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
StringgetDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the specified file.
IcongetIcon(File file)
Returns an Icon to represent the specified file.
StringgetName(File file)
Returns the name for the specified file.
StringgetTypeDescription(File file)
Returns a description for the type of the specified file.
BooleanisTraversable(File directory)
Returns TRUE if the given directory is traversable, and 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 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 TRUE if the given directory is traversable, and FALSE if it is not. This method always returns null and should be overridden by subclasses.

Parameters: directory the directory.

Returns: Always null.