EditorFileDialog

Inherits: ConfirmationDialog < AcceptDialog < WindowDialog < Popup < Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

Category: Core

Brief Description

Properties

Access	access
String	current_dir
String	current_file
String	current_path
bool	disable_overwrite_warning
DisplayMode	display_mode
Mode	mode
bool	show_hidden_files

Methods

void	add_filter ( String filter )
void	clear_filters ( )
VBoxContainer	get_vbox ( )
void	invalidate ( )

Signals

• dir_selected ( String dir )

Emitted when a directory is selected.

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• file_selected ( String path )

Emitted when a file is selected.

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• files_selected ( PoolStringArray paths )

Emitted when multiple files are selected.

Enumerations

enum Mode:

• MODE_OPEN_FILE = 0 — The EditorFileDialog can select only one file. Accepting the window will open the file.
• MODE_OPEN_FILES = 1 — The EditorFileDialog can select multiple files. Accepting the window will open all files.
• MODE_OPEN_DIR = 2 — The EditorFileDialog can select only one directory. Accepting the window will open the directory.
• MODE_OPEN_ANY = 3 — The EditorFileDialog can select a file or directory. Accepting the window will open it.
• MODE_SAVE_FILE = 4 — The EditorFileDialog can select only one file. Accepting the window will save the file.

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enum Access:

• ACCESS_RESOURCES = 0 — The EditorFileDialog can only view res:// directory contents.
• ACCESS_USERDATA = 1 — The EditorFileDialog can only view user:// directory contents.
• ACCESS_FILESYSTEM = 2 — The EditorFileDialog can view the entire local file system.

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enum DisplayMode:

• DISPLAY_THUMBNAILS = 0 — The EditorFileDialog displays resources as thumbnails.
• DISPLAY_LIST = 1 — The EditorFileDialog displays resources as a list of filenames.

Property Descriptions

• Access access

Setter	set_access(value)
Getter	get_access()

The location from which the user may select a file, including res://, user://, and the local file system.

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• String current_dir

Setter	set_current_dir(value)
Getter	get_current_dir()

The currently occupied directory.

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• String current_file

Setter	set_current_file(value)
Getter	get_current_file()

The currently selected file.

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• String current_path

Setter	set_current_path(value)
Getter	get_current_path()

The file system path in the address bar.

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• bool disable_overwrite_warning

Setter	set_disable_overwrite_warning(value)
Getter	is_overwrite_warning_disabled()

If true, the EditorFileDialog will not warn the user before overwriting files.

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• DisplayMode display_mode

Setter	set_display_mode(value)
Getter	get_display_mode()

The view format in which the EditorFileDialog displays resources to the user.

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• Mode mode

Setter	set_mode(value)
Getter	get_mode()

The purpose of the EditorFileDialog. Changes allowed behaviors.

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• bool show_hidden_files

Setter	set_show_hidden_files(value)
Getter	is_showing_hidden_files()

If true, hidden files and directories will be visible in the EditorFileDialog.

Method Descriptions

• void add_filter ( String filter )

Adds a comma-delimited file extension filter option to the EditorFileDialog with an optional semi-colon-delimited label.

Example: “*.tscn, *.scn; Scenes”, results in filter text “Scenes (*.tscn, *.scn)”.

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• void clear_filters ( )

Removes all filters except for “All Files (*)”.

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• VBoxContainer get_vbox ( )

Returns the VBoxContainer used to display the file system.

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• void invalidate ( )

Notify the EditorFileDialog that its view of the data is no longer accurate. Updates the view contents on next view update.