what is the actual use of getselecttedfile() method in jfilechooser ?

[naved momin]

see i know that getselectedfile returns the instance of the file but here i m saving a file offcource i m taking the file name from the user but why getselectedfile() method is used in this method
i understand that at the time of reading a file we ll need getselectedfile() to get the files instance so that we can read that file
but i didnt understand what the method is doing here
i mean getselectedfile() method

 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

        fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
        in = pane.getText();
        //File file = null;

         returnVal = fileChooser.showSaveDialog(fileChooser);
        if(returnVal ==JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
        {
             file = fileChooser.getSelectedFile(); // i m not able to understand why he has written this here
            try {
                FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file);
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(SaveAsItemListener.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }


        }

         try {

                BufferedWriter wri = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file));

                wri.write(in);
                wri.newLine();
                wri.close();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(SaveAsItemListener.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }





    }

[Matthew Brown]

How else do you know where to save the file, if you don't use getSelectedFile()? You're using a Save file dialog to allow the user to select a location, and that method tells you what they've chosen.

[naved momin]

Matthew Brown wrote:How else do you know where to save the file, if you don't use getSelectedFile()? You're using a Save file dialog to allow the user to select a location, and that method tells you what they've chosen.

you mean to say which location the user wants to save the file
the getselectedfile() that ?

[Rob Spoor]

Yes.

[Minh Nam]

According to the Java doc:

public File getSelectedFile()

Returns the selected file. This can be set either by the programmer via setFile or by a user action, such as either typing the filename into the UI or selecting the file from a list in the UI.

Returns:
the selected file

Make a habit to read the Java doc may save our time!