java.awt
Class FileDialog

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Window
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                    +--java.awt.Dialog
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                          +--java.awt.FileDialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.image.ImageObserver

public class FileDialog

extends Dialog

The File Dialog class displays a file selection dialog. It is a modal dialog and will block the calling thread when the show method is called to display it, until the user has chosen a file.

See Also:

Window.show()

Field Summary

static int	LOAD The file load variable.
static int	SAVE The file save variable.

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

FileDialog(Frame parent, String title)
Creates a file dialog for loading a file.

FileDialog(Frame parent, String title, int mode)
Creates a file dialog with the specified title and mode.

Method Summary

void	addNotify() Creates the frame's peer.
String	getDirectory() Gets the directory of the Dialog.
String	getFile() Gets the file of the Dialog.
FilenameFilter	getFilenameFilter() Gets the filter.
int	getMode() Gets the mode of the file dialog.
protected String	paramString() Returns the parameter String of this file dialog.
void	setDirectory(String dir) Set the directory of the Dialog to the specified directory.
void	setFile(String file) Sets the file for this dialog to the specified file.
void	setFilenameFilter(FilenameFilter filter) Sets the filter for this dialog to the specified filter.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

getTitle, isModal, isResizable, setResizable, setTitle

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

dispose, getToolkit, getWarningString, pack, show, toBack, toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, countComponents, deliverEvent, getComponent, getComponents, getLayout, insets, layout, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, remove, removeAll, removeNotify, setLayout, validate

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, createImage, createImage, disable, enable, enable, getBackground, getColorModel, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getParent, getPeer, gotFocus, handleEvent, hide, imageUpdate, inside, invalidate, isEnabled, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paint, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, print, printAll, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, reshape, resize, resize, setBackground, setFont, setForeground, show, size, toString, update

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LOAD

public static final int LOAD

The file load variable.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

SAVE

public static final int SAVE

The file save variable.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Frame parent,
                  String title)

Creates a file dialog for loading a file.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the Dialog

FileDialog

public FileDialog(Frame parent,
                  String title,
                  int mode)

Creates a file dialog with the specified title and mode.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the Dialog

mode - the mode of the Dialog

Method Detail

addNotify

public void addNotify()

Creates the frame's peer. The peer allows us to change the look of the file dialog without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Dialog

See Also:

Container.removeNotify()

getMode

public int getMode()

Gets the mode of the file dialog.

getDirectory

public String getDirectory()

Gets the directory of the Dialog.

setDirectory

public void setDirectory(String dir)

Set the directory of the Dialog to the specified directory.

Parameters:

dir - the specific directory

getFile

public String getFile()

Gets the file of the Dialog.

setFile

public void setFile(String file)

Sets the file for this dialog to the specified file. This will become the default file if set before the dialog is shown.

Parameters:

file - the file being set

getFilenameFilter

public FilenameFilter getFilenameFilter()

Gets the filter.

setFilenameFilter

public void setFilenameFilter(FilenameFilter filter)

Sets the filter for this dialog to the specified filter.

Parameters:

filter - the specified filter

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns the parameter String of this file dialog. Parameter String.

Overrides:

paramString in class Dialog