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