fileItem1is a JMenuItem when i click on fileItem1, this is how you would make it open a file and then just display the name of that file in the JFrame:
// open file
fileItem1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
Component parent = null;
int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(parent);
if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
System.out.println("You chose to open this file: " + chooser.getSelectedFile().getName());
}
jStyledTextPane.setText("You chose to open this file: " + chooser.getSelectedFile().getName());
}
});
The Oracle example is pretty good in my opinion: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/filechooser.html
Here is the implementation:
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(FileChooserDemo.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
File file = fc.getSelectedFile();
//This is where a real application would open the file.
log.append("Opening: " + file.getName() + "." + newline);
} else {
log.append("Open command cancelled by user." + newline);
}