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Windows Explorer in Java

 
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Respected Sir/Madam
this is a project i have attempted to make in java, but i cannot proceed. i can't display all the drives in a PC in the left panel where the tree is created. Also on the selection of the folder i want all it's contents to be displayed on right hand side. please help me out to design something similar to Windows Explorer already exsisting.
i am waiting 4 a quick response on parita_kalaria@hotmail.com
thanking u. the code is as under...........
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.tree.*;
import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.border.*;

public class Explorer extends Frame {
public Explorer() {
try
{
// UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
System.err.println("Error loading L&F: " + exc);
}
MenuBar mbar = new MenuBar();
setMenuBar(mbar);
Menu file = new Menu("File");
MenuItem item1, item2, item3, item4;
Menu subf=new Menu("New....",true);
MenuItem item11, item12;
subf.add(item11=new MenuItem("Folder"));
subf.add(item12=new MenuItem("Text Document"));
file.add(subf);
item2=new MenuItem("Open");
file.add(item2);
item3=new MenuItem("Close");
file.add(item3);
item4=new MenuItem("Quit....");
//file.add(item4 = new MenuItem("Quit...."));
file.add(item4);
mbar.add(file);
Menu edit = new Menu("Edit");
MenuItem item5,item6, item7, item8,item9;
edit.add(item5 = new MenuItem("Undo"));
edit.add(item6 = new MenuItem("Cut"));
edit.add(item7 = new MenuItem("Copy"));
edit.add(item8 = new MenuItem("Paste"));
edit.add(new MenuItem("-"));
edit.add(item9=new MenuItem("Select All"));
mbar.add(edit);
Menu view = new Menu("View");
MenuItem item20, item14, item15,item16,item17;
Menu subv=new Menu("Explorer Bar.....",true);
MenuItem item10, item13;
subv.add(item10 = new MenuItem("History"));
subv.add(item13 = new MenuItem("Folders"));
view.add(subv);
view.add(new MenuItem("-"));
view.add(item14 = new MenuItem("Large Icons"));
view.add(item15 = new MenuItem("Small Icons"));
view.add(item16 = new MenuItem("List"));
view.add(item17 = new MenuItem("Details"));
view.add(new MenuItem("-"));
Menu subv1=new Menu("Arrange icons.....",true);
MenuItem item18,item19;
subv1.add(item18=new MenuItem("by Name"));
subv1.add(item19=new MenuItem("by Type"));
view.add(subv1);
view.add(new MenuItem("-"));
view.add(item20 = new MenuItem("Refresh"));
mbar.add(view);
Menu go=new Menu("Go");
MenuItem item21,item22,item23;
go.add(item21=new MenuItem("Back"));
go.add(item22=new MenuItem("Forward"));
go.add(new MenuItem("-"));
go.add(item23=new MenuItem("My Computer"));
mbar.add(go);
Menu tools = new Menu("Tools");
MenuItem item24;
tools.add(item24 = new MenuItem("Find(files/folders)"));
mbar.add(tools);
Menu help = new Menu("Help");
MenuItem item25,item26;
help.add(item25 = new MenuItem("Help Topic"));
mbar.add(help);
MyMenuHandler handler = new MyMenuHandler(this);
//item1.addActionListener(handler);
item2.addActionListener(handler);
item3.addActionListener(handler);
item4.addActionListener(handler);
item5.addActionListener(handler);
item6.addActionListener(handler);
item7.addActionListener(handler);
item8.addActionListener(handler);
item9.addActionListener(handler);
item10.addActionListener(handler);
item11.addActionListener(handler);
item12.addActionListener(handler);
item13.addActionListener(handler);
item14.addActionListener(handler);
item15.addActionListener(handler);
item16.addActionListener(handler);
item17.addActionListener(handler);
item18.addActionListener(handler);
item19.addActionListener(handler);
item20.addActionListener(handler);

final JTree tree = new JTree(createTreeModel());
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(tree);
FileNodeRenderer renderer = new FileNodeRenderer();
AbstractBorder border=new EtchedBorder();
tree.setEditable(true);
tree.setCellRenderer(renderer);
// getContentPane().add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 2));
JPanel contentPane=new JPanel();
add(contentPane);
contentPane.setBorder(border);
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
contentPane.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JPanel contentPane1=new JPanel();
add(contentPane1);
contentPane1.setBorder(border);
MyWindowAdapter adapter = new MyWindowAdapter(this);
addWindowListener(adapter);

