Hi!
I'm developing a simple file manager. So, I have two components: JTree & JTable. When I open some folder in JTree, then JTable is updated according to the content of that folder. JTable contains 3 columns: file_type, file_name, file_bytes. The code works correctly.
Now I need to add some more columns to describe each file in JTable, e.g. file_author, file_description, file_link. How could I assign/read these data to/from files? Should I use metadata?
P.S: "Accessing metadata from files
Have a look at Apache "Tika" http://tika.apache.org/
It may be a bit over the top for what you need now, but it's probably the comprehensive file metadata utility you will find in Java.
Thank you, it migh be helpful. But it is also interesting to know about other possibilities. What about http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/nio/? Might it be useful in my case?
NIO 2 is the answer to many file-related limitations in Java, but it's part of Java 7, which has major schedule problems. Its highly unlikely that you will see anything released before mid-2011.
http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/rethinking_jdk7
Hmm...I've downloaded JDK7 installation pack from here: http://dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/jdk7/binaries/index.html. So, as I understand it is unreliable...is it?
Its pre-release and incomplete. Use it at your own risk!
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