1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // Purpose: interface of wxFileDialog
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12 This class represents the file chooser dialog.
14 It pops up a file selector box (native for Windows and GTK2.4+).
16 The path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname.
17 If path is "", the current directory will be used. If filename is "", no default
18 filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files are displayed in the
19 file selector, and file extension supplies a type extension for the required filename.
22 All implementations of the wxFileDialog provide a wildcard filter. Typing a filename
23 containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and clicking on Ok, will
24 result in only those files matching the pattern being displayed.
25 The wildcard may be a specification for multiple types of file with a description
28 "BMP and GIF files (*.bmp;*.gif)|*.bmp;*.gif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png"
30 It must be noted that wildcard support in the native Motif file dialog is quite
31 limited: only one alternative is supported, and it is displayed without the
32 descriptive test; "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp" is displayed as "*.bmp", and both
33 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif" and "Image files|*.bmp;*.gif"
37 @style{wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE}
38 Equivalent to wxFD_OPEN.
40 This is an open dialog; usually this means that the default
41 button's label of the dialog is "Open". Cannot be combined with wxFD_SAVE.
43 This is a save dialog; usually this means that the default button's
44 label of the dialog is "Save". Cannot be combined with wxFD_OPEN.
45 @style{wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT}
46 For save dialog only: prompt for a confirmation if a file will be
48 @style{wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST}
49 For open dialog only: the user may only select files that actually exist.
51 For open dialog only: allows selecting multiple files.
52 @style{wxFD_CHANGE_DIR}
53 Change the current working directory to the directory where the
54 file(s) chosen by the user are.
56 Show the preview of the selected files (currently only supported by
57 wxGTK using GTK+ 2.4 or later).
63 @see @ref overview_cmndlg_file, ::wxFileSelector()
65 class wxFileDialog
: public wxDialog
69 Constructor. Use ShowModal() to show the dialog.
74 Message to show on the dialog.
76 The default directory, or the empty string.
78 The default filename, or the empty string.
80 A wildcard, such as "*.*" or "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
81 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
82 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
84 A dialog style. See wxFD_* styles for more info.
86 Dialog position. Not implemented.
88 Dialog size. Not implemented.
90 Dialog name. Not implemented.
92 wxFileDialog(wxWindow
* parent
,
93 const wxString
& message
= "Choose a file",
94 const wxString
& defaultDir
= "",
95 const wxString
& defaultFile
= "",
96 const wxString
& wildcard
= ".",
97 long style
= wxFD_DEFAULT_STYLE
,
98 const wxPoint
& pos
= wxDefaultPosition
,
99 const wxSize
& sz
= wxDefaultSize
,
100 const wxString
& name
= "filedlg");
105 virtual ~wxFileDialog();
108 Returns the default directory.
110 virtual wxString
GetDirectory() const;
113 If functions SetExtraControlCreator() and ShowModal() were called,
114 returns the extra window. Otherwise returns @NULL.
116 wxWindow
* GetExtraControl() const;
119 Returns the default filename.
121 virtual wxString
GetFilename() const;
124 Fills the array @a filenames with the names of the files chosen.
126 This function should only be used with the dialogs which have @c wxFD_MULTIPLE style,
127 use GetFilename() for the others.
129 Note that under Windows, if the user selects shortcuts, the filenames
130 include paths, since the application cannot determine the full path
131 of each referenced file by appending the directory containing the shortcuts
134 virtual void GetFilenames(wxArrayString
& filenames
) const;
137 Returns the index into the list of filters supplied, optionally, in the
140 Before the dialog is shown, this is the index which will be used when the
141 dialog is first displayed.
143 After the dialog is shown, this is the index selected by the user.
145 virtual int GetFilterIndex() const;
148 Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
150 virtual wxString
GetMessage() const;
153 Returns the full path (directory and filename) of the selected file.
155 virtual wxString
GetPath() const;
158 Fills the array @a paths with the full paths of the files chosen.
160 This function should only be used with the dialogs which have @c wxFD_MULTIPLE style,
161 use GetPath() for the others.
163 virtual void GetPaths(wxArrayString
& paths
) const;
166 Returns the file dialog wildcard.
168 virtual wxString
GetWildcard() const;
171 Sets the default directory.
173 virtual void SetDirectory(const wxString
& directory
);
176 Customize file dialog by adding extra window, which is typically placed
177 below the list of files and above the buttons.
179 SetExtraControlCreator() can be called only once, before calling ShowModal().
181 The @c creator function should take pointer to parent window (file dialog)
182 and should return a window allocated with operator new.
184 Supported platforms: wxGTK, wxUniv.
186 bool SetExtraControlCreator(t_extraControlCreator creator
);
189 Sets the default filename.
191 virtual void SetFilename(const wxString
& setfilename
);
194 Sets the default filter index, starting from zero.
196 virtual void SetFilterIndex(int filterIndex
);
199 Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
201 virtual void SetMessage(const wxString
& message
);
204 Sets the path (the combined directory and filename that will be returned when
205 the dialog is dismissed).
207 virtual void SetPath(const wxString
& path
);
210 Sets the wildcard, which can contain multiple file types, for example:
211 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif".
213 Note that the native Motif dialog has some limitations with respect to
214 wildcards; see the Remarks section above.
216 virtual void SetWildcard(const wxString
& wildCard
);
219 Shows the dialog, returning wxID_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID_CANCEL
222 virtual int ShowModal();
227 // ============================================================================
228 // Global functions/macros
229 // ============================================================================
231 /** @ingroup group_funcmacro_dialog */
235 Pops up a file selector box. In Windows, this is the common file selector
236 dialog. In X, this is a file selector box with the same functionality. The
237 path and filename are distinct elements of a full file pathname. If path
238 is empty, the current directory will be used. If filename is empty, no
239 default filename will be supplied. The wildcard determines what files are
240 displayed in the file selector, and file extension supplies a type
241 extension for the required filename. Flags may be a combination of
242 wxFD_OPEN, wxFD_SAVE, wxFD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT or wxFD_FILE_MUST_EXIST.
244 @note wxFD_MULTIPLE can only be used with wxFileDialog and not here since
245 this function only returns a single file name.
247 Both the Unix and Windows versions implement a wildcard filter. Typing a
248 filename containing wildcards (*, ?) in the filename text item, and
249 clicking on Ok, will result in only those files matching the pattern being
252 The wildcard may be a specification for multiple types of file with a
253 description for each, such as:
256 "BMP files (*.bmp)|*.bmp|GIF files (*.gif)|*.gif"
259 The application must check for an empty return value (the user pressed
260 Cancel). For example:
263 wxString filename = wxFileSelector("Choose a file to open");
264 if ( !filename.empty() )
266 // work with the file
269 //else: cancelled by user
272 @header{wx/filedlg.h}
274 wxString
wxFileSelector(const wxString
& message
,
275 const wxString
& default_path
= "",
276 const wxString
& default_filename
= "",
277 const wxString
& default_extension
= "",
278 const wxString
& wildcard
= ".",
280 wxWindow
* parent
= NULL
,