Example - File Dialog

[Java Tip]

The class presented below shows how to use file dialog.

Code:

public class UseFileDialog {

  public String loadFile
      (Frame f, String title, String defDir, String fileType) {
    FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(f, title, FileDialog.LOAD);
    fd.setFile(fileType);
    fd.setDirectory(defDir);
    fd.setLocation(50, 50);
    fd.show();
    return fd.getFile();
    }

  public String saveFile
      (Frame f, String title, String defDir, String fileType) {
    FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(f, title,    FileDialog.SAVE);
    fd.setFile(fileType);
    fd.setDirectory(defDir);
    fd.setLocation(50, 50);
    fd.show();
    return fd.getFile();
    }

  public static void main(String s[]) {
    UseFileDialog ufd = new UseFileDialog();
    System.out.println
      ("Loading : " 
          + ufd.loadFile(new Frame(), "Open...", ".\\", "*.java"));
    System.out.println
      ("Saving : " 
          + ufd.saveFile(new Frame(), "Save...", ".\\", "*.java"));
    System.exit(0);
    }
}