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Kevin Dwan wrote:

> I see from the JDK1.2 docs for javax.swing.JFileChooser that
>
>     File[] is  what getSelectedFiles() returns:
>
>     "Returns a list of selected files if the filechooser is set to allow
> multiselection."
>
> My intent is to do something like
>
>     File[] sourceFiles = new File[];
>     .
>     .
> and then, on the JFileChooser instance sfc,
>
> void sfc_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
>   {
>     int returnVal = sfc.showSaveDialog(this);
>       if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
>           sourceFiles = sfc.getSelectedFiles();
>       }
>       if (returnVal == JFileChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
>           //sfc.rescanCurrentDirectory();
>           sfc.getCurrentDirectory();
>       }
>   }
> So that on APPROVE, sourceFiles will hold an array of the filenames the
> user selected.(I'm assuming from the bracket syntax that an array is
> what the documentation means what it says,  "Returns a list...")
>
> I've never seen the File [] construct below and can't locate
> documentation on it.When I try to instantiate it with:
>     File[] sourceFiles = new File[];
> I get a compiler error, with focus between the closing bracket and the
> semicolon, of  '{' expected. Hunh?
>
> Advice would be much appreciated.

Apologies for my haste in posting this, and not understanding that File[] is
simply an array of File.