Getting the File-Type Name of a File

Files and directories have a type, usually based on their extension. This example retrieves the name of the file type. Examples of file-type names include Java Source and Shortcut. This name is displayed with the filename in a file chooser dialog.
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(); // Create a File instance of the file File file = new File("filename.txt"); // Get the file type name String fileTypeName = chooser.getTypeDescription(file); // Text Document

Post a comment

More information about formatting options

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image. Ignore spaces and be careful about upper and lower case.