TCustomFileListBox.UpdateFileList procedure
Loads the list of files and/or directories for the list box control.
Declaration
procedure UpdateFileList; virtualDescription
UpdateFileList is a method used to load the list of file and/or
directory names in the Items for the control. No actions are performed in the
method at design-time, or when the component is being loaded using the LCL
streaming mechanism.
UpdateFileList calls Clear to remove any existing values in the
Items property.
Values in FileType are used to construct file attributes needed
for use with TSearchRec. The FindFirstUTF8 and
FindNextUTF8 routines from LazFileUtils are used to
find matching file or directory names in the Directory for the
control. Each value returned for the TSearchRec is compared to the
Mask and FileType defined in the control. Acceptable
values are added to the Items property.
Please note that Directory names (included when FileType contains ftDirectory) are surrounded by square brackets ('[]') when added to the Items property.
The private UpdateSelectedFileName method is called to include
path information in FileName for the selected item in the control.
UpdateFileList is called in the implementation of the Create and
Loaded methods. It is also called when a new value is assigned to
Drive, Directory, FileType, or
Mask.
See also
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