FileSystemView JDK 1.6)

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public File createFileObject (File dir, String filename)

Returns a File object constructed in dir from the given filename.

public File createFileObject (String path)

Returns a File object constructed from the given path string.

protected File createFileSystemRoot (File f)

Creates a new File object for f with correct behavior for a file system root directory.

Creates a new File object for f with correct
behavior for a file system root directory.
Returns: a new File object
Parameters:
- f - a File object representing a file system root directory, for example "/" on Unix or "C:\" on Windows.
Since: 1.4

publicabstract File createNewFolder (File containingDir) throws IOException

Creates a new folder with a default folder name.

public File getChild (File parent, String fileName)

Returns: a File object. This is normally constructed with

new
 File(parent, fileName)

except when parent and child are both special folders, in which case the File is a wrapper containing a ShellFolder object.
Parameters:
- parent - a File object repesenting a directory or special folder
- fileName - a name of a file or folder which exists in parent
Since: 1.4

public File getDefaultDirectory ()

Return the user's default starting directory for the file chooser.

Return the user's default starting directory for the file chooser.
Returns: a File object representing the default starting folder
Since: 1.4

public File getFiles (File dir, boolean useFileHiding)

Gets the list of shown (i.e.

publicstatic FileSystemView getFileSystemView ()

public File getHomeDirectory ()

public File getParentDirectory (File dir)

Returns the parent directory of dir.

Returns the parent directory of dir.
Returns: the parent directory of dir, or null if dir is null
Parameters:
- dir - the File being queried

public File getRoots ()

Returns all root partitions on this system.

pack-private sun.awt.shell.ShellFolder getShellFolder (File f)

public String getSystemDisplayName (File f)

Name of a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in a system file browser.

Name of a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in
a system file browser. Example from Windows: the "M:\" directory
displays as "CD-ROM (M:)"

The default implementation gets information from the ShellFolder class.
Returns: the file name as it would be displayed by a native file chooser
Parameters:
- f - a File object
Since: 1.4
See Also: JFileChooser.getName(java.io.File),

public Icon getSystemIcon (File f)

Icon for a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in a system file browser.

Icon for a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in
a system file browser. Example from Windows: the "M:\" directory
displays a CD-ROM icon.

The default implementation gets information from the ShellFolder class.
Returns: an icon as it would be displayed by a native file chooser
Parameters:
- f - a File object
Since: 1.4
See Also: JFileChooser.getIcon(java.io.File),

public String getSystemTypeDescription (File f)

Type description for a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in a system file browser.

Type description for a file, directory, or folder as it would be displayed in
a system file browser. Example from Windows: the "Desktop" folder
is desribed as "Desktop".

Override for platforms with native ShellFolder implementations.
Returns: the file type description as it would be displayed by a native file chooser or null if no native information is available.
Parameters:
- f - a File object
Since: 1.4
See Also: JFileChooser.getTypeDescription(java.io.File),

public boolean isComputerNode (File dir)

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon for a computer node, e.g.

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon
for a computer node, e.g. "My Computer" or a network server.

The default implementation has no way of knowing, so always returns false.
Returns: false always
Parameters:
- dir - a directory
Since: 1.4

public boolean isDrive (File dir)

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon for drives or partitions, e.g.

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon
for drives or partitions, e.g. a "hard disk" icon.

The default implementation has no way of knowing, so always returns false.
Returns: false always
Parameters:
- dir - a directory
Since: 1.4

public boolean isFileSystem (File f)

Checks if f represents a real directory or file as opposed to a special folder such as "Desktop".

Checks if f represents a real directory or file as opposed to a
special folder such as "Desktop". Used by UI classes to decide if
a folder is selectable when doing directory choosing.
Returns: true if f is a real file or directory.
Parameters:
- f - a File object
Since: 1.4

public boolean isFileSystemRoot (File dir)

Is dir the root of a tree in the file system, such as a drive or partition.

Is dir the root of a tree in the file system, such as a drive
or partition. Example: Returns true for "C:\" on Windows 98.
Returns: true if f is a root of a filesystem
Parameters:
- dir - a File object representing a directory
Since: 1.4
See Also: FileSystemView.isRoot(java.io.File),

public boolean isFloppyDrive (File dir)

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon for a floppy disk.

Used by UI classes to decide whether to display a special icon
for a floppy disk. Implies isDrive(dir).

The default implementation has no way of knowing, so always returns false.
Returns: false always
Parameters:
- dir - a directory
Since: 1.4

public boolean isHiddenFile (File f)

Returns whether a file is hidden or not.

public boolean isParent (File folder, File file)

On Windows, a file can appear in multiple folders, other than its parent directory in the filesystem.

On Windows, a file can appear in multiple folders, other than its
parent directory in the filesystem. Folder could for example be the
"Desktop" folder which is not the same as file.getParentFile().
Returns: true if folder is a directory or special folder and contains file.
Parameters:
- folder - a File object repesenting a directory or special folder
- file - a File object
Since: 1.4

public boolean isRoot (File f)

Determines if the given file is a root in the navigatable tree(s).

Determines if the given file is a root in the navigatable tree(s).
Examples: Windows 98 has one root, the Desktop folder. DOS has one root
per drive letter, C:\, D:\, etc. Unix has one root,
the "/" directory.

The default implementation gets information from the ShellFolder class.
Returns: true if f is a root in the navigatable tree.
Parameters:
- f - a File object representing a directory
See Also: FileSystemView.isFileSystemRoot(java.io.File),

public Boolean isTraversable (File f)

Returns true if the file (directory) can be visited.

Returns true if the file (directory) can be visited.
Returns false if the directory cannot be traversed.
Returns: true if the file/directory can be traversed, otherwise false
Parameters:
- f - the File
Since: 1.4
See Also: JFileChooser.isTraversable(java.io.File), FileView.isTraversable(java.io.File),