Whats the preferred way to use native File chooser...

# compose-desktop

[suresh]

Whats the preferred way to use native File chooser dialog on Compose desktop applications. java.awt.FileDialog seems to be working fine. Is that the recommended way?

[Igor Demin]

For now we don't have any other way to open native File chooser.
So feel free to use it if it works fine 🙂

[suresh]

@Igor Demin thanks!

[Mantas Varnagiris]

@suresh could you paste a code snippet how you show that dialog from compose?

[suresh]

import java.awt.*

...

val dialog = FileDialog(null as Frame?, "Select File to Open")
dialog.mode = FileDialog.LOAD
dialog.isVisible = true
val file: String? = dialog.file
println("$file chosen.")

[suresh]

@Mantas Varnagiris ^ this is what i am using

[Mantas Varnagiris]

Great! thanks for quick response 🙏