Double Duty FileChooser

[Isaac Hewitt]

I have a FileChooser with FileFilter for one task and for a second task I remove the Filter, but what I have is the last file name selected int the FileChooser which I have tried to remove when switching to the other use of the FileChooser

            this.fc.removeChoosableFileFilter(this.filter);
          
            int returnVal = this.fc.showOpenDialog(this.program);
            
            if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            
                f = this.fc.getSelectedFile();
               
            } else if(returnVal == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
                return;
            }

[Michael Dunn]

> but what I have is the last file name selected int the FileChooser which I have tried to remove when switching...

when you switch, include this line
fileChooser.setSelectedFile(new File(""));

[Darryl Burke]

Michael Dunn wrote:when you switch, include this line
fileChooser.setSelectedFile(new File(""));

So long as the file selection mode isn't DIRECTORIES_ONLY

[Isaac Hewitt]

Thank you Michael Dunn. This works below.

            this.fc.removeChoosableFileFilter(this.filter);
            
            f = new File("");
            this.fc.setSelectedFile(f); 
          
            int returnVal = this.fc.showOpenDialog(this.program);
            
            if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
            
                f = this.fc.getSelectedFile();
               
            } else if(returnVal == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
                return;
            }