Class DirectoryDialog

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Dialog
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.DirectoryDialog
public class DirectoryDialog extends Dialog
Instances of this class allow the user to navigate the file system and select a directory.
Styles:
(none)
Events:
(none)

IMPORTANT: This class is not intended to be subclassed.

See Also:

  • Field Details

    • message

      String message

    • filterPath

      String filterPath

    • SEPARATOR

      static final String SEPARATOR

  • Constructor Details

    • DirectoryDialog

      public DirectoryDialog(Shell parent)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given only its parent.
      Parameters:
      parent - a shell which will be the parent of the new instance
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException -
      • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
      SWTException -
      • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
      • ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass

    • DirectoryDialog

      public DirectoryDialog(Shell parent, int style)
      Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.

      The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

      Parameters:
      parent - a shell which will be the parent of the new instance
      style - the style of dialog to construct
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException -
      • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
      SWTException -
      • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
      • ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass

  • Method Details

    • getFilterPath

      public String getFilterPath()
      Returns the path which the dialog will use to filter the directories it shows.
      Returns:
      the filter path
      See Also:

    • getMessage

      public 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.
      Returns:
      the message

    • open

      public String open()
      Makes the dialog visible and brings it to the front of the display.
      Returns:
      a string describing the absolute path of the selected directory, or null if the dialog was cancelled or an error occurred
      Throws:
      SWTException -
      • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the dialog has been disposed
      • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the dialog

    • openDialog

      public Optional<String> openDialog()
      Makes the dialog visible and brings it to the front of the display. Equal to open() but also exposes for state information like user cancellation.
      Returns:
      an Optional that either contains the absolute path of the selected directory or is empty in case the dialog was canceled
      Throws:
      SWTException -
      • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the dialog has been disposed
      • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the dialog
      • ERROR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE - if the dialog was not cancelled and did not return a valid path
      Since:
      3.126

    • openNativeChooserDialog

      Optional<String> openNativeChooserDialog()
      Open the file chooser dialog using the GtkFileChooserNative API (GTK3.20+) for running applications without direct filesystem access (such as Flatpak). API for GtkFileChoosernative does not give access to any GtkWindow or GtkWidget for the dialog, thus this method omits calls that requires such access. These are be handled by the GtkNativeDialog API.
      Returns:
      an Optional that contains a string describing the absolute path of the selected directory or is empty if the dialog is canceled

    • GTK3setNativeDialogMessage

      void GTK3setNativeDialogMessage(long handle, String message)
      GTK3 only function. As of GTK4, gtk_file_chooser_set_extra_widget is no longer available, and the alternatives do not allow for such flexibility to display just the message. Therefore in GTK4, there will be no message displayed in the file chooser dialog.

    • setFilterPath

      public 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.

      Note that the path string is platform dependent. For convenience, either '/' or '\' can be used as a path separator.

      Parameters:
      string - the filter path

    • setMessage

      public 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.

      NOTE: This operation is a hint and is not supported on some platforms. For example, on Windows (Vista and later), the DirectoryDialog doesn't have any provision to set a message.

      Parameters:
      string - the message
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException -
      • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the string is null