java.awt
Class FileDialog

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver , MenuContainer , Serializable , Accessible

public class FileDialog
extends Dialog   

The FileDialog class displays a dialog window from which the user can select a file.

Since it is a modal dialog, when the application calls its show method to display the dialog, it blocks the rest of the application until the user has chosen a file.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Window.show() , Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

Dialog.AccessibleAWTDialog

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Window

Window.AccessibleAWTWindow

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent , Component.BltBufferStrategy , Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

static int	LOAD This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file from which to read.
static int	SAVE This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file to which to write.

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT , CENTER_ALIGNMENT , LEFT_ALIGNMENT , RIGHT_ALIGNMENT , TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

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

Constructor Summary

FileDialog (Dialog parent)
Creates a file dialog for loading a file.

FileDialog (Dialog parent, String title)
Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.

FileDialog (Dialog parent, String title, int mode)
Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

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

FileDialog (Frame parent, String title)
Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.

FileDialog (Frame parent, String title, int mode)
Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

Method Summary

void	addNotify () Creates the file dialog's peer.
String	getDirectory () Gets the directory of this file dialog.
String	getFile () Gets the selected file of this file dialog.
FilenameFilter	getFilenameFilter () Determines this file dialog's filename filter.
int	getMode () Indicates whether this file dialog box is for loading from a file or for saving to a file.
protected String	paramString () Returns a string representing the state of this FileDialog window.
void	setDirectory (String dir) Sets the directory of this file dialog window to be the specified directory.
void	setFile (String file) Sets the selected file for this file dialog window to be the specified file.
void	setFilenameFilter (FilenameFilter filter) Sets the filename filter for this file dialog window to the specified filter.
void	setMode (int mode) Sets the mode of the file dialog.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

getAccessibleContext , getTitle , hide , isModal , isResizable , isUndecorated , setModal , setResizable , setTitle , setUndecorated , show

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Window

addPropertyChangeListener , addPropertyChangeListener , addWindowFocusListener , addWindowListener , addWindowStateListener , applyResourceBundle , applyResourceBundle , createBufferStrategy , createBufferStrategy , dispose , finalize , getBufferStrategy , getFocusableWindowState , getFocusCycleRootAncestor , getFocusOwner , getFocusTraversalKeys , getGraphicsConfiguration , getInputContext , getListeners , getLocale , getMostRecentFocusOwner , getOwnedWindows , getOwner , getToolkit , getWarningString , getWindowFocusListeners , getWindowListeners , getWindowStateListeners , isActive , isAlwaysOnTop , isFocusableWindow , isFocusCycleRoot , isFocused , isLocationByPlatform , isShowing , pack , postEvent , processEvent , processWindowEvent , processWindowFocusEvent , processWindowStateEvent , removeWindowFocusListener , removeWindowListener , removeWindowStateListener , setAlwaysOnTop , setBounds , setCursor , setFocusableWindowState , setFocusCycleRoot , setLocationByPlatform , setLocationRelativeTo , toBack , toFront

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add , add , add , add , add , addContainerListener , addImpl , applyComponentOrientation , areFocusTraversalKeysSet , countComponents , deliverEvent , doLayout , findComponentAt , findComponentAt , getAlignmentX , getAlignmentY , getComponent , getComponentAt , getComponentAt , getComponentCount , getComponents , getComponentZOrder , getContainerListeners , getFocusTraversalPolicy , getInsets , getLayout , getMaximumSize , getMinimumSize , getMousePosition , getPreferredSize , insets , invalidate , isAncestorOf , isFocusCycleRoot , isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider , isFocusTraversalPolicySet , layout , list