RFR: 8281966: Absolute path of symlink is null in JFileChooser [v3]

[Tejesh R]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 15:14:08 GMT, Alexey Ivanov <aivanov at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Tejesh R has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional commits since the last revision:
>> 
>>  - Added Dialog information for printing Absolute path
>>  - Updated based on review comments
>
> test/jdk/javax/swing/JFileChooser/FileChooserSymLinkTest.java line 99:
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>> 97:                     JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, evt.getNewValue(),
>> 98:                             "Absolute path",
>> 99:                             JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
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> I don't think it is a good idea. For each selection, the tester will get a modal dialog box with the path. It could even prevent the tester from navigating directories for testing.
> 
> I suggest adding a `JListBox` or `JTextArea` on top or bottom of the `JFileChooser` and add the messages there.

Can use JLabel and keep updating(remove the old value and show path which is clicked) it right......? Storing previous paths are not required anyhow.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/9597