Inside Macintosh: Programming With MRJToolkit /

Chapter 2 - MRJToolkit Reference / The MRJFileUtils Class

Methods /

setDefaultFileType

Sets the default file type for the Java application.

public static void setDefaultFileType (
                     MRJOSType defaultType);

defaultType

The 4-byte file type you wish to assign as the default.

DISCUSSION

On the Mac OS, a file type is a 4-byte character constant that identifies the type of file to the Finder (for example, 'TEXT' for a text file, or 'APPL' for an application). If you do not specify a default file type, any saved files will have the file type 'TEXT'.

SEE ALSO

The "Finder Interface" chapter in Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials for information about file types.