Java FileSystemView Hidden Folder

Question

I have an applet for uploading file, and when browse file, it showed all folder normally just like normal except it does not show hidden folder. My question is, is it possible to show hidden folder also in the file browser?

I am using java 1.6 and javax.swing.filechooser

Answer 1

Hiding files in Swing JFileChooser :

JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
fileChooser.setFileHidingEnabled(false);
fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null);

Answer 2

Setting false to the method setFileHidingEnabled() of JFileChooser lets hidden files be shown. see : http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/filechooser.html

Answer 3

Check setFileHidingEnabled method of JFileChooser.

This method

Sets file hiding on or off. If true, hidden files are not shown in the file chooser. The job of determining which files are shown is done by the FileView.

fileChooser.setFileHidingEnabled(false);