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How can I get this value from a JFileChooser?

I want to know if there's a way to get the text the user writes in a JFileChooser after pressing "accept" (I removed the confirm and cancel buttons) like a text field (.getText()).

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  • Here is an example I wrote:

    JFileChooser x=new JFileChooser();
int returnVal=x.showOpenDialog(this);
File file=x.getSelectedFile();
System.out.println(file.getName());

    Even though the file isn't an actual file it would still print out what is in the box when you call file.getName(). When I typed a random string of characters it returned the string of characters even though it's not a file.