file explorer

[Leo Max]

I know the code that will list all the drives available. I also know the code that will list all the files and folders in a given directory. Finally, I just learned that we can use jfilechooser in open/save scenarios and jtree to list the folders the same way windows explorer does. You have the collapse/expand column on the left and on the right you see the avialable files/folders in that location. My question is:
Is there a code that does all this or does everyone have to write it themselves? I just want to know if java has something like this before or not because I haven't foudn one but that could be because I'm googling the wrong keywords

[Rob Spoor]

I don't know if there is such a component, but it wouldn't be that hard to implement yourself. A JSplitPane is the main component. On the left side you have a JTree inside a JScrollPane. This JTree can use a custom TreeModel that uses java.io.File; I've written such a TreeModel myself once. On the right side you have a JTable inside a JScrollPane. The JTree gets a selection listener that updates the JTable's model when a folder in the tree gets selected.

[Leo Max]

Ya I know how I can do this myself. I jsut figured it'd be easier if it already existed But I don't know what JSPLITPANE is. I had to google it just now when I read your reply. I was thinking I'd use a frame, container set to borderlayout or any other one since it's only two panels i'll b using, and of course the two panels. one to set my jtree and the other to display list of names of files and folders. So thank you for the reply. I will be using JSPLITPANE instead. It's new.

[Darryl Burke]

A class that will be useful to you is javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView