TFileDialog class

TFileDialog allows selection of a file from the current directory.

Declaration

pascal

TFileDialog = class(TCommonDialog)

Descends from it: TOpenDialog

TFileDialog allows selection of a file from the current directory. This is also the base class for the Open and Save (As) dialogs.

`Files`	public	Stores the names of files (or directories) selected using the dialog.
`HistoryList`	public	HistoryList - stringlist containing the names of files recently accessed.
`Title`	published	The Title or Caption displayed for the dialog.
`DefaultExt`	published	Contains the default extension for file names in the dialog.
`FileName`	published	Contains the UTF-8-encoded name for a file chosen using the dialog.
`Filter`	published	A string which contains available filename filters used to select files by their file extensions.
`FilterIndex`	published	This property sets which file filter is the default.
`InitialDir`	published	Contains the initial directory displayed when the dialog is opened.

`WSRegisterClass`	protected	Registers this component class with the current WidgetSet.
`GetFilterIndex`	protected	Gets the value for the FilterIndex property.
`SetFileName`	protected	Set the value for the FileName property.
`SetFilter`	protected	Sets the value for the Filter property.
`SetHistoryList`	protected	Sets the value for the HistoryList property.
`Create`	public	Constructor for the class instance.
`Destroy`	public	Destructor for the class instance.
`DoCanClose`	public	Performs actions needed to determine if the dialog can be closed.
`DoTypeChange`	public	Performs actions needed when the value in FilterIndex has been changed.
`IntfFileTypeChanged`	public	Signals the OnTypeChange event handler when the value in FilterIndex is changed by the widgetset class instance.
`FindMaskInFilter`	public
`ExtractAllFilterMasks`	public

`OnHelpClicked`	published	Event handler signalled when the Help button is clicked.
`OnTypeChange`	published	Event handler signalled when the selected file type or filter index is changed.

From TCommonDialog (22)

From TLCLComponent (7)

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