Programming

I am trying to add some other things onto the standard file chooser. I would like to have something like this at the bottom of the file chooser (underneath the Select and Cancel buttons). I will try to make this as legible as possible:

File Name:
File Type:

A list or something of the sort that can only have one value selected:

Sorts
Plots
Both

2 checkboxes that can both or neither or either one be checked:

Print
Alerts

I can do the sorts,plots,both part in a different dialog box like this:


Object[] possibilities = {"Create PDS sorts file (*.txt)", "Create PDS plots file (*.ps)", "Create both sorts and plots files"};

String s = (String)JOptionPane.showInputDialog(this,null,"Batch Parameters",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE,null,possibilities,possibilities[0]);

I really want this to appear on the file chooser dialog box. It doesn't have to be in the list type thing that it is in, but that would be nice.

I have found something called setAccessory, but I don't really understand how it works.

Any help would be great. Thanks.

Allyson

Please find more information from the following resources. One of them gives you an example of how to extend a JFileChooser.

Customizing JFileChooser
Customizing JFileChooser and Best Practices in Exception Handling Tech Tips