How to add icons along with the text in a JList[urgent]

Hi, I have Jlist that lists the files & folders in as pecified path.I want to differentiate folders from files,so I wish to add a folder icon along with the folder path in the Jlist.Is this Possible?Please reply me as soon as possible.
Happy middling with java.

Netharam :roll:

All you have to do is extend DefaultListCell Renderer to do what you want (if the current item is a directory, add an icon showing it is a Directory instead of a file), then call setCellRenderer() on your JList with an instance of your new ListCellRenderer.

-Nate

HI, Nathan could u please reply with a code snippet for I've very less knowledge in swing.
Happy middling with java.

:
Netharam. :roll:

Here's some code that should help you out with your renderer problem...

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class IconList extends JList {
 
    public static void main( String[] args ) {
        File root = new File( "C:\\" );
        File[] dir = root.listFiles();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        IconList list = new IconList( dir );
        JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane( list );
        JPanel p = new JPanel();
        p.add( scroll );
        f.getContentPane().add( p );
        f.addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e ) {
                System.exit( 0 );
            }
        } );
        f.setSize( 300, 300 );
        f.setVisible( true );
    }
 
    public IconList() {
        super();
        setCellRenderer( new IconListCellRenderer() );
    }
 
    public IconList( ListModel dataModel ) {
        super( dataModel );
        DefaultListModel model = ( DefaultListModel )getModel();
        setCellRenderer( new IconListCellRenderer() );
    }
 
    public IconList( Object[] listData ) {
        this( createModel( listData ) );
    }
 
    public IconList( Vector listData ) {
        this( createModel( listData.toArray() ) );
    }
 
    private static ListModel createModel( Object[] data ) {
        DefaultListModel model = new DefaultListModel();
        for( int i = 0; i < data.length; i++ ) {
            model.add( i, data[ i ] );
        }
        return model;
    }
 
    private class IconListCellRenderer extends DefaultListCellRenderer {
        public IconListCellRenderer() {
            super();
            System.out.println( "Creating the renderer!" );
        }
 
        public Component getListCellRendererComponent( JList list,
                Object value, int index, boolean isSelected,
                boolean cellHasFocus ) {
            Component c = super.getListCellRendererComponent( list,
                    value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus );
 
            if( c instanceof JLabel ) {
                JLabel label = ( JLabel )c;
                if( value instanceof File ) {
                    if( ( ( File )value ).isDirectory() ) {
                        label.setIcon( new FolderIcon() );
                    }
                    else {
                        label.setIcon( new NullIcon() );
                    }
                }
            }
            return c;
        }
    }
 
    private class FolderIcon implements Icon {
        public int getIconHeight() {
            return 8;
        }
 
        public int getIconWidth() {
            return 16;
        }
 
        public void paintIcon( Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y ) {
            g.setColor( Color.yellow.darker() );
            g.fillRoundRect( x + 3, y - 2, 8,  8, 2, 2 );
            g.fillRect     ( x + 1, y,     16, 10 );
        }
    }
 
    private class NullIcon implements Icon {
        public int getIconHeight() {
            return 8;
        }
 
        public int getIconWidth() {
            return 16;
        }
 
        public void paintIcon( Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y ) {}
    }
}

-Nate