Interface
Gtk.FileChooser
Description [src]
interface Gtk.FileChooser : GObject.Object
GtkFileChooser is an interface that can be implemented by file
selection widgets.
In GTK, the main objects that implement this interface are
GtkFileChooserWidget and GtkFileChooserDialog.
You do not need to write an object that implements the GtkFileChooser
interface unless you are trying to adapt an existing file selector to
expose a standard programming interface.
GtkFileChooser allows for shortcuts to various places in the filesystem.
In the default implementation these are displayed in the left pane. It
may be a bit confusing at first that these shortcuts come from various
sources and in various flavours, so lets explain the terminology here:
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Bookmarks: are created by the user, by dragging folders from the right pane to the left pane, or by using the “Add”. Bookmarks can be renamed and deleted by the user.
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Shortcuts: can be provided by the application. For example, a Paint program may want to add a shortcut for a Clipart folder. Shortcuts cannot be modified by the user.
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Volumes: are provided by the underlying filesystem abstraction. They are the “roots” of the filesystem.
File Names and Encodings
When the user is finished selecting files in a GtkFileChooser, your
program can get the selected filenames as GFiles.
Adding options
You can add extra widgets to a file chooser to provide options
that are not present in the default design, by using
gtk_file_chooser_add_choice(). Each choice has an identifier and
a user visible label; additionally, each choice can have multiple
options. If a choice has no option, it will be rendered as a
check button with the given label; if a choice has options, it will
be rendered as a combo box.
Instance methods
gtk_file_chooser_add_choice
Adds a ‘choice’ to the file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_add_filter
Adds filter to the list of filters that the user can select between.
gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder
Adds a folder to be displayed with the shortcut folders in a file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_get_action
Gets the type of operation that the file chooser is performing.
gtk_file_chooser_get_choice
Gets the currently selected option in the ‘choice’ with the given ID.
gtk_file_chooser_get_create_folders
Gets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.
gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder
Gets the current folder of chooser as GFile.
gtk_file_chooser_get_current_name
Gets the current name in the file selector, as entered by the user.
gtk_file_chooser_get_file
Gets the GFile for the currently selected file in
the file selector.
gtk_file_chooser_get_files
Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder
of chooser as GFile.
gtk_file_chooser_get_filter
Gets the current filter.
gtk_file_chooser_get_filters
Gets the current set of user-selectable filters, as a list model.
gtk_file_chooser_get_select_multiple
Gets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_get_shortcut_folders
Queries the list of shortcut folders in the file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_remove_choice
Removes a ‘choice’ that has been added with gtk_file_chooser_add_choice().
gtk_file_chooser_remove_filter
Removes filter from the list of filters that the user can select between.
gtk_file_chooser_remove_shortcut_folder
Removes a folder from the shortcut folders in a file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_set_action
Sets the type of operation that the chooser is performing.
gtk_file_chooser_set_choice
Selects an option in a ‘choice’ that has been added with
gtk_file_chooser_add_choice().
gtk_file_chooser_set_create_folders
Sets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.
gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder
Sets the current folder for chooser from a GFile.
gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name
Sets the current name in the file selector, as if entered by the user.
gtk_file_chooser_set_file
Sets file as the current filename for the file chooser.
gtk_file_chooser_set_filter
Sets the current filter.
gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple
Sets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.
Properties
Gtk.FileChooser:action
The type of operation that the file chooser is performing.
Gtk.FileChooser:create-folders
Whether a file chooser not in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN mode
will offer the user to create new folders.
Gtk.FileChooser:filter
The current filter for selecting files that are displayed.
Gtk.FileChooser:filters
A GListModel containing the filters that have been
added with gtk_file_chooser_add_filter().
Gtk.FileChooser:select-multiple
Whether to allow multiple files to be selected.
Gtk.FileChooser:shortcut-folders
A GListModel containing the shortcut folders that have been
added with gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder().