Need help with accessing files in a method

[t0nydanzuh]

I have a program in which I'm making selections from a menu and each selection must do something different. As shown below, the first selection chooses a picture file and displays it to be able to process. The second method needs to take that picture and display it, what code do I use to display the previous picture without having to select it again? I've been trying everything I know and it's frustrating me like crazy. Any help would be appreciated.

Here is a snippet of the code, the p.show() is wrong, I'm looking for what should go there...


private void ProcessPicture(java.io.InputStream input){
//Scanner in = new Scanner(input);
Picture p =
new Picture(FileChooser.pickAFile());
p.explore();
}
private void DisplayPicture(java.io.InputStream input){
**p.show();**
}

[Norm]

Remove the call to FileChooser from the constructor and put what it returns in a variable.

[t0nydanzuh]

this still isn't helping me, is there another way I could possibly do that?

The FileChooser needs to be there in order for it to let the user search for a file to use.

[Norm]

what code do I use to display the previous picture without having to select it again

Here is what I meant:
File aFile = FileChooser.pickAFile();
// now the variable aFile can be used other places
new Picture(aFile);

[t0nydanzuh]

2 errors found:
File: C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\CS260\java-source\PictureMenu.java [line: 504]
Error: C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\CS260\java-source\PictureMenu.java:504: incompatible types
found : java.lang.String
required: java.io.File
File: C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\CS260\java-source\PictureMenu.java [line: 506]
Error: C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\CS260\java-source\PictureMenu.java:506: cannot find symbol
symbol : constructor Picture(java.io.File)
location: class Picture

private void ProcessPicture(java.io.InputStream input){
//Scanner in = new Scanner(input);
File aFile = FileChooser.pickAFile(); //line 504
Picture p =
new Picture(aFile); //line 506

//return p;
}

[Norm]

I didn't have the doc for the pickAFile method and did not have the specs for the Picture constructor. I left that to you. Change the line to use the correct type:
<TheNeededTypeHere> aFile = FileChooser.pickAFile();

[t0nydanzuh]

sorry im just over frustrating myself. Thanks for the help