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Get the path of the file selected in the JFileChooser component with Java
To get the path of the selected file, at first get the selected file −
java.io.File f = file.getSelectedFile();
Now, get the path of the selected file which we will get using the above method −
System.err.println(f.getPath());
The following is an example to get the path of the file selected in the JFileChooser component −
Example
package my; import javax.swing.JFileChooser; public class SwingDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { JFileChooser file = new JFileChooser(); file.setMultiSelectionEnabled(true); file.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES); file.setFileHidingEnabled(false); if (file.showOpenDialog(null) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) { java.io.File f = file.getSelectedFile(); System.err.println(f.getPath()); } } }
Output
On clicking “Open” above, the path of the selected file is displayed in the Console −
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