File/dir dialog styles and other changes (patch 1488371):
[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / dirdlg.tex
1 \section{\class{wxDirDialog}}\label{wxdirdialog}
2
3 This class represents the directory 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/dirdlg.h>
15
16 \wxheading{Window styles}
17
18 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
19 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to a combination of wxDEFAULT\_DIALOG\_STYLE and wxRESIZE\_BORDER (the last one is not used under wxWinCE).}
20 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_DIR_MUST_EXIST}}{The dialog will allow the user to choose only an existing folder. When this style is not given, a "Create new directory" button is added to the dialog (on Windows) or some other way is provided to the user to type the name of a new folder.}
21 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_CHANGE\_DIR}}{Change the current working directory to the directory chosen by the user.}
22 \end{twocollist}
23
24 {\bf NB:} on Windows the new directory button is only available with recent versions of the common dialogs.
25
26 See also \helpref{Generic window styles}{windowstyles}.
27
28 \wxheading{See also}
29
30 \helpref{wxDirDialog overview}{wxdirdialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog}
31
32 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
33
34 \membersection{wxDirDialog::wxDirDialog}\label{wxdirdialogctor}
35
36 \func{}{wxDirDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a directory"},\rtfsp
37 \param{const wxString\& }{defaultPath = ""}, \param{long }{style = wxDD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE},\rtfsp
38 \param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},\rtfsp
39 \param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
40 \param{const wxString\& }{name = "wxDirCtrl"}}
41
42 Constructor. Use \helpref{wxDirDialog::ShowModal}{wxdirdialogshowmodal} to show
43 the dialog.
44
45 \wxheading{Parameters}
46
47 \docparam{parent}{Parent window.}
48
49 \docparam{message}{Message to show on the dialog.}
50
51 \docparam{defaultPath}{The default path, or the empty string.}
52
53 \docparam{style}{The dialog style. See \helpref{wxDirDialog}{wxdirdialog}}
54
55 \docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Ignored under Windows.}
56
57 \docparam{size}{Dialog size. Ignored under Windows.}
58
59 \docparam{name}{The dialog name, not used.}
60
61 \membersection{wxDirDialog::\destruct{wxDirDialog}}\label{wxdirdialogdtor}
62
63 \func{}{\destruct{wxDirDialog}}{\void}
64
65 Destructor.
66
67 \membersection{wxDirDialog::GetPath}\label{wxdirdialoggetpath}
68
69 \constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\void}
70
71 Returns the default or user-selected path.
72
73 \membersection{wxDirDialog::GetMessage}\label{wxdirdialoggetmessage}
74
75 \constfunc{wxString}{GetMessage}{\void}
76
77 Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
78
79 \membersection{wxDirDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxdirdialogsetmessage}
80
81 \func{void}{SetMessage}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}}
82
83 Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.
84
85 \membersection{wxDirDialog::SetPath}\label{wxdirdialogsetpath}
86
87 \func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}
88
89 Sets the default path.
90
91 \membersection{wxDirDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxdirdialogshowmodal}
92
93 \func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
94
95 Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL
96 otherwise.
97
98