docs/latex/wx/filedlg.tex

   1 \section{\class{wxFileDialog}}\label{wxfiledialog}
   2
   3 This class represents the file chooser dialog.
   4
   5 \wxheading{Derived from}
   6
   7 \helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}\\
   8 \helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
   9 \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
  10 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
  11
  12 \wxheading{Include files}
  13
  14 <wx/filedlg.h>
  15
  16 \wxheading{Window styles}
  17
  18 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
  19 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to wxFD\_OPEN.}
  20 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_OPEN}}{This is an open dialog; usually this means that the default button's label of the dialog is "Open". Cannot be combined with wxFD\_SAVE.}
  21 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxFD\_SAVE}}{This is a save dialog; usually this means that the default button's label of the dialog is "Save". Cannot be combined with wxFD\_OPEN.}
  22 \twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_OVERWRITE\_PROMPT}}{For save dialog only: prompt for a confirmation if a file will be overwritten.}
  23 \twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_FILE\_MUST\_EXIST}}{For open dialog only: the user may only select files that actually exist.}
  24 \twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_MULTIPLE}}{For open dialog only: allows selecting multiple files.}
  25 \twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_CHANGE\_DIR}}{Change the current working directory to the directory where the file(s) chosen by the user are.}
  26 \end{twocollist}
  27
  28 {\bf NB:} Previous versions of wxWidgets used {\tt wxFD\_CHANGE\_DIR} by default
  29 under MS Windows which allowed the program to simply remember the last
  30 directory where user selected the files to open/save. This (desired)
  31 functionality must be implemented in the program itself now (manually remember
  32 the last path used and pass it to the dialog the next time it is called) or
  33 by using this flag.
  34
  35
  36 \wxheading{See also}
  37
  38 \helpref{wxFileDialog overview}{wxfiledialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileSelector}{wxfileselector}
  39
  40 \wxheading{Remarks}
  41
  42 Pops up a file selector box. In Windows and GTK2.4+, this is the common
  43 file selector dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with somewhat less
  44 functionality. The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.
  45 If path is ``", the current directory will be used. If filename is ``",
  46 no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
  47 are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
  48 extension for the required filename.
  49
  50 Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
  51 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
  52 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
  53 displayed. The wildcard may be a specification for multiple
  54 types of file with a description for each, such as:
  55
  56 \begin{verbatim}
  57  "BMP and GIF files (*.bmp;*.gif)|*.bmp;*.gif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png"
  58 \end{verbatim}
  59
  60 It must be noted that wildcard support in the native Motif file
  61 dialog is quite limited: only one alternative is supported,
  62 and it is displayed without the descriptive test; ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp''
  63 is displayed as ``*.bmp'', and both
  64 ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif'' and
  65 ``Image files|*.bmp;*.gif'' are errors.
  66
  67 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
  68
  69 \membersection{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}\label{wxfiledialogctor}
  70
  71 \func{}{wxFileDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a file"},\rtfsp
  72 \param{const wxString\& }{defaultDir = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultFile = ``"},\rtfsp
  73 \param{const wxString\& }{wildcard = ``*.*"}, \param{long }{style = wxFD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition}, \param{const wxSize\& }{sz = wxDefaultSize}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = "filedlg"}}
  74
  75 Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to show the dialog.
  76
  77 \wxheading{Parameters}
  78
  79 \docparam{parent}{Parent window.}
  80
  81 \docparam{message}{Message to show on the dialog.}
  82
  83 \docparam{defaultDir}{The default directory, or the empty string.}
  84
  85 \docparam{defaultFile}{The default filename, or the empty string.}
  86
  87 \docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*" or ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
  88
  89 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
  90 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.}
  91
  92 \docparam{style}{A dialog style. See wxFD\_* styles for more info.}
  93
  94 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Not implemented.}
  95
  96 \docparam{size}{Dialog size. Not implemented.}
  97
  98 \docparam{name}{Dialog name. Not implemented.}
  99
 100
 101 \membersection{wxFileDialog::\destruct{wxFileDialog}}\label{wxfiledialogdtor}
 102
 103 \func{}{\destruct{wxFileDialog}}{\void}
 104
 105 Destructor.
 106
 107 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetDirectory}\label{wxfiledialoggetdirectory}
 108
 109 \constfunc{wxString}{GetDirectory}{\void}
 110
 111 Returns the default directory.
 112
 113 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilename}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilename}
 114
 115 \constfunc{wxString}{GetFilename}{\void}
 116
 117 Returns the default filename.
 118
 119 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilenames}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilenames}
 120
 121 \constfunc{void}{GetFilenames}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{filenames}}
 122
 123 Fills the array {\it filenames} with the names of the files chosen. This
 124 function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
 125 use \helpref{GetFilename}{wxfiledialoggetfilename} for the others.
 126
 127 Note that under Windows, if the user selects shortcuts, the filenames
 128 include paths, since the application cannot determine the full path
 129 of each referenced file by appending the directory containing the shortcuts
 130 to the filename.
 131
 132 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilterindex}
 133
 134 \constfunc{int}{GetFilterIndex}{\void}
 135
 136 Returns the index into the list of filters supplied, optionally, in the wildcard parameter.
 137 Before the dialog is shown, this is the index which will be used when the dialog is first displayed.
 138 After the dialog is shown, this is the index selected by the user.
 139
 140 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetMessage}\label{wxfiledialoggetmessage}
 141
 142 \constfunc{wxString}{GetMessage}{\void}
 143
 144 Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 145
 146 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPath}\label{wxfiledialoggetpath}
 147
 148 \constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\void}
 149
 150 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
 151
 152 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPaths}\label{wxfiledialoggetpaths}
 153
 154 \constfunc{void}{GetPaths}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{paths}}
 155
 156 Fills the array {\it paths} with the full paths of the files chosen. This
 157 function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
 158 use \helpref{GetPath}{wxfiledialoggetpath} for the others.
 159
 160 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialoggetwildcard}
 161
 162 \constfunc{wxString}{GetWildcard}{\void}
 163
 164 Returns the file dialog wildcard.
 165
 166 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetDirectory}\label{wxfiledialogsetdirectory}
 167
 168 \func{void}{SetDirectory}{\param{const wxString\& }{directory}}
 169
 170 Sets the default directory.
 171
 172 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetFilename}\label{wxfiledialogsetfilename}
 173
 174 \func{void}{SetFilename}{\param{const wxString\& }{setfilename}}
 175
 176 Sets the default filename.
 177
 178 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialogsetfilterindex}
 179
 180 \func{void}{SetFilterIndex}{\param{int }{filterIndex}}
 181
 182 Sets the default filter index, starting from zero.
 183
 184 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxfiledialogsetmessage}
 185
 186 \func{void}{SetMessage}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}}
 187
 188 Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 189
 190 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetPath}\label{wxfiledialogsetpath}
 191
 192 \func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}
 193
 194 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when the dialog is dismissed).
 195
 196 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialogsetwildcard}
 197
 198 \func{void}{SetWildcard}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildCard}}
 199
 200 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
 201
 202 ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
 203
 204 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
 205 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
 206
 207 \membersection{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxfiledialogshowmodal}
 208
 209 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
 210
 211 Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL
 212 otherwise.
 213
 214