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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / filedlg.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: filedlg.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxFileDialog
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // Licence: wxWindows licence
6 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
7
8 enum
9 {
10 wxFD_OPEN = 0x0001,
11 wxFD_SAVE = 0x0002,
12 wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT = 0x0004,
13 wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST = 0x0010,
14 wxFD_MULTIPLE = 0x0020,
15 wxFD_CHANGE_DIR = 0x0080,
16 wxFD_PREVIEW = 0x0100
17 };
18
19 #define wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE wxFD_OPEN
20
21 /**
22 Default wildcard string used in wxFileDialog corresponding to all files.
23
24 It is defined as "*.*" under MSW and OS/2 and "*" everywhere else.
25 */
26 const char wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr[];
27
28 /**
29 @class wxFileDialog
30
31 This class represents the file chooser dialog.
32
33 The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.
34 If path is ::wxEmptyString, the current directory will be used.
35 If filename is ::wxEmptyString, no default filename will be supplied.
36 The wildcard determines what files are displayed in the file selector,
37 and file extension supplies a type extension for the required filename.
38
39 The typical usage for the open file dialog is:
40 @code
41 void MyFrame::OnOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
42 {
43 if (...current content has not been saved...)
44 {
45 if (wxMessageBox(_("Current content has not been saved! Proceed?"), _("Please confirm"),
46 wxICON_QUESTION | wxYES_NO, this) == wxNO )
47 return;
48 //else: proceed asking to the user the new file to open
49 }
50
51 wxFileDialog
52 openFileDialog(this, _("Open XYZ file"), "", "",
53 "XYZ files (*.xyz)|*.xyz", wxFD_OPEN|wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST);
54
55 if (openFileDialog.ShowModal() == wxID_CANCEL)
56 return; // the user changed idea...
57
58 // proceed loading the file chosen by the user;
59 // this can be done with e.g. wxWidgets input streams:
60 wxFileInputStream input_stream(openFileDialog.GetPath());
61 if (!input_stream.IsOk())
62 {
63 wxLogError("Cannot open file '%s'.", openFileDialog.GetPath());
64 return;
65 }
66
67 ...
68 }
69 @endcode
70
71 The typical usage for the save file dialog is instead somewhat simpler:
72 @code
73 void MyFrame::OnSaveAs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
74 {
75 wxFileDialog
76 saveFileDialog(this, _("Save XYZ file"), "", "",
77 "XYZ files (*.xyz)|*.xyz", wxFD_SAVE|wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT);
78
79 if (saveFileDialog.ShowModal() == wxID_CANCEL)
80 return; // the user changed idea...
81
82 // save the current contents in the file;
83 // this can be done with e.g. wxWidgets output streams:
84 wxFileOutputStream output_stream(saveFileDialog.GetPath());
85 if (!output_stream.IsOk())
86 {
87 wxLogError("Cannot save current contents in file '%s'.", saveFileDialog.GetPath());
88 return;
89 }
90
91 ...
92 }
93 @endcode
94
95 @remarks
96 All implementations of the wxFileDialog provide a wildcard filter. Typing a filename
97 containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and clicking on Ok, will
98 result in only those files matching the pattern being displayed.
99 The wildcard may be a specification for multiple types of file with a description
100 for each, such as:
101 @code
102 "BMP and GIF files (*.bmp;*.gif)|*.bmp;*.gif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png"
103 @endcode
104 It must be noted that wildcard support in the native Motif file dialog is quite
105 limited: only one file type is supported, and it is displayed without the
106 descriptive test; "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp" is displayed as "*.bmp", and both
107 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif" and "Image files|*.bmp;*.gif"
108 are errors.
109
110 @beginStyleTable
111 @style{wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE}
112 Equivalent to @c wxFD_OPEN.
113 @style{wxFD_OPEN}
114 This is an open dialog; usually this means that the default
115 button's label of the dialog is "Open". Cannot be combined with @c wxFD_SAVE.
116 @style{wxFD_SAVE}
117 This is a save dialog; usually this means that the default button's
118 label of the dialog is "Save". Cannot be combined with @c wxFD_OPEN.
119 @style{wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT}
120 For save dialog only: prompt for a confirmation if a file will be
121 overwritten.
