org.eclipse.swt.widgets

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:

DirectoryDialog snippets, SWT Example: ControlExample, Dialog tab, Sample code and further information

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getFilterPath() Returns the path which the dialog will use to filter the directories it shows.
String	getMessage() Returns the dialog's message, which is a description of the purpose for which it was opened.
String	open() Makes the dialog visible and brings it to the front of the display.
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.
void	setMessage(String string) Sets the dialog's message, which is a description of the purpose for which it was opened.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Dialog

checkSubclass, getParent, getStyle, getText, setText

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

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 Detail

getFilterPath

public String getFilterPath()

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

Returns:

the filter path

See Also:

setFilterPath(java.lang.String)

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

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.

Parameters:

string - the message

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException -

• ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the string is null