javax.swing.filechooser

Class FileView

Known Direct Subclasses:
BasicFileChooserUI.BasicFileView

public abstract class FileView
extends Object

An abstract class that provides presentation information about files and directories. .

Constructor Summary

FileView()
Creates a new FileView instance.

Method Summary

String
getDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the specified file.
Icon
getIcon(File file)
Returns an Icon to represent the specified file.
String
getName(File file)
Returns the name for the specified file.
String
getTypeDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the type of the specified file.
Boolean
isTraversable(File directory)
Returns Boolean.TRUE if the given directory is traversable, and Boolean.FALSE if it is not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FileView

public FileView()
Creates a new FileView instance.

Method Details

getDescription

public String getDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the specified file. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.
Parameters:
file - the file.
Returns:
Always null.

getIcon

public Icon getIcon(File file)
Returns an Icon to represent the specified file. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.
Parameters:
file - the file.
Returns:
Always null.

getName

public String getName(File file)
Returns the name for the specified file. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.
Parameters:
file - the file.
Returns:
Always null.

getTypeDescription

public String getTypeDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the type of the specified file. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.
Parameters:
file - the file.
Returns:
Always null.

isTraversable

public Boolean isTraversable(File directory)
Returns Boolean.TRUE if the given directory is traversable, and Boolean.FALSE if it is not. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.
Parameters:
directory - the directory.
Returns:
Always null.

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