How to use the default File Chooser for the operating system? java

I was just wondering: how does Gmail use the Windows/Mac file chooser to upload files? Is there any way to do this in Java?

Personally, I don't like the way that the JFileChooser looks like, and I thought it would be better for my users to be able to use something that they're more used to. Tips anyone?

Solution 1:

Use the old java.awt.FileDialog instead:

new java.awt.FileDialog((java.awt.Frame) null).setVisible(true);

Solution 2:

You can try using JFileChooser but setting the look and feel to be the platform look and feel:

    try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    }catch(Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }

And that would make all the swing components look nicer!