Reputation: 113
I'm not sure if this is even possible as I can't find anything about it after quite a few Google searches.
What I would like to do is on event open up a file dialog box and allow the user to select a folder and then store that folders full directory in a string. So if a user selected a folder in C:\Windows\Example the directory would be stored in String fileDir = C:\Windows\Example;
Does this make sense? I hope so as I'm struggeling to find the answer. I do apperciate the help, thanks in advance for looking and more thanks if you help me :)
Upvotes: 4
Views: 15559
Reputation: 2382
In swing you'll want a JFileChooser.
public String promptForFolder( Component parent )
{
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
fc.setFileSelectionMode( JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY );
if( fc.showOpenDialog( parent ) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION )
{
return fc.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath();
}
return null;
}
It can be a little awkward selecting folders from a user's perspective. I've watched a lot of folks struggle with it. If you have the time you may want to try my DirectoryChooser. Sorry the code is so crufty; I wrote it awhile back.
Upvotes: 8
Reputation: 188164
You are looking for a FileChooser.
File choosers provide a GUI for navigating the file system, and then either choosing a file or directory from a list, or entering the name of a file or directory. To display a file chooser, you usually use the JFileChooser API to show a modal dialog containing the file chooser.
Upvotes: 3