122 @style{wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST}
123 For open dialog only: the user may only select files that actually
124 exist. Notice that under OS X the file dialog with @c wxFD_OPEN
125 style always behaves as if this style was specified, because it is
126 impossible to choose a file that doesn't exist from a standard OS X
127 file dialog.
128 @style{wxFD_MULTIPLE}
129 For open dialog only: allows selecting multiple files.
130 @style{wxFD_CHANGE_DIR}
131 Change the current working directory (when the dialog is dismissed)
132 to the directory where the file(s) chosen by the user are.
133 @style{wxFD_PREVIEW}
134 Show the preview of the selected files (currently only supported by
135 wxGTK).
136 @endStyleTable
137
138 @library{wxcore}
139 @category{cmndlg}
140
141 @see @ref overview_cmndlg_file, ::wxFileSelector()
142 */
143 class wxFileDialog : public wxDialog
144 {
145 public:
146 /**
147 Constructor. Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
148
149 @param parent
150 Parent window.
151 @param message
152 Message to show on the dialog.
153 @param defaultDir
154 The default directory, or the empty string.
155 @param defaultFile
156 The default filename, or the empty string.
157 @param wildcard
158 A wildcard, such as "*.*" or "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
159 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
160 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
161 @param style
162 A dialog style. See @c wxFD_* styles for more info.
163 @param pos
164 Dialog position. Not implemented.
165 @param size
166 Dialog size. Not implemented.
167 @param name
168 Dialog name. Not implemented.
169 */
170 wxFileDialog(wxWindow* parent,
171 const wxString& message = wxFileSelectorPromptStr,
172 const wxString& defaultDir = wxEmptyString,
173 const wxString& defaultFile = wxEmptyString,
174 const wxString& wildcard = wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr,
175 long style = wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE,
176 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
177 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
178 const wxString& name = wxFileDialogNameStr);
179
180 /**
181 Destructor.
182 */
183 virtual ~wxFileDialog();
184
185 /**
186 Returns the path of the file currently selected in dialog.
187
188 Notice that this file is not necessarily going to be accepted by the
189 user, so calling this function mostly makes sense from an update UI
190 event handler of a custom file dialog extra control to update its state
191 depending on the currently selected file.
192
193 Currently this function is fully implemented under GTK and MSW and
194 always returns an empty string elsewhere.
195
196 @since 2.9.5
197
198 @return The path of the currently selected file or an empty string if
199 nothing is selected.
200
201 @see SetExtraControlCreator()
202 */
203 virtual wxString GetCurrentlySelectedFilename() const;
204
205 /**
206 Returns the default directory.
207 */
208 virtual wxString GetDirectory() const;
209
210 /**
211 If functions SetExtraControlCreator() and ShowModal() were called,
212 returns the extra window. Otherwise returns @NULL.
213
214 @since 2.9.0
215 */
216 wxWindow* GetExtraControl() const;
217
218 /**
219 Returns the default filename.
220 */
221 virtual wxString GetFilename() const;
222
223 /**
224 Fills the array @a filenames with the names of the files chosen.
225
226 This function should only be used with the dialogs which have @c wxFD_MULTIPLE style,
227 use GetFilename() for the others.
228
229 Note that under Windows, if the user selects shortcuts, the filenames
230 include paths, since the application cannot determine the full path
231 of each referenced file by appending the directory containing the shortcuts
232 to the filename.
233 */
234 virtual void GetFilenames(wxArrayString& filenames) const;
235
236 /**
237 Returns the index into the list of filters supplied, optionally, in the
238 wildcard parameter.
239
240 Before the dialog is shown, this is the index which will be used when the
241 dialog is first displayed.
242
243 After the dialog is shown, this is the index selected by the user.
244 */
245 virtual int GetFilterIndex() const;
246
247 /**
248 Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
249 */
250 virtual wxString GetMessage() const;
251
252 /**
253 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
254 */
255 virtual wxString GetPath() const;
256
257 /**
258 Fills the array @a paths with the full paths of the files chosen.
259
260 This function should only be used with the dialogs which have @c wxFD_MULTIPLE style,
261 use GetPath() for the others.
