java.awt

Class FileDialog

java.lang.Object

java.awt.Component

java.awt.Container

java.awt.Window

java.awt.Dialog

java.awt.FileDialog

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible

public class FileDialog
extends Dialog

The FileDialog class displays a dialog window from which the user can select a file.

Since it is a modal dialog, when the application calls its show method to display the dialog, it blocks the rest of the application until the user has chosen a file.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Window.show(), Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

Dialog.AccessibleAWTDialog, Dialog.ModalExclusionType, Dialog.ModalityType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Window

Window.AccessibleAWTWindow, Window.Type

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	LOAD This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file from which to read.
static int	SAVE This constant value indicates that the purpose of the file dialog window is to locate a file to which to write.

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Dialog

DEFAULT_MODALITY_TYPE

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileDialog(Dialog parent) Creates a file dialog for loading a file.
FileDialog(Dialog parent, String title) Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file.