I'm using Directory Chooser for set a TextField with the selected path.
If I choose some directory like Desktop, or any other folder it returns the path, BUT if I choose the directorys from my library like my Documents (C:\Users\Victor\Documents) it returns null. Is it a bug??
I'm using the code below:
DirectoryChooser chooser = new DirectoryChooser();
chooser.setTitle("Selecione o diretório");
File defaultDirectory = new File(folderChooser);
chooser.setInitialDirectory(defaultDirectory);
File selectedDirectory = chooser.showDialog(null);
pathFolderTxtField.setText(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
folderChooser = selectedDirectory.getPath();
This is a bug.
It is fixed in JavaFX 2.2.6 and Java 8 (both not yet released):
RT-28571 Choose a Windows 7 Library in a DirectoryChooser results in a COM Error
The fix doesn't actually allow library selection. If the user tries to select a library, instead the JavaFX system pops up an alert and prevents the directory chooser from closing:
Sample code I ran on JavaFX 2.2.4 (which gave an error) and the early access Java 8b77 (which showed the alert message instead) was:
import java.io.File;
import javafx.application.Application;
import static javafx.application.Application.launch;
import javafx.event.*;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.DirectoryChooser;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class DirectoryChooserTest extends Application {
@Override public void start(final Stage stage) {
final TextField pathField = new TextField("C:/Users");
pathField.setPrefWidth(250);
Button chooseButton = new Button("Choose");
chooseButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
@Override public void handle(ActionEvent t) {
chooseDirectory(stage, pathField);
}
});
VBox layout = new VBox(10);
layout.getChildren().addAll(pathField, chooseButton);
layout.setStyle("-fx-background-color: cornsilk; -fx-padding: 10;");
stage.setScene(new Scene(layout));
stage.show();
}
private void chooseDirectory(Stage stage, TextField pathField) {
DirectoryChooser chooser = new DirectoryChooser();
chooser.setTitle("Selecione o diretório");
chooser.setInitialDirectory(new File(pathField.getText()));
File selectedDirectory = chooser.showDialog(stage);
if (selectedDirectory != null) {
pathField.setText(selectedDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); }
}
Error reported is:
E r r o r : 8 0 0 7 0 0 5 7 i n p F i l e - > G e t D i s p l a y N a m e ( S I G D N _ F I L E S Y S P A T H , & p a t h )
C O M E r r o r : 8 0 0 7 0 0 5 7 T h e p a r a m e t e r i s i n c o r r e c t .
To get the error you need to choose a library from the left hand panel of the directory chooser dialog.