Class FileChooser

java.lang.Object
  FileChooser

public class FileChooser

extends java.lang.Object

A class to make working with a file chooser easier for students. It uses a JFileChooser to let the user pick a file and returns the choosen file name. Copyright Georgia Institute of Technology 2004

Author:

Barb Ericson ericson@cc.gatech.edu

Constructor Summary

FileChooser()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getMediaDirectory() Method to get the directory for the media
static java.lang.String	getMediaPath(java.lang.String fileName) Method to get the full path for the passed file name
static java.lang.String	pickAFile() Method to let the user pick a file and return the full file name as a string.
static void	setMediaPath(java.lang.String directory) Method to set the media path by setting the directory to use

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileChooser

public FileChooser()

Method Detail

pickAFile

public static java.lang.String pickAFile()

Method to let the user pick a file and return the full file name as a string. If the user didn't pick a file then the file name will be null.

Returns:

the full file name of the picked file or null

getMediaPath

public static java.lang.String getMediaPath(java.lang.String fileName)

Method to get the full path for the passed file name

Parameters:

fileName - the name of a file

Returns:

the full path for the file

getMediaDirectory

public static java.lang.String getMediaDirectory()

Method to get the directory for the media

Returns:

the media directory

setMediaPath

public static void setMediaPath(java.lang.String directory)

Method to set the media path by setting the directory to use

Parameters:

directory - the directory to use for the media path