javax.swing.filechooser

Class FileView

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 {@link 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 {@link Boolean#TRUE} if the given directory is traversable, and {@link Boolean#FALSE} if it is not.

Constructor Detail

FileView

public FileView()

Creates a new FileView instance.

Method Detail

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 {@link 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 {@link Boolean#TRUE} if the given directory is traversable, and {@link Boolean#FALSE} if it is not. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.

Parameters: directory the directory.

Returns: Always null.