Interface

GtkFileChooser

deprecated: 4.10 

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:

  • 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 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.

Deprecated since: 4.10

Use GtkFileDialog instead.

Prerequisite

In order to implement FileChooser, your type must inherit fromGObject.

Instance methods

gtk_file_chooser_add_choice

Adds a ‘choice’ to the file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_add_filter

Adds filter to the list of filters that the user can select between.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_add_shortcut_folder

Adds a folder to be displayed with the shortcut folders in a file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_action

Gets the type of operation that the file chooser is performing.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_choice

Gets the currently selected option in the ‘choice’ with the given ID.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_create_folders

Gets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder

Gets the current folder of chooser as GFile.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_current_name

Gets the current name in the file selector, as entered by the user.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_file

Gets the GFile for the currently selected file in the file selector.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_files

Lists all the selected files and subfolders in the current folder of chooser as GFile.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_filter

Gets the current filter.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_filters

Gets the current set of user-selectable filters, as a list model.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_select_multiple

Gets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_get_shortcut_folders

Queries the list of shortcut folders in the file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_remove_choice

Removes a ‘choice’ that has been added with gtk_file_chooser_add_choice().

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_remove_filter

Removes filter from the list of filters that the user can select between.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_remove_shortcut_folder

Removes a folder from the shortcut folders in a file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_action

Sets the type of operation that the chooser is performing.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_choice

Selects an option in a ‘choice’ that has been added with gtk_file_chooser_add_choice().

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_create_folders

Sets whether file chooser will offer to create new folders.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder

Sets the current folder for chooser from a GFile.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name

Sets the current name in the file selector, as if entered by the user.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_file

Sets file as the current filename for the file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_filter

Sets the current filter.

deprecated: 4.10 

gtk_file_chooser_set_select_multiple

Sets whether multiple files can be selected in the file chooser.

deprecated: 4.10 

Properties

Gtk.FileChooser:action

The type of operation that the file chooser is performing.

deprecated: 4.10 

Gtk.FileChooser: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 

Gtk.FileChooser:filter

The current filter for selecting files that are displayed.

deprecated: 4.10 

Gtk.FileChooser:filters

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

deprecated: 4.10 

Gtk.FileChooser:select-multiple

Whether to allow multiple files to be selected.

deprecated: 4.10 

Gtk.FileChooser:shortcut-folders

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

deprecated: 4.10