FileDialog

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Description:

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Properties:

• public string accept_label { get; set; }
  Label for the file chooser's accept button.
• public FileFilter default_filter { get; set; }
  The default filter, that is, the filter that is initially active in the file chooser dialog.
• public ListModel filters { get; set; }
  The list of filters.
• public File initial_file { get; set; }
  The initial file, that is, the file that is initially selected in the file chooser dialog
• public File initial_folder { get; set; }
  The initial folder, that is, the directory that is initially opened in the file chooser dialog
• public string initial_name { get; set; }
  The initial name, that is, the filename that is initially selected in the file chooser dialog.
• public bool modal { get; set; }
  Whether the file chooser dialog is modal.
• public string title { get; set; }
  A title that may be shown on the file chooser dialog.

Creation methods:

• public FileDialog ()
  Creates a new `GtkFileDialog` object.

Methods:

• public unowned string? get_accept_label ()
• public unowned FileFilter? get_default_filter ()
  Gets the filter that will be selected by default in the file chooser dialog.
• public unowned ListModel? get_filters ()
  Gets the filters that will be offered to the user in the file chooser dialog.
• public unowned File? get_initial_file ()
  Gets the file that will be initially selected in the file chooser dialog.
• public unowned File? get_initial_folder ()
  Gets the folder that will be set as the initial folder in the file chooser dialog.
• public unowned string? get_initial_name ()
  Gets the name for the file that should be initially set.
• public bool get_modal ()
  Returns whether the file chooser dialog blocks interaction with the parent window while it is presented.
• public unowned string get_title ()
  Returns the title that will be shown on the file chooser dialog.
• public async File? open (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  This function initiates a file selection operation by presenting a file chooser dialog to the user.
• public async ListModel? open_multiple (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  This function initiates a multi-file selection operation by presenting a file chooser dialog to the user.
• public async File? save (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  This function initiates a file save operation by presenting a file chooser dialog to the user.
• public async File? select_folder (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  This function initiates a directory selection operation by presenting a file chooser dialog to the user.
• public async ListModel? select_multiple_folders (Window? parent, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  This function initiates a multi-directory selection operation by presenting a file chooser dialog to the user.
• public void set_accept_label (string? accept_label)
  Sets the label shown on the file chooser's accept button.
• public void set_default_filter (FileFilter? filter)
  Sets the filter that will be selected by default in the file chooser dialog.
• public void set_filters (ListModel? filters)
  Sets the filters that will be offered to the user in the file chooser dialog.
• public void set_initial_file (File? file)
  Sets the file that will be initially selected in the file chooser dialog.
• public void set_initial_folder (File? folder)
  Sets the folder that will be set as the initial folder in the file chooser dialog.
• public void set_initial_name (string? name)
  Sets the name for the file that should be initially set.
• public void set_modal (bool modal)
  Sets whether the file chooser dialog blocks interaction with the parent window while it is presented.
• public void set_title (string title)
  Sets the title that will be shown on the file chooser dialog.

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