java - Location of String keys in L&F

Question

There are several components in Java that have predefined look and strings of text that are automatically printed on them. Examples is JFileChooser.

Also, there is a JDialog (or JOptionPane) that pops up when you try to do illegale rename in JFileChooser...

In what *.java file(s) can string keys that represent that keys and where do they get their values?

I'm talking about Nimbus L&F... I couldn't locate them in Nimbus nor Synth (which doesn't necessary mean they're not there)... I did found JFileChooser Strings in BasicFileChooser.

Bottom line: I'm translating my program and I don't want any surprises, so I'd like to know which components have predefined strings and where to find them, that JDialog from above especially...

EDIT: I have found BasicFileChooserUI, and this is one of the methods:

protected void installStrings(JFileChooser fc) {

    Locale l = fc.getLocale();
    newFolderErrorText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.newFolderErrorText",l);
    newFolderErrorSeparator = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.newFolderErrorSeparator",l);

    newFolderParentDoesntExistTitleText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.newFolderParentDoesntExistTitleText", l);
    newFolderParentDoesntExistText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.newFolderParentDoesntExistText", l);

    fileDescriptionText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.fileDescriptionText",l);
    directoryDescriptionText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.directoryDescriptionText",l);

    saveButtonText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.saveButtonText",l);
    openButtonText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.openButtonText",l);
    saveDialogTitleText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.saveDialogTitleText",l);
    openDialogTitleText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.openDialogTitleText",l);
    cancelButtonText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.cancelButtonText",l);
    updateButtonText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.updateButtonText",l);
    helpButtonText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.helpButtonText",l);
    directoryOpenButtonText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.directoryOpenButtonText",l);

    saveButtonMnemonic   = getMnemonic("FileChooser.saveButtonMnemonic", l);
    openButtonMnemonic   = getMnemonic("FileChooser.openButtonMnemonic", l);
    cancelButtonMnemonic = getMnemonic("FileChooser.cancelButtonMnemonic", l);
    updateButtonMnemonic = getMnemonic("FileChooser.updateButtonMnemonic", l);
    helpButtonMnemonic   = getMnemonic("FileChooser.helpButtonMnemonic", l);
    directoryOpenButtonMnemonic = getMnemonic("FileChooser.directoryOpenButtonMnemonic", l);

    saveButtonToolTipText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.saveButtonToolTipText",l);
    openButtonToolTipText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.openButtonToolTipText",l);
    cancelButtonToolTipText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.cancelButtonToolTipText",l);
    updateButtonToolTipText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.updateButtonToolTipText",l);
    helpButtonToolTipText   = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.helpButtonToolTipText",l);
    directoryOpenButtonToolTipText = UIManager.getString("FileChooser.directoryOpenButtonToolTipText",l);
}

I want to know from where is the getString("FileChooser.updateButtonText",l) method pulling out strings... I tried looking for it, but I had no luck... Also, I know there are some strings in JFileChooser that are not defined in BasicFileChooserUI.java...

Answer 1

which one you want to change, but I don't know answer now

DYM???

look in:

file name:

files of type:

import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;

class ChooserFilterTest {

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

            @Override
            public void run() {
                String[] properties = {"os.name", "java.version", "java.vm.version", "java.vendor"};
                for (String property : properties) {
                    System.out.println(property + ": " + System.getProperty(property));
                }
                JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser();
                jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
                jfc.addChoosableFileFilter(new FileFilter() {

                    @Override
                    public boolean accept(File f) {
                        return f.isDirectory() || f.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith(".obj");
                    }

                    @Override
                    public String getDescription() {
                        return "Wavefront OBJ (*.obj)";
                    }

                    @Override
                    public String toString() {
                        return getDescription();
                    }
                });
                int result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Description was 'All Files'?");
                System.out.println("Displayed description (Metal): " + (result == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION));
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                    SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(jfc);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
                jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
                result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Description was 'All Files'?");
                System.out.println("Displayed description (System): " + (result == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION));
                result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Description was 'All Files'?");
                System.out.println("Displayed description (Metal): " + (result == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION));
                try {
                    for (UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                        if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                            SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(jfc);
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
                } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
                } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
                } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
                }
                jfc.showOpenDialog(null);
                result = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Description was 'All Files'?");
                System.out.println("Displayed description (System): " + (result == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION));
            }
        };
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
    }

    private ChooserFilterTest() {
    }
}

Do you want this one

from code

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalButtonUI;

public class CrazyFileChooser {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            for (UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
        }


        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                new CrazyFileChooser().makeUI();
            }
        });
    }

    public void makeUI() {
        JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
        for (AbstractButton button : SwingUtils.getDescendantsOfType(AbstractButton.class, chooser)) {
            button.setUI(new XORButtonUI());
            button.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
        }
        for (JList list : SwingUtils.getDescendantsOfType(JList.class, chooser)) {
            list.setBackground(Color.PINK);
        }
        JTextField jTextField = SwingUtils.getDescendantOfType(JTextField.class, chooser, "Text", "");
        jTextField.setEditable(false);
        for (JLabel label : SwingUtils.getDescendantsOfType(JLabel.class, chooser)) {
            label.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.ITALIC, 18));
            label.setForeground(Color.RED);
        }
        chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
    }
}

class XORButtonUI extends MetalButtonUI {

    @Override
    public void paint(Graphics g, JComponent c) {
        g.setXORMode(Color.YELLOW);
        super.paint(g, c);
    }
}

based on code Swing Utils, by Darryl Burke, one of top Swing gurus (once told us, to pay me for the programming, is how to pay a small child for licking ice cream)