DirectoryDialog

Instances of this class allow the user to navigate the file system and select a directory. <dl> <dt><b>Styles:</b></dt> <dd>(none)</dd> <dt><b>Events:</b></dt> <dd>(none)</dd> </dl> <p> IMPORTANT: This class is intended to be subclassed <em>only</em> within the SWT implementation. </p>

@see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/snippets/#directorydialog">DirectoryDialog snippets</a> @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/examples.php">SWT Example: ControlExample, Dialog tab</a> @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/">Sample code and further information</a>

Constructors

this
this(Shell parent)

Constructs a new instance of this class given only its parent.

this
this(Shell parent, int style)

Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance. <p> The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class <code>SWT</code> which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by <em>bitwise OR</em>'ing together (that is, using the <code>int</code> "|" operator) two or more of those <code>SWT</code> style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses. </p>

Members

Functions

getFilterPath
String getFilterPath()

Returns the path which the dialog will use to filter the directories it shows.

getMessage
String getMessage()

Returns the dialog's message, which is a description of the purpose for which it was opened. This message will be visible on the dialog while it is open.

open
String open()

Makes the dialog visible and brings it to the front of the display.

setFilterPath
void setFilterPath(String string)

Sets the path that the dialog will use to filter the directories it shows to the argument, which may be null. If the string is null, then the operating system's default filter path will be used. <p> Note that the path string is platform dependent. For convenience, either '/' or '\' can be used as a path separator. </p>

setMessage
void setMessage(String string)

Sets the dialog's message, which is a description of the purpose for which it was opened. This message will be visible on the dialog while it is open.

Inherited Members

From Dialog

checkSubclass
void checkSubclass()

Checks that this class can be subclassed. <p> IMPORTANT: See the comment in <code>Widget.checkSubclass()</code>. </p>

checkParent
void checkParent(Shell parent)

Throws an exception if the specified widget can not be used as a parent for the receiver.

error
void error(int code)

Does whatever dialog specific cleanup is required, and then uses the code in <code>SWTError.error</code> to handle the error.

getParent
Shell getParent()

Returns the receiver's parent, which must be a <code>Shell</code> or null.

getStyle
int getStyle()

Returns the receiver's style information. <p> Note that, the value which is returned by this method <em>may not match</em> the value which was provided to the constructor when the receiver was created. </p>

getText
String getText()

Returns the receiver's text, which is the string that the window manager will typically display as the receiver's <em>title</em>. If the text has not previously been set, returns an empty string.

setText
void setText(String string)

Sets the receiver's text, which is the string that the window manager will typically display as the receiver's <em>title</em>, to the argument, which must not be null.

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