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FileChooser(3I)

NAME

   FileChooser - dialog box for choosing a file name

SYNOPSIS

   #include <InterViews/filechooser.h>

DESCRIPTION

   FileChooser  is  a  StringChooser  that  provides a complete dialog box
   interface to selecting a file name.   The  interface  consists  of  two
   lines  of  descriptive  text, a StringEditor for entering the file name
   explicitly, a FileBrowser, and two PushButtons, one for  accepting  and
   one for canceling the dialog.

PUBLIC OPERATIONS

   FileChooser(const  char*  title, const char* subtitle, const char* dir,
   int rows, int cols, const char* acceptLabel, Alignment)
   FileChooser(const char* name, const char*, const  char*,  const  char*,
   int, int, const char* accept, Alignment)
          Construct  a  new FileChooser with the given title and subtitle,
          search directory dir, FileBrowser size  specification  rows  and
          cols,  label  for  the accept PushButton acceptLabel, and pop-up
          alignment.  These constructors create all the  elements  of  the
          dialog box and compose them into a default layout.

   void SetTitle(const char*)
   void SetSubtitle(const char*)
          Change  the  text  in  title or the subtitle.  The new text will
          appear immediately in the dialog when either function is called.

   void SelectFile()
          Highlight the text in the StringEditor.

   void Update()
          FileChooser's Update simply  calls  Update  on  the  FileBrowser
          instance   to  rescan  the  current  directory  and  update  its
          appearance.

PROTECTED OPERATIONS

   FileChooser(ButtonState*, Alignment = Center)
          Construct a new FileChooser with the given button state and pop-
          up  alignment without creating FileBrowser, StringEditor, title,
          subtitle, or PushButton instances.  This constructor  should  be
          called  in  subclasses  requiring  a specialized StringEditor or
          FileBrowser.

   FileChooser(ButtonState*,  const  char*  dir,  int  rows,   int   cols,
   Alignment)
          Construct a new FileChooser (along with its StringEditor and its
          FileBrowser) with the  given  button  state,  search  directory,
          FileBrowser  size  specification,  and  pop-up alignment without
          composing them into the default layout and without creating  the
          title, subtitle, or PushButtons. This constructor should be used
          by FileChooser subclasses that define  a  specialized  look  and
          feel.

SEE ALSO

   Button(3I),     Dialog(3I),     FileBrowser(3I),     StringChooser(3I),
   StringEditor(3I)



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