filechooser on my gui...the problem is I don't understand how exactly I can add an action to that filechooser

[asifzbaig]

Hey buddy try this code, i have also using the same in my application::


if (fileResult == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
{
File f = photoChooser.getSelectedFile(); //Select the file
String path = f.getPath(); //get the path of file
Image image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(path); // Now from that path get an image object which stores the file as an image object
}

//Now call that image object as for example a jLable icon:

imageLable.setIcon(new ImageIcon(image));



Hope this will help you....
Much luck!

[ady_bavarezu89]

Hey buddy try this code, i have also using the same in my application::


if (fileResult == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
{
File f = photoChooser.getSelectedFile(); //Select the file
String path = f.getPath(); //get the path of file
Image image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(path); // Now from that path get an image object which stores the file as an image object
}

//Now call that image object as for example a jLable icon:

imageLable.setIcon(new ImageIcon(image));


Hope this will help you....
Much luck!

hey there !...first of all thanks very much for the help ..but I still got one question...do you have to use this code in your actionPerformed method ? or is there another method specific for the jFileChooser like ItemListener or something? I mean how do you add the event if the "Open" button (from the filechooser) is pressed? or is it this line :
if (fileResult == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) ...approve_option = the open button?

Thanks !!

[asifzbaig]

Dear APPROVE_OPTION is static final integer value returned by JFileChooser...

Simply talking it is the "confirm" integer that makes sure that OPEN button is pressed successfully, or you can say that the file is selected successfully......

Before if statement you have to initialize the fileResult integer as:

int fileResult = photoChooser.showOpenDialog(null);

this will done two work: 1) opens file chooser
2) initializes fileResult integer

Now, rewrite whole statements in that button action performed method by which you want to open the file chooser.....

[sunde887]

Please don't spoon feed, the op doesn't really get much help if he isn't thinking about it at all.

Also, if you do post code, please use code tags:
[code]
YOUR CODE HERE
[/code]

[ady_bavarezu89]

Dear APPROVE_OPTION is static final integer value returned by JFileChooser...

Simply talking it is the "confirm" integer that makes sure that OPEN button is pressed successfully, or you can say that the file is selected successfully......

Before if statement you have to initialize the fileResult integer as:

int fileResult = photoChooser.showOpenDialog(null);

this will done two work: 1) opens file chooser
2) initializes fileResult integer

Now, rewrite whole statements in that button action performed method by which you want to open the file chooser.....

thanks a lot !