262 */
263 virtual void GetPaths(wxArrayString& paths) const;
264
265 /**
266 Returns the file dialog wildcard.
267 */
268 virtual wxString GetWildcard() const;
269
270 /**
271 Sets the default directory.
272 */
273 virtual void SetDirectory(const wxString& directory);
274
275 /**
276 The type of function used as an argument for SetExtraControlCreator().
277
278 @since 2.9.0
279 */
280 typedef wxWindow *(*ExtraControlCreatorFunction)(wxWindow*);
281
282 /**
283 Customize file dialog by adding extra window, which is typically placed
284 below the list of files and above the buttons.
285
286 SetExtraControlCreator() can be called only once, before calling ShowModal().
287
288 The @c creator function should take pointer to parent window (file dialog)
289 and should return a window allocated with operator new.
290
291 Supported platforms: wxGTK, wxMSW, wxUniv.
292
293 @since 2.9.0
294 */
295 bool SetExtraControlCreator(ExtraControlCreatorFunction creator);
296
297 /**
298 Sets the default filename.
299
300 In wxGTK this will have little effect unless a default directory has previously been set.
301 */
302 virtual void SetFilename(const wxString& setfilename);
303
304 /**
305 Sets the default filter index, starting from zero.
306 */
307 virtual void SetFilterIndex(int filterIndex);
308
309 /**
310 Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
311 */
312 virtual void SetMessage(const wxString& message);
313
314 /**
315 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when
316 the dialog is dismissed).
317 */
318 virtual void SetPath(const wxString& path);
319
320 /**
321 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
322 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
323
324 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
325 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
326 */
327 virtual void SetWildcard(const wxString& wildCard);
328
329 /**
330 Shows the dialog, returning @c wxID_OK if the user pressed OK, and @c wxID_CANCEL
331 otherwise.
332 */
333 virtual int ShowModal();
334 };
335
336
337
338 // ============================================================================
339 // Global functions/macros
340 // ============================================================================
341
342 /** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
343 //@{
344
345 /**
346 Pops up a file selector box. In Windows, this is the common file selector
347 dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with the same functionality. The
348 path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname. If path
349 is empty, the current directory will be used. If filename is empty, no
350 default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files are
351 displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
352 extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of
353 wxFD_OPEN, wxFD_SAVE, wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT or wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST.
354
355 @note wxFD_MULTIPLE can only be used with wxFileDialog and not here since
356 this function only returns a single file name.
357
358 Both the Unix and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
359 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
360 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
361 displayed.
362
363 The wildcard may be a specification for multiple types of file with a
364 description for each, such as:
365
366 @code
367 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
368 @endcode
369
370 The application must check for an empty return value (the user pressed
371 Cancel). For example:
372
373 @code
374 wxString filename = wxFileSelector("Choose a file to open");
375 if ( !filename.empty() )
376 {
377 // work with the file
378 ...
379 }
380 //else: cancelled by user
381 @endcode
382
383 @header{wx/filedlg.h}
384 */
385 wxString wxFileSelector(const wxString& message,
386 const wxString& default_path = wxEmptyString,
387 const wxString& default_filename = wxEmptyString,
388 const wxString& default_extension = wxEmptyString,
389 const wxString& wildcard = wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr,
390 int flags = 0,
391 wxWindow* parent = NULL,
392 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
393 int y = wxDefaultCoord);
394
395 /**
396 An extended version of wxFileSelector
397 */
398 wxString wxFileSelectorEx(const wxString& message = wxFileSelectorPromptStr,
399 const wxString& default_path = wxEmptyString,
400 const wxString& default_filename = wxEmptyString,
401 int *indexDefaultExtension = NULL,
402 const wxString& wildcard = wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr,
403 int flags = 0,
404 wxWindow *parent = NULL,
405 int x = wxDefaultCoord,
406 int y = wxDefaultCoord);
407
408 /**
409 Ask for filename to load
410 */
411 wxString wxLoadFileSelector(const wxString& what,
412 const wxString& extension,
413 const wxString& default_name = wxEmptyString,
414 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
415
416 /**
417 Ask for filename to save
418 */
419 wxString wxSaveFileSelector(const wxString& what,
420 const wxString& extension,
421 const wxString& default_name = wxEmptyString,
422 wxWindow *parent = NULL);
423
424 //@}
425