set the JFileChooser to open current directory

Question

I created a JFileChooser to open a file, but when I select a file and open it,for second the time that i want to select a file, the JFileChooser is not in the current directory. How set the JFileChooser to open the current directory?

JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
        fileChooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES );
         fileChooser.setDialogType(JFileChooser.SAVE_DIALOG);
         int result = fileChooser.showOpenDialog( this );
         if ( result == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION ){
              File fileName = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
              File path=fileChooser.getCurrentDirectory();
              if ( ( fileName == null ) || ( fileName.getName().equals( "" ) ) )
              {
                 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( this, "Invalid File Name",
                    "Invalid File Name", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE );
              }
              else{
               currentPath=path.getPath()+"\\"+fileName.getName();}
             } 

Answer 1

Either pass the directory into the constructor via the File parameter (a File can also be a directory, FYI), or use the .setCurrentDirectory(File dir) method before you make the JFileChooser visible.

Also, to make the JFileChooser stay in the same folder, you need to save the folder of the file/directory chosen from last time, and use THAT value to control which folder it starts in the subsequent times via .setCurrentDirectory(File dir)