JFileChooser TypeAhead behaviour ?

[FET]

Ho, (Hi is too common)

In more than one article on JavaWorld, I have read that the
JFileChooser in J2SDK 1.4 has a built-in type ahead scheme which
automatically selects the file in the file list as the name is being
typed in the text field. I have not seen this behaviour yet. I am
using JDK 1.4.2. What could be the problem ? Is there some secret way
of enabling it ?
There was also a source file TypeAheadSelector.java in the article
that shows how to implement such an add-on for a JFileChooser. But
that relies on the Center component being a JList. And in the
JFileChooser in JDK 1.4, there is no JList in the Center of
JFileChooser, just some other complex component.

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards.

 

[Jim Sculley]

Ho, (Hi is too common)

In more than one article on JavaWorld, I have read that the
JFileChooser in J2SDK 1.4 has a built-in type ahead scheme which
automatically selects the file in the file list as the name is being
typed in the text field. I have not seen this behaviour yet. I am
using JDK 1.4.2. What could be the problem ? Is there some secret way
of enabling it ?

Doesn't appear to do that on my Linux box under 1.4.2_03 or 1.5.0 beta.
There is something approximating that behavior when you click on a
file in the window. Once it has focus, typing a letter will take you to
the first file starting with that letter.

Jim S.