// Purpose: interface of wxFilePickerCtrl
// Author: wxWidgets team
// RCS-ID: $Id$
-// Licence: wxWindows license
+// Licence: wxWindows licence
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
This control allows the user to select a file. The generic implementation is
a button which brings up a wxFileDialog when clicked. Native implementation
may differ but this is usually a (small) widget which give access to the
- file-chooser
- dialog.
+ file-chooser dialog.
It is only available if @c wxUSE_FILEPICKERCTRL is set to 1 (the default).
@beginStyleTable
existing file.
@style{wxFLP_CHANGE_DIR}
Change current working directory on each user file selection change.
+ @style{wxFLP_SMALL}
+ Use smaller version of the control with a small "..." button instead
+ of the normal "Browse" one. This flag is new since wxWidgets 2.9.3.
@endStyleTable
+
+ @beginEventEmissionTable{wxFileDirPickerEvent}
+ @event{EVT_FILEPICKER_CHANGED(id, func)}
+ The user changed the file selected in the control either using the
+ button or using text control (see wxFLP_USE_TEXTCTRL; note that in
+ this case the event is fired only if the user's input is valid,
+ e.g. an existing file path if wxFLP_FILE_MUST_EXIST was given).
+ @endEventTable
+
@library{wxcore}
@category{pickers}
- <!-- @appearance{filepickerctrl.png} -->
+ @appearance{filepickerctrl.png}
@see wxFileDialog, wxFileDirPickerEvent
*/
*/
wxFilePickerCtrl(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& path = wxEmptyString,
- const wxString& message = "Select a file",
- const wxString& wildcard = ".",
+ const wxString& message = wxFileSelectorPromptStr,
+ const wxString& wildcard = wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
long style = wxFLP_DEFAULT_STYLE,
const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "filepickerctrl");
+ const wxString& name = wxFilePickerCtrlNameStr);
/**
+ Creates this widget with the given parameters.
+
@param parent
Parent window, must not be non-@NULL.
@param id
The identifier for the control.
@param path
The initial file shown in the control. Must be a valid path to a file or
- the empty string.
+ the empty string.
@param message
The message shown to the user in the wxFileDialog shown by the control.
@param wildcard
A wildcard which defines user-selectable files (use the same syntax as for
- wxFileDialog's wildcards).
+ wxFileDialog's wildcards).
@param pos
Initial position.
@param size
@param style
The window style, see wxFLP_* flags.
@param validator
- Validator which can be used for additional date checks.
+ Validator which can be used for additional data checks.
@param name
Control name.
@return @true if the control was successfully created or @false if
- creation failed.
+ creation failed.
*/
bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& path = wxEmptyString,
- const wxString& message = "Select a file",
- const wxString& wildcard = ".",
+ const wxString& message = wxFileSelectorPromptStr,
+ const wxString& wildcard = wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
long style = wxFLP_DEFAULT_STYLE,
const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "filepickerctrl");
+ const wxString& name = wxFilePickerCtrlNameStr);
/**
- Similar to GetPath() but returns the path of
- the currently selected file as a wxFileName object.
+ Similar to GetPath() but returns the path of the currently selected
+ file as a wxFileName object.
*/
wxFileName GetFileName() const;
wxString GetPath() const;
/**
- This method does the same thing as SetPath() but
- takes a wxFileName object instead of a string.
+ This method does the same thing as SetPath() but takes a wxFileName
+ object instead of a string.
*/
void SetFileName(const wxFileName& filename);
/**
- Sets the absolute path of the currently selected file. This must be a valid
- file if
- the @c wxFLP_FILE_MUST_EXIST style was given.
+ Set the directory to show when starting to browse for files.
+
+ This function is mostly useful for the file picker controls which have
+ no selection initially to configure the directory that should be shown
+ if the user starts browsing for files as otherwise the directory of
+ initially selected file is used, which is usually the desired
+ behaviour and so the directory specified by this function is ignored in
+ this case.
+
+ @since 2.9.4
+ */
+ void SetInitialDirectory(const wxString& dir);
+
+ /**
+ Sets the absolute path of the currently selected file.
+ This must be a valid file if the @c wxFLP_FILE_MUST_EXIST style was given.
*/
void SetPath(const wxString& filename);
};
@class wxDirPickerCtrl
This control allows the user to select a directory. The generic implementation
- is
- a button which brings up a wxDirDialog when clicked. Native implementation
+ is a button which brings up a wxDirDialog when clicked. Native implementation
may differ but this is usually a (small) widget which give access to the
- dir-chooser
- dialog.
+ dir-chooser dialog.
It is only available if @c wxUSE_DIRPICKERCTRL is set to 1 (the default).
@beginStyleTable
wxGTK control always adds this flag internally as it does not
support its absence.
@style{wxDIRP_CHANGE_DIR}
- Change current working directory on each user directory selection
- change.
+ Change current working directory on each user directory selection change.
+ @style{wxDIRP_SMALL}
+ Use smaller version of the control with a small "..." button instead
+ of the normal "Browse" one. This flag is new since wxWidgets 2.9.3.
@endStyleTable
+ @beginEventEmissionTable{wxFileDirPickerEvent}
+ @event{EVT_DIRPICKER_CHANGED(id, func)}
+ The user changed the directory selected in the control either using the
+ button or using text control (see wxDIRP_USE_TEXTCTRL; note that in this
+ case the event is fired only if the user's input is valid, e.g. an
+ existing directory path).
+ @endEventTable
+
+
@library{wxcore}
@category{pickers}
- <!-- @appearance{dirpickerctrl.png} -->
+ @appearance{dirpickerctrl.png}
@see wxDirDialog, wxFileDirPickerEvent
*/
*/
wxDirPickerCtrl(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& path = wxEmptyString,
- const wxString& message = "Select a folder",
+ const wxString& message = wxDirSelectorPromptStr,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
long style = wxDIRP_DEFAULT_STYLE,
const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "dirpickerctrl");
+ const wxString& name = wxDirPickerCtrlNameStr);
/**
+ Creates the widgets with the given parameters.
+
@param parent
Parent window, must not be non-@NULL.
@param id
The identifier for the control.
@param path
The initial directory shown in the control. Must be a valid path to a
- directory or the empty string.
+ directory or the empty string.
@param message
The message shown to the user in the wxDirDialog shown by the control.
@param pos
Control name.
@return @true if the control was successfully created or @false if
- creation failed.
+ creation failed.
*/
bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
const wxString& path = wxEmptyString,
- const wxString& message = "Select a folder",
+ const wxString& message = wxDirSelectorPromptStr,
const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
long style = wxDIRP_DEFAULT_STYLE,
const wxValidator& validator = wxDefaultValidator,
- const wxString& name = "dirpickerctrl");
+ const wxString& name = wxDirPickerCtrlNameStr);
/**
- Returns the absolute path of the currently selected directory as a wxFileName
- object.
- This function is equivalent to GetPath()
+ Returns the absolute path of the currently selected directory as a
+ wxFileName object.
+ This function is equivalent to GetPath().
*/
wxFileName GetDirName() const;
wxString GetPath() const;
/**
- Just like SetPath() but this function takes a
- wxFileName object.
+ Just like SetPath() but this function takes a wxFileName object.
*/
void SetDirName(const wxFileName& dirname);
+ /**
+ Set the directory to show when starting to browse for directories.
+
+ This function is mostly useful for the directory picker controls which
+ have no selection initially to configure the directory that should be
+ shown if the user starts browsing for directories as otherwise the
+ initially selected directory is used, which is usually the desired
+ behaviour and so the directory specified by this function is ignored in
+ this case.
+
+ @since 2.9.4
+ */
+ void SetInitialDirectory(const wxString& dir);
+
/**
Sets the absolute path of (the default converter uses current locale's
- charset)the currently selected directory. This must be a valid directory if
- @c wxDIRP_DIR_MUST_EXIST style was given.
+ charset)the currently selected directory.
+ This must be a valid directory if @c wxDIRP_DIR_MUST_EXIST style was given.
*/
void SetPath(const wxString& dirname);
};
This event class is used for the events generated by
wxFilePickerCtrl and by wxDirPickerCtrl.
+ @beginEventTable{wxFileDirPickerEvent}
+ @event{EVT_FILEPICKER_CHANGED(id, func)}
+ Generated whenever the selected file changes.
+ @event{EVT_DIRPICKER_CHANGED(id, func)}
+ Generated whenever the selected directory changes.
+ @endEventTable
+
@library{wxcore}
- @category{FIXME}
+ @category{events}
- @see wxfilepickerctrl()
+ @see wxFilePickerCtrl, wxDirPickerCtrl
*/
class wxFileDirPickerEvent : public wxCommandEvent
{
*/
wxFileDirPickerEvent(wxEventType type, wxObject* generator,
int id,
- const wxString path);
+ const wxString& path);
/**
Retrieve the absolute path of the file/directory the user has just selected.