Class

GtkFileChooserDialog

deprecated: 4.10 

Description [src]

final class Gtk.FileChooserDialog : Gtk.Dialog
  implements Gtk.Accessible, Gtk.Buildable, Gtk.ConstraintTarget, Gtk.FileChooser, Gtk.Native, Gtk.Root, Gtk.ShortcutManager {
  /* No available fields */
}

GtkFileChooserDialog is a dialog suitable for use with “File Open” or “File Save” commands.

An example GtkFileChooserDialog

This widget works by putting a GtkFileChooserWidget inside a GtkDialog. It exposes the GtkFileChooser interface, so you can use all of the GtkFileChooser functions on the file chooser dialog as well as those for GtkDialog.

Note that GtkFileChooserDialog does not have any methods of its own. Instead, you should use the functions that work on a GtkFileChooser.

If you want to integrate well with the platform you should use the GtkFileChooserNative API, which will use a platform-specific dialog if available and fall back to GtkFileChooserDialog otherwise.

Typical usage

In the simplest of cases, you can the following code to use GtkFileChooserDialog to select a file for opening:

static void
on_open_response (GtkDialog *dialog,
                  int        response)
{
  if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
    {
      GtkFileChooser *chooser = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (dialog);

      g_autoptr(GFile) file = gtk_file_chooser_get_file (chooser);

      open_file (file);
    }

  gtk_window_destroy (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
}

  // ...
  GtkWidget *dialog;
  GtkFileChooserAction action = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN;

  dialog = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new ("Open File",
                                        parent_window,
                                        action,
                                        _("_Cancel"),
                                        GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
                                        _("_Open"),
                                        GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT,
                                        NULL);

  gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));

  g_signal_connect (dialog, "response",
                    G_CALLBACK (on_open_response),
                    NULL);

To use a dialog for saving, you can use this:

static void
on_save_response (GtkDialog *dialog,
                  int        response)
{
  if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
    {
      GtkFileChooser *chooser = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (dialog);

      g_autoptr(GFile) file = gtk_file_chooser_get_file (chooser);

      save_to_file (file);
    }

  gtk_window_destroy (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
}

  // ...
  GtkWidget *dialog;
  GtkFileChooser *chooser;
  GtkFileChooserAction action = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE;

  dialog = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new ("Save File",
                                        parent_window,
                                        action,
                                        _("_Cancel"),
                                        GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
                                        _("_Save"),
                                        GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT,
                                        NULL);
  chooser = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (dialog);

  if (user_edited_a_new_document)
    gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name (chooser, _("Untitled document"));
  else
    gtk_file_chooser_set_file (chooser, existing_filename);

  gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));

  g_signal_connect (dialog, "response",
                    G_CALLBACK (on_save_response),
                    NULL);

Setting up a file chooser dialog

There are various cases in which you may need to use a GtkFileChooserDialog:

  • To select a file for opening, use GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN.

  • To save a file for the first time, use GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE, and suggest a name such as “Untitled” with gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name().

  • To save a file under a different name, use GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE, and set the existing file with gtk_file_chooser_set_file().

  • To choose a folder instead of a filem use GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER.

In general, you should only cause the file chooser to show a specific folder when it is appropriate to use gtk_file_chooser_set_file(), i.e. when you are doing a “Save As” command and you already have a file saved somewhere.

Response Codes

GtkFileChooserDialog inherits from GtkDialog, so buttons that go in its action area have response codes such as GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT and GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL. For example, you could call gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new() as follows:

GtkWidget *dialog;
GtkFileChooserAction action = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN;

dialog = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new ("Open File",
                                      parent_window,
                                      action,
                                      _("_Cancel"),
                                      GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
                                      _("_Open"),
                                      GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT,
                                      NULL);

This will create buttons for “Cancel” and “Open” that use predefined response identifiers from GtkResponseType. For most dialog boxes you can use your own custom response codes rather than the ones in GtkResponseType, but GtkFileChooserDialog assumes that its “accept”-type action, e.g. an “Open” or “Save” button, will have one of the following response codes:

  • GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT
  • GTK_RESPONSE_OK
  • GTK_RESPONSE_YES
  • GTK_RESPONSE_APPLY

This is because GtkFileChooserDialog must intercept responses and switch to folders if appropriate, rather than letting the dialog terminate — the implementation uses these known response codes to know which responses can be blocked if appropriate.

To summarize, make sure you use a predefined response code when you use GtkFileChooserDialog to ensure proper operation.

CSS nodes

GtkFileChooserDialog has a single CSS node with the name window and style class .filechooser.

Deprecated since: 4.10

Use GtkFileDialog instead.

Hierarchy

hierarchy this GtkFileChooserDialog implements_0 GtkAccessible this--implements_0 implements_1 GtkBuildable this--implements_1 implements_2 GtkConstraintTarget this--implements_2 implements_3 GtkFileChooser this--implements_3 implements_4 GtkNative this--implements_4 implements_5 GtkRoot this--implements_5 implements_6 GtkShortcutManager this--implements_6 ancestor_0 GtkDialog ancestor_0--this ancestor_1 GtkWindow ancestor_1--ancestor_0 ancestor_2 GtkWidget ancestor_2--ancestor_1 ancestor_3 GInitiallyUnowned ancestor_3--ancestor_2 ancestor_4 GObject ancestor_4--ancestor_3

Constructors

gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new

Creates a new GtkFileChooserDialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

Instance methods

Methods inherited from GtkDialog (10)
gtk_dialog_add_action_widget

Adds an activatable widget to the action area of a GtkDialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_add_button

Adds a button with the given text.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_add_buttons

Adds multiple buttons.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_get_content_area

Returns the content area of dialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_get_header_bar

Returns the header bar of dialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_get_response_for_widget

Gets the response id of a widget in the action area of a dialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_get_widget_for_response

Gets the widget button that uses the given response ID in the action area of a dialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_response

Emits the ::response signal with the given response ID.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_set_default_response

Sets the default widget for the dialog based on the response ID.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_dialog_set_response_sensitive

A convenient way to sensitize/desensitize dialog buttons.

deprecated: 4.10 

Methods inherited from GtkWindow (55)

Please see GtkWindow for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GtkWidget (162)

Please see GtkWidget for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GtkAccessible (19)
gtk_accessible_announce

Requests the user’s screen reader to announce the given message.

since: 4.14

gtk_accessible_get_accessible_parent

Retrieves the accessible parent for an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_accessible_role

Retrieves the accessible role of an accessible object.

gtk_accessible_get_at_context

Retrieves the accessible implementation for the given GtkAccessible.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_bounds

Queries the coordinates and dimensions of this accessible.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_first_accessible_child

Retrieves the first accessible child of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_next_accessible_sibling

Retrieves the next accessible sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_get_platform_state

Query a platform state, such as focus.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_reset_property

Resets the accessible property to its default value.

gtk_accessible_reset_relation

Resets the accessible relation to its default value.

gtk_accessible_reset_state

Resets the accessible state to its default value.

gtk_accessible_set_accessible_parent

Sets the parent and sibling of an accessible object.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_update_next_accessible_sibling

Updates the next accessible sibling of self.

since: 4.10

gtk_accessible_update_property

Updates a list of accessible properties.

gtk_accessible_update_property_value

Updates an array of accessible properties.

gtk_accessible_update_relation

Updates a list of accessible relations.

gtk_accessible_update_relation_value

Updates an array of accessible relations.

gtk_accessible_update_state

Updates a list of accessible states. See the GtkAccessibleState documentation for the value types of accessible states.

gtk_accessible_update_state_value

Updates an array of accessible states.

Methods inherited from GtkBuildable (1)
gtk_buildable_get_buildable_id

Gets the ID of the buildable object.

Methods inherited from GtkFileChooser (25)

Please see GtkFileChooser for a full list of methods.

Methods inherited from GtkNative (5)
gtk_native_get_renderer

Returns the renderer that is used for this GtkNative.

gtk_native_get_surface

Returns the surface of this GtkNative.

gtk_native_get_surface_transform

Retrieves the surface transform of self.

gtk_native_realize

Realizes a GtkNative.

gtk_native_unrealize

Unrealizes a GtkNative.

Methods inherited from GtkRoot (3)
gtk_root_get_display

Returns the display that this GtkRoot is on.

gtk_root_get_focus

Retrieves the current focused widget within the root.

gtk_root_set_focus

If focus is not the current focus widget, and is focusable, sets it as the focus widget for the root.

Properties

Properties inherited from GtkDialog (1)
Gtk.Dialog:use-header-bar

TRUE if the dialog uses a headerbar for action buttons instead of the action-area.

deprecated: 4.10 

Properties inherited from GtkWindow (25)
Gtk.Window:application

The GtkApplication associated with the window.

Gtk.Window:child

The child widget.

Gtk.Window:decorated

Whether the window should have a frame (also known as decorations).

Gtk.Window:default-height

The default height of the window.

Gtk.Window:default-widget

The default widget.

Gtk.Window:default-width

The default width of the window.

Gtk.Window:deletable

Whether the window frame should have a close button.

Gtk.Window:destroy-with-parent

If this window should be destroyed when the parent is destroyed.

Gtk.Window:display

The display that will display this window.

Gtk.Window:focus-visible

Whether ‘focus rectangles’ are currently visible in this window.

Gtk.Window:focus-widget

The focus widget.

Gtk.Window:fullscreened

Whether the window is fullscreen.

Gtk.Window:handle-menubar-accel

Whether the window frame should handle F10 for activating menubars.

since: 4.2

Gtk.Window:hide-on-close

If this window should be hidden when the users clicks the close button.

Gtk.Window:icon-name

Specifies the name of the themed icon to use as the window icon.

Gtk.Window:is-active

Whether the toplevel is the currently active window.

Gtk.Window:maximized

Whether the window is maximized.

Gtk.Window:mnemonics-visible

Whether mnemonics are currently visible in this window.

Gtk.Window:modal

If TRUE, the window is modal.

Gtk.Window:resizable

If TRUE, users can resize the window.

Gtk.Window:startup-id

A write-only property for setting window’s startup notification identifier.

Gtk.Window:suspended

Whether the window is suspended.

since: 4.12

Gtk.Window:title

The title of the window.

Gtk.Window:titlebar

The titlebar widget.

since: 4.6

Gtk.Window:transient-for

The transient parent of the window.

Properties inherited from GtkWidget (34)
Gtk.Widget:can-focus

Whether the widget or any of its descendents can accept the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:can-target

Whether the widget can receive pointer events.

Gtk.Widget:css-classes

A list of css classes applied to this widget.

Gtk.Widget:css-name

The name of this widget in the CSS tree.

Gtk.Widget:cursor

The cursor used by widget.

Gtk.Widget:focus-on-click

Whether the widget should grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Gtk.Widget:focusable

Whether this widget itself will accept the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:halign

How to distribute horizontal space if widget gets extra space.

Gtk.Widget:has-default

Whether the widget is the default widget.

Gtk.Widget:has-focus

Whether the widget has the input focus.

Gtk.Widget:has-tooltip

Enables or disables the emission of the GtkWidget::query-tooltip signal on widget.

Gtk.Widget:height-request

Overrides for height request of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:hexpand

Whether to expand horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:hexpand-set

Whether to use the hexpand property.

Gtk.Widget:layout-manager

The GtkLayoutManager instance to use to compute the preferred size of the widget, and allocate its children.

Gtk.Widget:margin-bottom

Margin on bottom side of widget.

Gtk.Widget:margin-end

Margin on end of widget, horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:margin-start

Margin on start of widget, horizontally.

Gtk.Widget:margin-top

Margin on top side of widget.

Gtk.Widget:name

The name of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:opacity

The requested opacity of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:overflow

How content outside the widget’s content area is treated.

Gtk.Widget:parent

The parent widget of this widget.

Gtk.Widget:receives-default

Whether the widget will receive the default action when it is focused.

Gtk.Widget:root

The GtkRoot widget of the widget tree containing this widget.

Gtk.Widget:scale-factor

The scale factor of the widget.

Gtk.Widget:sensitive

Whether the widget responds to input.

Gtk.Widget:tooltip-markup

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string, which is marked up with Pango markup.

Gtk.Widget:tooltip-text

Sets the text of tooltip to be the given string.

Gtk.Widget:valign

How to distribute vertical space if widget gets extra space.

Gtk.Widget:vexpand

Whether to expand vertically.

Gtk.Widget:vexpand-set

Whether to use the vexpand property.

Gtk.Widget:visible

Whether the widget is visible.

Gtk.Widget:width-request

Overrides for width request of the widget.

Properties inherited from GtkAccessible (1)
GtkAccessible:accessible-role

The accessible role of the given GtkAccessible implementation.

Properties inherited from GtkFileChooser (6)
GtkFileChooser:action

The type of operation that the file chooser is performing.

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkFileChooser:create-folders

Whether a file chooser not in GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN mode will offer the user to create new folders.

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkFileChooser:filter

The current filter for selecting files that are displayed.

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkFileChooser:filters

A GListModel containing the filters that have been added with gtk_file_chooser_add_filter().

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkFileChooser:select-multiple

Whether to allow multiple files to be selected.

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkFileChooser:shortcut-folders

A GListModel containing the shortcut folders that have been added with gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder().

deprecated: 4.10 

Signals

Signals inherited from GtkDialog (2)
GtkDialog::close

Emitted when the user uses a keybinding to close the dialog.

deprecated: 4.10 

GtkDialog::response

Emitted when an action widget is clicked.

deprecated: 4.10 

Signals inherited from GtkWindow (5)
GtkWindow::activate-default

Emitted when the user activates the default widget of window.

GtkWindow::activate-focus

Emitted when the user activates the currently focused widget of window.

GtkWindow::close-request

Emitted when the user clicks on the close button of the window.

GtkWindow::enable-debugging

Emitted when the user enables or disables interactive debugging.

GtkWindow::keys-changed

Emitted when the set of accelerators or mnemonics that are associated with window changes.

deprecated: 4.10 

Signals inherited from GtkWidget (13)
GtkWidget::destroy

Signals that all holders of a reference to the widget should release the reference that they hold.

GtkWidget::direction-changed

Emitted when the text direction of a widget changes.

GtkWidget::hide

Emitted when widget is hidden.

GtkWidget::keynav-failed

Emitted if keyboard navigation fails.

GtkWidget::map

Emitted when widget is going to be mapped.

GtkWidget::mnemonic-activate

Emitted when a widget is activated via a mnemonic.

GtkWidget::move-focus

Emitted when the focus is moved.

GtkWidget::query-tooltip

Emitted when the widget’s tooltip is about to be shown.

GtkWidget::realize

Emitted when widget is associated with a GdkSurface.

GtkWidget::show

Emitted when widget is shown.

GtkWidget::state-flags-changed

Emitted when the widget state changes.

GtkWidget::unmap

Emitted when widget is going to be unmapped.

GtkWidget::unrealize

Emitted when the GdkSurface associated with widget is destroyed.

Signals inherited from GObject (1)
GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.