How to display default system icon for files in JFileChooser?

Question

How to display default system icon for files in JFileChooser? i.e. the icons of the files in JFileChooser should be the same as the icons that app

Answer 1

The way shown by @JavaTechnical is one way. Here is another (easier) way. Set the GUI (or at least the file chooser) to the native PLAF. E.G.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;

public class FileChooserIcons {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Runnable r = new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(
                            UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                } catch(Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
                // the GUI as seen by the user (without frame)
                JPanel gui = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
                gui.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(20, 30, 20, 30));

                JButton browse = new JButton("Show File Chooser");
                final JFrame f = new JFrame("File Chooser");
                ActionListener showChooser = new ActionListener() {

                    JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser();

                    @Override
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                        jfc.showOpenDialog(f);
                    }
                };
                browse.addActionListener(showChooser);
                gui.add(browse);

                f.add(gui);
                // Ensures JVM closes after frame(s) closed and
                // all non-daemon threads are finished
                f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
                // See http://stackoverflow.com/a/7143398/418556 for demo.
                f.setLocationByPlatform(true);

                // ensures the frame is the minimum size it needs to be
                // in order display the components within it
                f.pack();
                // should be done last, to avoid flickering, moving,
                // resizing artifacts.
                f.setVisible(true);
            }
        };
        // Swing GUIs should be created and updated on the EDT
        // http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/concurrency/initial.html
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
    }
}

Of course, if you are feeling brave, you might create a custom file chooser starting with something like the File Browser GUI.