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 \twocolitem{{\windowstyle wxFD\_PREVIEW}}{Show the preview of the selected files (currently only supported by wxGTK using GTK+ 2.4 or later).}
  27 \end{twocollist}
  28
  29 {\bf NB:} Previous versions of wxWidgets used {\tt wxFD\_CHANGE\_DIR} by default
  30 under MS Windows which allowed the program to simply remember the last
  31 directory where user selected the files to open/save. This (desired)
  32 functionality must be implemented in the program itself now (manually remember
  33 the last path used and pass it to the dialog the next time it is called) or
  34 by using this flag.
  35
  36
  37 \wxheading{See also}
  38
  39 \helpref{wxFileDialog overview}{wxfiledialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileSelector}{wxfileselector}
  40
  41 \wxheading{Remarks}
  42
  43 Pops up a file selector box. In Windows and GTK2.4+, this is the common
  44 file selector dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with somewhat less
  45 functionality. The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.
  46 If path is ``", the current directory will be used. If filename is ``",
  47 no default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files
  48 are displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
  49 extension for the required filename.
  50
  51 Both the X and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
  52 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
  53 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
  54 displayed. The wildcard may be a specification for multiple
  55 types of file with a description for each, such as:
  56
  57 \begin{verbatim}
  58  "BMP and GIF files (*.bmp;*.gif)|*.bmp;*.gif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png"
  59 \end{verbatim}
  60
  61 It must be noted that wildcard support in the native Motif file
  62 dialog is quite limited: only one alternative is supported,
  63 and it is displayed without the descriptive test; ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp''
  64 is displayed as ``*.bmp'', and both
  65 ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif'' and
  66 ``Image files|*.bmp;*.gif'' are errors.
  67
  68 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
  69
  70 \membersection{wxFileDialog::wxFileDialog}\label{wxfiledialogctor}
  71
  72 \func{}{wxFileDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a file"},\rtfsp
  73 \param{const wxString\& }{defaultDir = ""}, \param{const wxString\& }{defaultFile = ``"},\rtfsp
  74 \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"}}
  75
  76 Constructor. Use \helpref{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}{wxfiledialogshowmodal} to show the dialog.
  77
  78 \wxheading{Parameters}
  79
  80 \docparam{parent}{Parent window.}
  81
  82 \docparam{message}{Message to show on the dialog.}
  83
  84 \docparam{defaultDir}{The default directory, or the empty string.}
  85
  86 \docparam{defaultFile}{The default filename, or the empty string.}
  87
  88 \docparam{wildcard}{A wildcard, such as ``*.*" or ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
  89
  90 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
  91 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.}
  92
  93 \docparam{style}{A dialog style. See wxFD\_* styles for more info.}
  94
  95 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Not implemented.}
  96
  97 \docparam{size}{Dialog size. Not implemented.}
  98
  99 \docparam{name}{Dialog name. Not implemented.}
 100
 101
 102 \membersection{wxFileDialog::\destruct{wxFileDialog}}\label{wxfiledialogdtor}
 103
 104 \func{}{\destruct{wxFileDialog}}{\void}
 105
 106 Destructor.
 107
 108 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetDirectory}\label{wxfiledialoggetdirectory}
 109
 110 \constfunc{wxString}{GetDirectory}{\void}
 111
 112 Returns the default directory.
 113
 114 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilename}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilename}
 115
 116 \constfunc{wxString}{GetFilename}{\void}
 117
 118 Returns the default filename.
 119
 120 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilenames}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilenames}
 121
 122 \constfunc{void}{GetFilenames}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{filenames}}
 123
 124 Fills the array {\it filenames} with the names of the files chosen. This
 125 function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
 126 use \helpref{GetFilename}{wxfiledialoggetfilename} for the others.
 127
 128 Note that under Windows, if the user selects shortcuts, the filenames
 129 include paths, since the application cannot determine the full path
 130 of each referenced file by appending the directory containing the shortcuts
 131 to the filename.
 132
 133 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialoggetfilterindex}
 134
 135 \constfunc{int}{GetFilterIndex}{\void}
 136
 137 Returns the index into the list of filters supplied, optionally, in the wildcard parameter.
 138 Before the dialog is shown, this is the index which will be used when the dialog is first displayed.
 139 After the dialog is shown, this is the index selected by the user.
 140
 141 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetMessage}\label{wxfiledialoggetmessage}
 142
 143 \constfunc{wxString}{GetMessage}{\void}
 144
 145 Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 146
 147 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPath}\label{wxfiledialoggetpath}
 148
 149 \constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\void}
 150
 151 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
 152
 153 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetPaths}\label{wxfiledialoggetpaths}
 154
 155 \constfunc{void}{GetPaths}{\param{wxArrayString\& }{paths}}
 156
 157 Fills the array {\it paths} with the full paths of the files chosen. This
 158 function should only be used with the dialogs which have {\tt wxMULTIPLE} style,
 159 use \helpref{GetPath}{wxfiledialoggetpath} for the others.
 160
 161 \membersection{wxFileDialog::GetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialoggetwildcard}
 162
 163 \constfunc{wxString}{GetWildcard}{\void}
 164
 165 Returns the file dialog wildcard.
 166
 167 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetDirectory}\label{wxfiledialogsetdirectory}
 168
 169 \func{void}{SetDirectory}{\param{const wxString\& }{directory}}
 170
 171 Sets the default directory.
 172
 173 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetFilename}\label{wxfiledialogsetfilename}
 174
 175 \func{void}{SetFilename}{\param{const wxString\& }{setfilename}}
 176
 177 Sets the default filename.
 178
 179 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetFilterIndex}\label{wxfiledialogsetfilterindex}
 180
 181 \func{void}{SetFilterIndex}{\param{int }{filterIndex}}
 182
 183 Sets the default filter index, starting from zero.
 184
 185 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxfiledialogsetmessage}
 186
 187 \func{void}{SetMessage}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}}
 188
 189 Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
 190
 191 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetPath}\label{wxfiledialogsetpath}
 192
 193 \func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}
 194
 195 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when the dialog is dismissed).
 196
 197 \membersection{wxFileDialog::SetWildcard}\label{wxfiledialogsetwildcard}
 198
 199 \func{void}{SetWildcard}{\param{const wxString\& }{wildCard}}
 200
 201 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
 202
 203 ``BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
 204
 205 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
 206 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
 207
 208 \membersection{wxFileDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxfiledialogshowmodal}
 209
 210 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
 211
 212 Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL
 213 otherwise.
 214
 215