FileChooser

Object Hierarchy:

Description:

[ CCode ( type_id = "gtk_file_chooser_get_type ()" ) ]
[ Version ( deprecated = true , deprecated_since = "4.10" ) ]
public interface FileChooser : Object

Warning: FileChooser is deprecated since 4.10.

`GtkFileChooser` is an interface that can be implemented by file selection widgets.

Note:

Use [class@Gtk.FileDialog] instead

In GTK, the main objects that implement this interface are [class@Gtk.FileChooserWidget] and [class@Gtk.FileChooserDialog].

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:

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.
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.
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 `GFile`s.

Adding options

You can add extra widgets to a file chooser to provide options that are not present in the default design, by using [ method@Gtk.FileChooser.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.

All known implementing classes:

FileChooserDialog

FileChooserNative

FileChooserWidget

Namespace: Gtk

Package: gtk4

Content:

Properties:

public abstract FileChooserAction action { get; set; }
The type of operation that the file chooser is performing.
public abstract bool create_folders { get; set; }
Whether a file chooser not in gtk_file_chooser_action_open mode will offer the user to create new folders.
public abstract FileFilter filter { get; set; }
The current filter for selecting files that are displayed.
public abstract ListModel filters { owned get; }
A `GListModel` containing the filters that have been added with add_filter.
public abstract bool select_multiple { get; set; }
Whether to allow multiple files to be selected.
public abstract ListModel shortcut_folders { owned get; }
A `GListModel` containing the shortcut folders that have been added with add_shortcut_folder.

Methods:

public void add_choice (string id, string label, string[]? options, string[]? option_labels)
Adds a 'choice' to the file chooser.
public void add_filter (FileFilter filter)
Adds filter to the list of filters that the user can select between.
public bool add_shortcut_folder (File folder) throws Error
Adds a folder to be displayed with the shortcut folders in a file chooser.
public FileChooserAction get_action ()
Gets the type of operation that the file chooser is performing.
public unowned string? get_choice (string id)
Gets the currently selected option in the 'choice' with the given ID.
public bool get_create_folders ()
Gets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.
public File? get_current_folder ()
Gets the current folder of this as `GFile`.
public string? get_current_name ()
Gets the current name in the file selector, as entered by the user.
public File? get_file ()
Gets the `GFile` for the currently selected file in the file selector.
public ListModel get_files ()
Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder of this as `GFile`.
public unowned FileFilter? get_filter ()
Gets the current filter.
public ListModel get_filters ()
Gets the current set of user-selectable filters, as a list model.
public bool get_select_multiple ()
Gets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.
public ListModel get_shortcut_folders ()
Queries the list of shortcut folders in the file chooser.
public void remove_choice (string id)
Removes a 'choice' that has been added with add_choice.
public void remove_filter (FileFilter filter)
Removes filter from the list of filters that the user can select between.
public bool remove_shortcut_folder (File folder) throws Error
Removes a folder from the shortcut folders in a file chooser.
public void set_action (FileChooserAction action)
Sets the type of operation that the chooser is performing.
public void set_choice (string id, string option)
Selects an option in a 'choice' that has been added with add_choice.
public void set_create_folders (bool create_folders)
Sets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.
public bool set_current_folder (File? file) throws Error
Sets the current folder for this from a `GFile`.
public void set_current_name (string name)
Sets the current name in the file selector, as if entered by the user.
public bool set_file (File file) throws Error
Sets file as the current filename for the file chooser.
public void set_filter (FileFilter filter)
Sets the current filter.
public void set_select_multiple (bool select_multiple)
Sets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.

Inherited Members:

All known members inherited from class GLib.Object