tree.addTreeExpansionListener(new TreeExpansionListener(){
public void treeCollapsed(TreeExpansionEvent e) {
}
public void treeExpanded(TreeExpansionEvent e) {
TreePath path = e.getPath();
FileNode node = (FileNode)
path.getLastPathComponent();
if( ! node.isExplored()) {
DefaultTreeModel model =
(DefaultTreeModel)tree.getModel();
node.explore();
model.nodeStructureChanged(node);
}
}
});
}
private DefaultTreeModel createTreeModel() {
String dirname[]={"A:/..","C:/..","D:/..","E:/..","F:/..","G:/.."};
File root = new File("C:/");
FileNode rootNode = new FileNode(root), node;
rootNode.explore();
return new DefaultTreeModel(rootNode);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
Explorer f = new Explorer();
f.setSize(new Dimension(400,360));
f.setVisible(true);
/* GJApp.launch(new Explorer(),"JTree File Explorer",
300,300,450,400);*/
}
}
class MyWindowAdapter extends WindowAdapter
{
Explorer exp;
public MyWindowAdapter()
{
}
public MyWindowAdapter(Explorer exp)
{
this.exp = exp;
}
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we)
{
exp.dispose();
System.exit(0);
}
}
class MyMenuHandler implements ActionListener, ItemListener
{
Explorer exp1;
public MyMenuHandler(Explorer exp1)
{
this.exp1 = exp1;
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{
}
public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie)
{
}
}

class FileNode extends DefaultMutableTreeNode {
private boolean explored = false, selected = false;
public FileNode(File file) {
setUserObject(file);
}
public boolean getAllowsChildren() { return isDirectory(); }
public boolean isLeaf() { return !isDirectory(); }
public File getFile() { return (File)getUserObject(); }
public void explore() { explore(false); }
public boolean isExplored() { return explored; }
public void setSelected(boolean s) { selected = s; }
public boolean isSelected() { return selected; }
public boolean isDirectory() {
File file = (File)getUserObject();
return file.isDirectory();
}
public String toString() {
File file = (File)getUserObject();
String filename = file.toString();
int index = filename.lastIndexOf("\\");
return (index != -1 && index != filename.length()-1) ?
filename.substring(index+1) :
filename;
}
public void explore(boolean force) {
if(!isExplored() || force) {
File file = getFile();
File[] children = file.listFiles();
for(int i=0; i < children.length; ++i)
add(new FileNode(children[i]));
explored = true;
}
}
}
class FileNodeRenderer extends DefaultTreeCellRenderer {
// protected JCheckBox checkBox = new JCheckBox("backup");
// private Component strut = Box.createHorizontalStrut(8);
private JPanel panel = new JPanel();
public FileNodeRenderer() {
panel.setBackground(
UIManager.getColor("Tree.textBackground"));
setOpaque(false);
// checkBox.setOpaque(false);
panel.setOpaque(false);
panel.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER,0,0));
panel.add(this);
// panel.add(strut);
// panel.add(checkBox);
}
public Component getTreeCellRendererComponent(
JTree tree, Object value,
boolean selected, boolean expanded,
boolean leaf, int row,
boolean hasFocus) {
FileNode node = (FileNode)value;
String s = tree.convertValueToText(value, selected,
expanded, leaf, row, hasFocus);
super.getTreeCellRendererComponent(
tree, value, selected, expanded,
leaf, row, hasFocus);
// checkBox.setVisible(node.isDirectory());
// checkBox.setSelected(node.isSelected());
return panel;
}
}
 
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i can't display all the drives in a PC in the left panel where the tree is created.
Do you need to know how to list the drives or how to place them in the tree? You can get the root drives thus:

As for putting them in a tree, they would just be added as a top level branch under the root node.

Also on the selection of the folder i want all it's contents to be displayed on right hand side. please help me out to design something similar to Windows Explorer already exsisting.
If you want icons like Explorer, then I would say a custom JTable would do the trick. You could have two columns, one for the icon and one for the filename, in each case using a JLabel. You would also want to call setShowHorizontalLines(false) and setShowVerticalLines(false) to suppress the grid in the table.
 
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