Name: jk109818 Date: 10/01/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-b21, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
SunOS fletchu5 5.8 Generic_108528-16 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-
5_10

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS :
Also happens in Windows 2000.



A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The JFileChooser will trim() whitespace from a filename
when in single selection mode. It will not do the trim()
when multiple selection is enabled.

Search for trim() in
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.java to see the
bug in the code.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Run FileChooserDemo supplied with the 1.4.1 FCS SDK
demo programs.
2. Make sure "Single Selection" is selected
3. Select a filename that contains a space as its first
character. For example " image.tif". The space will get
trimmed when the filename is selected.
4. Now choose "Multi Selection".
5. Make sure you select the filename that contains the
space as its first character, along with some other files.
The space will not get trimmed from the filename.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
In both cases I expected to get the filename I selected
without having the whitespace trimmed.

What really happened is the whitespace got trimmed in
single selection mode and didn't get trimmed in multiple
selection mode.

When the whitespace gets trimmed in single selection mode
our program is unable to open the selected file since the
filename is incorrect.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
No error messages.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
see source code in 1.4.1 FCS installation directory
demo/jfc/FileChooserDemo/src.
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
None that I know of.

The trim() is in
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.java. I could
probably comment out the trim() in BasicFileChooserUI.java
but I'm not real fond of this kind of fix.
(Review ID: 165126)
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