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create a tree structure (like windows explorer) in java-swing?

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how to create a tree structure (like windows explorer) in java-swing?
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import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.tree.*;

/** Example tree built out of DefaultMutableTreeNodes.
 *  1999 Marty Hall, http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/
 */

public class SimpleTree extends JFrame {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new SimpleTree();
  }
 
  public SimpleTree() {
    super("Creating a Simple JTree");
    WindowUtilities.setNativeLookAndFeel();
    addWindowListener(new ExitListener());
    Container content = getContentPane();
    Object[] hierarchy =
      { "javax.swing",
        "javax.swing.border",
        "javax.swing.colorchooser",
        "javax.swing.event",
        "javax.swing.filechooser",
        new Object[] { "javax.swing.plaf",
                       "javax.swing.plaf.basic",
                       "javax.swing.plaf.metal",
                       "javax.swing.plaf.multi" },
        "javax.swing.table",
        new Object[] { "javax.swing.text",
                       new Object[] { "javax.swing.text.html",
                                      "javax.swing.text.html.parser" },
                       "javax.swing.text.rtf" },
        "javax.swing.tree",
        "javax.swing.undo" };
    DefaultMutableTreeNode root = processHierarchy(hierarchy);
    JTree tree = new JTree(root);
    content.add(new JScrollPane(tree), BorderLayout.CENTER);
    setSize(275, 300);
    setVisible(true);
  }

  /** Small routine that will make node out of the first entry
   *  in the array, then make nodes out of subsequent entries
   *  and make them child nodes of the first one. The process is
   *  repeated recursively for entries that are arrays.
   */
   
  private DefaultMutableTreeNode processHierarchy(Object[] hierarchy) {
    DefaultMutableTreeNode node =
      new DefaultMutableTreeNode(hierarchy[0]);
    DefaultMutableTreeNode child;
    for(int i=1; i<hierarchy.length; i++) {
      Object nodeSpecifier = hierarchy[i];
      if (nodeSpecifier instanceof Object[])  // Ie node with children
        child = processHierarchy((Object[])nodeSpecifier);
      else
        child = new DefaultMutableTreeNode(nodeSpecifier); // Ie Leaf
      node.add(child);
    }
    return(node);
  }
}
//REFERENCES CLASSES------

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/** A listener that you attach to the top-level Frame or JFrame of
 *  your application, so quitting the frame exits the application.
 *  1998-99 Marty Hall, http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/
 */

public class ExitListener extends WindowAdapter {
  public void windowClosing(WindowEvent event) {
    System.exit(0);
  }
}
//----------------------------------------------------
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

/** A few utilities that simplify using windows in Swing.
 *  1998-99 Marty Hall, http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/
 */

public class WindowUtilities {

  /** Tell system to use native look and feel, as in previous
   *  releases. Metal (Java) LAF is the default otherwise.
   */

  public static void setNativeLookAndFeel() {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch(Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Error setting native LAF: " + e);
    }
  }

  public static void setJavaLookAndFeel() {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch(Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Error setting Java LAF: " + e);
    }
  }

   public static void setMotifLookAndFeel() {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
    } catch(Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Error setting Motif LAF: " + e);
    }
  }

  /** A simplified way to see a JPanel or other Container.
   *  Pops up a JFrame with specified Container as the content pane.
   */

  public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content,
                                    int width,
                                    int height,
                                    String title,
                                    Color bgColor) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame(title);
    frame.setBackground(bgColor);
    content.setBackground(bgColor);
    frame.setSize(width, height);
    frame.setContentPane(content);
    frame.addWindowListener(new ExitListener());
    frame.setVisible(true);
    return(frame);
  }

  /** Uses Color.white as the background color. */

  public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content,
                                    int width,
                                    int height,
                                    String title) {
    return(openInJFrame(content, width, height, title, Color.white));
  }

  /** Uses Color.white as the background color, and the
   *  name of the Container's class as the JFrame title.
   */

  public static JFrame openInJFrame(Container content,
                                    int width,
                                    int height) {
    return(openInJFrame(content, width, height,
                        content.getClass().getName(),
                        Color.white));
  }
}


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