How to change JFileChooser start directory to desktop?

Question

I want to change JFileChooser start directory to desktop. So, in my computer I wrote:

JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser("C:\\Users\\LNK\\Desktop");

The problem is, when I compile my code and run program in another computer it doesn't work because there are no C:\\Users\\LNK\\Desktop path. So, is there some kind of "apsolute" path of desktop?

Answer 1

You can use a user.home system property to get user directory. So your code would look like

String userDir = System.getProperty("user.home");
JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser(userDir +"/Desktop");

Answer 2

Here is another option for getting to the Windows desktop:

fileChooser.setCurrentDirectory(new File("C:\\"));
Action details = fileChooser.getActionMap().get("Go Up");
details.actionPerformed(null);
details.actionPerformed(null);

If you leave off the last line, you will get to "Computer"