How to open JFileChooser with predefined size

Question

chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setSize(300, 200);
if (chooser.showOpenDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
.......
}

This doesn't work. Always opens in default size.

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 01 '20 at 19:35

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Try chooser.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 200))

edited Jul 01 '20 at 19:35

Greg Mattes

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answered Nov 22 '10 at 13:46

Gilbert Le Blanc

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It is actually chooser.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(800, 600)); and it works. Thanks – Stefanos Kargas Nov 22 '10 at 14:40
Sorry about leaving off the Dimension. I just typed the method from memory. – Gilbert Le Blanc Nov 22 '10 at 14:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '10 at 13:15

Maybe a solution would be to extend the JFileChooser class and overload the constructor with the new setSize method. Not sure if this will work. I know you can extend the very basic JDialog to create custom dialogs and calling setSize there worked for me last time I tried it.

How to open JFileChooser with predefined size

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