// This example is from _Java Examples in a Nutshell_. (http://www.oreilly.com) // Copyright (c) 1997 by David Flanagan // This example is provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied. // You may study, use, modify, and distribute it for non-commercial purposes. // For any commercial use, see http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.io.*; /** * This class creates and displays a window containing a TextArea, * in which the contents of a text file are displayed. **/ public class FileViewer extends CloseableFrame implements ActionListener { String directory; // The default directory to display in the FileDialog TextArea textarea; // The area to display the file contents into /** Convenience constructor: file viewer starts out blank */ public FileViewer() { this(null, null); } /** Convenience constructor: display file from current directory */ public FileViewer(String filename) { this(null, filename); } /** * The real constructor. Create a FileViewer object to display the * specified file from the specified directory **/ public FileViewer(String directory, String filename) { super(); // Create the (closeable) frame // Create a TextArea to display the contents of the file in textarea = new TextArea("", 24, 80); textarea.setFont(new Font("MonoSpaced", Font.PLAIN, 12)); textarea.setEditable(false); this.add("Center", textarea); // Create a bottom panel to hold a couple of buttons in Panel p = new Panel(); p.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT, 10, 5)); this.add(p, "South"); // Create the buttons and arrange to handle button clicks Font font = new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 14); Button openfile = new Button("Open File"); Button close = new Button("Close"); openfile.addActionListener(this); openfile.setActionCommand("open"); openfile.setFont(font); close.addActionListener(this); close.setActionCommand("close"); close.setFont(font); p.add(openfile); p.add(close); this.pack(); // Figure out the directory, from filename or current dir, if necessary if (directory == null) { File f; if ((filename != null) && (f = new File(filename)).isAbsolute()) { directory = f.getParent(); filename = f.getName(); } else directory = System.getProperty("user.dir"); } this.directory = directory; // Remember the directory, for FileDialog setFile(directory, filename); // Now load and display the file } /** * Load and display the specified file (if any) from the specified directory **/ public void setFile(String directory, String filename) { if ((filename == null) || (filename.length() == 0)) return; File f; FileReader in = null; // Read and display the file contents. Since we're reading text, we // use a FileReader instead of a FileInputStream. try { f = new File(directory, filename); // Create a file object in = new FileReader(f); // Create a char stream to read it int size = (int) f.length(); // Check file size char[] data = new char[size]; // Allocate an array big enough for it int chars_read = 0; // How many chars read so far? while(chars_read < size) // Loop until we've read it all chars_read += in.read(data, chars_read, size-chars_read); textarea.setText(new String(data)); // Display chars in TextArea this.setTitle("FileViewer: " + filename); // Set the window title } // Display messages if something goes wrong catch (IOException e) { textarea.setText(e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage()); this.setTitle("FileViewer: " + filename + ": I/O Exception"); } // Always be sure to close the input stream! finally { try { if (in != null) in.close(); } catch (IOException e) {} } } /** * Handle button clicks **/ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { String cmd = e.getActionCommand(); if (cmd.equals("open")) { // If user clicked "Open" button // Create a file dialog box to prompt for a new file to display FileDialog f = new FileDialog(this, "Open File", FileDialog.LOAD); f.setDirectory(directory); // Set the default directory f.show(); // Display dialog and wait for response directory = f.getDirectory(); // Remember new default directory setFile(directory, f.getFile()); // Load and display selection f.dispose(); // Get rid of the dialog box } else if (cmd.equals("close")) // If user clicked "Close" button this.dispose(); // then close the window } /** * The FileViewer can be used by other classes, or it can be * used standalone with this main() method. **/ static public void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // Create a FileViewer object Frame f = new FileViewer((args.length == 1)?args[0]:null); // Arrange to exit when the FileViewer window closes f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); // And pop the window up f.show(); } }