Setting FileChooserUI property in UIManager to the system's

Question

I want to have my JFileChooser use the system's LookAndFeel, but have the rest of my components use Nimbus. Since each platform provides a different FileChooserUI, how would I set the FileChooserUI property in UIManager to the system's LookAndFeel?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '13 at 22:51

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A component is created with the current LAF. So you can try something like:

Set LAF to the system LAF
Create the JFileChooser
Reset the LAF to Nimbus

Not sure is this will cause any problems with the file chooser or not.

answered May 05 '13 at 22:51

camickr

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There could be a nicer solution, but this works. Thanks! Edit: There are some discoloration issues on the file chooser, but it's functional. – Technius May 05 '13 at 22:55
:-) not I think that not, different L&F can be applied for each of Top-Level Containers, seems like as in Java7 reduced, Bug, Whatever, to only for decorated container (shaped or translucent container isn't possible for changed L&F, nor undecorated) – mKorbel May 06 '13 at 12:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

If you are using windows you can use Windows file chooser :

import org.eclipse.swt.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

public class FileSelection {


    public static String getPath(){
        String path =null;
        Display display = new Display ();
        Shell shell = new Shell (display);
        // Don't show the shell.
        //shell.open ();  
        FileDialog dialog = new FileDialog (shell, SWT.OPEN | SWT.MULTI);
        path=dialog.open();
        shell.close();
        while (!shell.isDisposed ()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch ()) display.sleep ();
        }
        display.dispose ();
        return path;
    }
}

getPath() will returns the direct path to the selected file, but note that you must download org.eclips.swt package and add the .jar file to your class path. You can download it here : Download

If you are not interesting of using this filechooser then Check this example.

Setting FileChooserUI property in UIManager to the system's

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