JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
// Note: source for ExampleFileFilter can be found in FileChooserDemo,
// under the demo/jfc directory in the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition.
ExampleFileFilter filter = new ExampleFileFilter();
filter.addExtension("jpg");
filter.addExtension("gif");
filter.setDescription("JPG & GIF Images");
chooser.setFileFilter(filter);
int returnVal = chooser.showOpenDialog(parent);
if(returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
System.out.println("You chose to open this file: "
chooser.getSelectedFile().getName());
}