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FileDialog
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**Inherits:** :ref:`ConfirmationDialog<class_confirmationdialog>` **<** :ref:`AcceptDialog<class_acceptdialog>` **<** :ref:`WindowDialog<class_windowdialog>` **<** :ref:`Popup<class_popup>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_canvasitem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Dialog for selecting files or directories in the filesystem.

Member Functions
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| void                                           | :ref:`add_filter<class_FileDialog_add_filter>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` filter  **)**                      |
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| void                                           | :ref:`clear_filters<class_FileDialog_clear_filters>`  **(** **)**                                                    |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                          | :ref:`get_access<class_FileDialog_get_access>`  **(** **)** const                                                    |
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`                    | :ref:`get_current_dir<class_FileDialog_get_current_dir>`  **(** **)** const                                          |
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`                    | :ref:`get_current_file<class_FileDialog_get_current_file>`  **(** **)** const                                        |
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`                    | :ref:`get_current_path<class_FileDialog_get_current_path>`  **(** **)** const                                        |
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| :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>`  | :ref:`get_filters<class_FileDialog_get_filters>`  **(** **)** const                                                  |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                          | :ref:`get_mode<class_FileDialog_get_mode>`  **(** **)** const                                                        |
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| :ref:`VBoxContainer<class_vboxcontainer>`      | :ref:`get_vbox<class_FileDialog_get_vbox>`  **(** **)**                                                              |
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| void                                           | :ref:`invalidate<class_FileDialog_invalidate>`  **(** **)**                                                          |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                        | :ref:`is_showing_hidden_files<class_FileDialog_is_showing_hidden_files>`  **(** **)** const                          |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_access<class_FileDialog_set_access>`  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` access  **)**                            |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_current_dir<class_FileDialog_set_current_dir>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` dir  **)**               |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_current_file<class_FileDialog_set_current_file>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` file  **)**            |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_current_path<class_FileDialog_set_current_path>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**            |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_filters<class_FileDialog_set_filters>`  **(** :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>` filters  **)** |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_mode<class_FileDialog_set_mode>`  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` mode  **)**                                  |
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| void                                           | :ref:`set_show_hidden_files<class_FileDialog_set_show_hidden_files>`  **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` show  **)**      |
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Signals
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-  **dir_selected**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` dir  **)**
Event emitted when the user selects a directory.

-  **file_selected**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**
Event emitted when the user selects a file (double clicks it or presses the OK button).

-  **files_selected**  **(** :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>` paths  **)**
Event emitted when the user selects multiple files.


Member Variables
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- :ref:`int<class_int>` **access**
- :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>` **filters**
- :ref:`int<class_int>` **mode**
- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **show_hidden_files**

Numeric Constants
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- **MODE_OPEN_FILE** = **0** --- The dialog allows the selection of one, and only one file.
- **MODE_OPEN_FILES** = **1** --- The dialog allows the selection of multiple files.
- **MODE_OPEN_DIR** = **2** --- The dialog functions as a folder selector, disallowing the selection of any file.
- **MODE_OPEN_ANY** = **3** --- The dialog allows the selection of a file or a directory.
- **MODE_SAVE_FILE** = **4** --- The dialog will warn when a file exists.
- **ACCESS_RESOURCES** = **0** --- The dialog allows the selection of file and directory.
- **ACCESS_USERDATA** = **1** --- The dialog allows ascess files under :ref:`Resource<class_resource>` path(res://) .
- **ACCESS_FILESYSTEM** = **2** --- The dialog allows ascess files in whole file system.

Description
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FileDialog is a preset dialog used to choose files and directories in the filesystem. It supports filter masks.

Member Function Description
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.. _class_FileDialog_add_filter:

- void  **add_filter**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` filter  **)**

Add a custom filter. Filter format is: "mask ; description", example (C++): dialog->add_filter("\*.png ; PNG Images");

.. _class_FileDialog_clear_filters:

- void  **clear_filters**  **(** **)**

Clear all the added filters in the dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_get_access:

- :ref:`int<class_int>`  **get_access**  **(** **)** const

Return the file access permission of the dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_get_current_dir:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_current_dir**  **(** **)** const

Get the current working directory of the file dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_get_current_file:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_current_file**  **(** **)** const

Get the current selected file of the file dialog (empty if none).

.. _class_FileDialog_get_current_path:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_current_path**  **(** **)** const

Get the current selected path (directory and file) of the file dialog (empty if none).

.. _class_FileDialog_get_filters:

- :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>`  **get_filters**  **(** **)** const

.. _class_FileDialog_get_mode:

- :ref:`int<class_int>`  **get_mode**  **(** **)** const

Get the file dialog mode from the MODE\_\* enum.

.. _class_FileDialog_get_vbox:

- :ref:`VBoxContainer<class_vboxcontainer>`  **get_vbox**  **(** **)**

Return the vertical box container of the dialog, custom controls can be added to it.

.. _class_FileDialog_invalidate:

- void  **invalidate**  **(** **)**

Invalidate and update the current dialog content list.

.. _class_FileDialog_is_showing_hidden_files:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>`  **is_showing_hidden_files**  **(** **)** const

Return true if the diaog allows show hidden files.

.. _class_FileDialog_set_access:

- void  **set_access**  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` access  **)**

Set the file access permission of the dialog(Must be one of ACCESS_RESOURCES, ACCESS_USERDATA or ACCESS_FILESYSTEM).

.. _class_FileDialog_set_current_dir:

- void  **set_current_dir**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` dir  **)**

Set the current working directory of the file dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_set_current_file:

- void  **set_current_file**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` file  **)**

Set the current selected file name of the file dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_set_current_path:

- void  **set_current_path**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` path  **)**

Set the current selected file path of the file dialog.

.. _class_FileDialog_set_filters:

- void  **set_filters**  **(** :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_poolstringarray>` filters  **)**

.. _class_FileDialog_set_mode:

- void  **set_mode**  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` mode  **)**

Set the file dialog mode from the MODE\_\* enum.

.. _class_FileDialog_set_show_hidden_files:

- void  **set_show_hidden_files**  **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` show  **)**

Set the dialog should show hidden files.