RemoteFileChooser (Jadex Active Component Platform 4.0.180 API)

java.lang.Object
- jadex.base.gui.RemoteFileChooser

```
public class RemoteFileChooser
extends java.lang.Object
```
Helper class that uses a JFileChooser for selecting a file at a remote platform. Methods of this class should only be called from the swing thread.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected IFuture<javax.swing.JFileChooser>`	`filechooser`	The file chooser (asynchronously created on first access).
`protected IExternalAccess`	`remote`	The remote platform access.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RemoteFileChooser(IExternalAccess remote)
Create a remote file chooser.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IFuture<FileData>`	`chooseFile(java.lang.String title, java.lang.String def, javax.swing.JComponent parent, int mode, javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter filter)`	Choose a remote file.
`IFuture<javax.swing.JFileChooser>`	`getFileChooser()`	Get or create the file chooser.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - remote
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protected IExternalAccess remote
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    The remote platform access.
  - filechooser
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protected IFuture<javax.swing.JFileChooser> filechooser
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    The file chooser (asynchronously created on first access).
- Constructor Detail
  - RemoteFileChooser
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public RemoteFileChooser(IExternalAccess remote)
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    Create a remote file chooser.
    
    Parameters:
    
    remote - The remote platform access.
- Method Detail
  - chooseFile
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public IFuture<FileData> chooseFile(java.lang.String title,
                                    java.lang.String def,
                                    javax.swing.JComponent parent,
                                    int mode,
                                    javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter filter)
```
    Choose a remote file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    title - The file chooser title.
    
    def - The default file (if any).
    
    filename - A file name (without path) to use as default (if any).
    
    parent - The parent component.
    
    mode - The file selection mode.
    
    filter - A file filter to use (if any).
    
    Returns:
    
    The absolute path of the file from the remote file system or null if no file was selected.
  - getFileChooser
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public IFuture<javax.swing.JFileChooser> getFileChooser()
```
    Get or create the file chooser.