How to grab directory from a JFileChooser?

[blackbird]

When I use a JFileChooser, I wish it would "remember" the last directory opened, but it always reverts back to \MyDocuments or something (where I NEVER place anything). I have to bubble up a gazillion levels and then back down again to locate the file I want.

Does the JFileChooser make this info available anywhere, so that I can store it for subsequent FileOpen (or Save) operations?

IOW, in addition to:

fileDisposition = fc.getSelectedFile();

it would be nice if there was something like:

fileDisposition = fc.getSelectedDirectory();

(fc is a JFileChooser, and fileDisposition is a File)

[camickr]

A directory is a File. So, you can just use getSelectedFile() method.

[blackbird]

A directory is a File. So, you can just use getSelectedFile() method.

What I got back from getSelectedFile() is the filename only, no path info. This code:

fileDispatch = fc.getSelectedFile();
lblDispatchFileName.setText(String.format(
      "%s%s", lblDispatchFileName.getText(), fileDispatch.getName()));

sets lblDispatchFileName's text from "Dispatch File = " to "Dispatch File = DispatchFileTest.txt" for example (not "Dispatch File = C:\SorterSim\Data\DispatchFileTest.txt"

[Norm]

Read the API doc for the File class. It has lots of methods to get paths.
The name of a file does not include the path.

[blackbird]

Read the API doc for the File class. It has lots of methods to get paths.
The name of a file does not include the path.

OK, got it:

sLastDirOpened = fileDispatch.getAbsolutePath();
lblDispatchFileName.setText(String.format(
	"%s%s", lblDispatchFileName.getText(), sLastDirOpened));

[DarrylBurke]

Sheesh. JFileChooser#get/setCurrentDirectory

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