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public  class  java.awt.FileDialog
    extends  java.awt.Dialog  (II-§1.12)
{
        // Fields
    public final static int LOAD;	§1.15.1
    public final static int SAVE;	§1.15.2

        // Constructors
    public FileDialog(Frame  parent, String  title);	§1.15.3
    public FileDialog(Frame  parent, String  title, int  mode);	§1.15.4

        // Methods
    public void addNotify();	§1.15.5
    public String getDirectory();	§1.15.6
    public String getFile();	§1.15.7
    public FilenameFilter getFilenameFilter();	§1.15.8
    public int getMode();	§1.15.9
    protected String paramString();	§1.15.10
    public void setDirectory(String  dir);	§1.15.11
    public void setFile(String  file);	§1.15.12
    public void setFilenameFilter(FilenameFilter  filter);	§1.15.13
}

Since it is a modal dialog, when its show method (II-§1.42.7) is called, it blocks the rest of the application until the user has chosen a file.

The AWT sends the file dialog window all mouse, keyboard, and focus events that occur over it.

This constant value indicates that the file dialog window is intended to determine a file from which to read.

This constant value indicates that the file dialog window is intended to determine a file to which to write.

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading a file. The files shown are those in the current directory.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the Dialog

Creates a file dialog window with the specified title for loading or saving a file.

The mode argument must have the value LOAD (II-§1.15.1) or to SAVE (II-§1.15.2). The value LOAD indicates that the file dialog is finding a file to read. The value SAVE indicates that the file dialog is finding a place to write a file.

Parameters:

parent - the owner of the dialog

title - the title of the Dialog

mode - the mode of the Dialog

This method calls the createFileDialog method (II-§1.41.9) of this object's toolkit (II-§1.10.20) in order to create a FileDialogPeer (II-§3.9) for this file dialog window. The peer allows the application to change the look of a file dialog window without changing its functionality.

Most applications do not call this method directly.

Overrides:

addNotify in class Dialog (II-§1.12.3).

Returns:

the directory of this dialog.

Returns:

the currently selected file of this file dialog window, or null if none is selected.

Determines this file dialog's filename filter. A filename filter (I-§2.26) allows the user to specify which files appear in the file dialog window.

Returns:

this file dialog's filename filter.

Indicates whether this file dialog box is for loading from a file or for saving to a file.

Returns:

the mode of this file dialog window; the value is either LOAD (II-§1.15.1) or Save (II-§1.15.2)

Returns the parameter string representing the state of this file dialog window. This string is useful for debugging.

Returns:

the parameter string of this file dialog window.

Overrides:

paramString in class Dialog (II-§1.12.7).

Sets the directory of this file dialog window to be the specified directory.

Parameters:

dir - the specific directory

Sets the selected file for this file dialog window to be the specified file. This file becomes the default file if it is set before the file dialog window is first shown.

Parameters:

file - the file being set

Sets the filename filter (I-§2.26) for this file dialog window to the specified filter.

Parameters:

filter - the specified filter

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