## wxGenericDirCtrl

This control can be used to place a directory listing (with optional files) on an arbitrary window.

The control contains a wxTreeCtrl window representing the directory hierarchy, and optionally, a wxChoice window containing a list of filters.

Derived from

wxControl
wxWindow
wxEvtHandler
wxObject

Include files

<wx/dirctrl.h>

Window styles

wxDIRCTRL_DIR_ONLY | Only show directories, and not files.
wxDIRCTRL_3D_INTERNAL | Use 3D borders for internal controls.
wxDIRCTRL_SELECT_FIRST | When setting the default path, select the first file in the directory.
wxDIRCTRL_SHOW_FILTERS | Show the drop-down filter list.
wxDIRCTRL_EDIT_LABELS | Allow the folder and file labels to be editable.

See also Generic window styles.

Data structures

Members

wxGenericDirCtrl::wxGenericDirCtrl
wxGenericDirCtrl::~wxGenericDirCtrl
wxGenericDirCtrl::Create
wxGenericDirCtrl::Init
wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapseTree
wxGenericDirCtrl::ExpandPath
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetDefaultPath
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetPath
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilePath
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilter
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilterIndex
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilterListCtrl
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetRootId
wxGenericDirCtrl::GetTreeCtrl
wxGenericDirCtrl::ReCreateTree
wxGenericDirCtrl::SetDefaultPath
wxGenericDirCtrl::SetFilter
wxGenericDirCtrl::SetFilterIndex
wxGenericDirCtrl::SetPath

### wxGenericDirCtrl::wxGenericDirCtrl

wxGenericDirCtrl()

Default constructor.

wxGenericDirCtrl(wxWindow* parent, const wxWindowID id = -1, const wxString& dir = wxDirDialogDefaultFolderStr, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = wxDIRCTRL_3D_INTERNAL|wxSUNKEN_BORDER, const wxString& filter = wxEmptyString, int defaultFilter = 0, const wxString& name = wxTreeCtrlNameStr)

Main constructor.

Parameters

parent

Parent window.

id

Window identifier.

dir

Initial folder.

pos

Position.

size

Size.

style

Window style. Please see wxGenericDirCtrl for a list of possible styles.

filter

A filter string, using the same syntax as that for wxFileDialog. This may be empty if filters are not being used.

Example: "All files (*.*)|*.*|JPEG files (*.jpg)|*.jpg"

defaultFilter

The zero-indexed default filter setting.

name

The window name.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::~wxGenericDirCtrl

~wxGenericDirCtrl()

Destructor.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::Create

bool Create(wxWindow* parent, const wxWindowID id = -1, const wxString& dir = wxDirDialogDefaultFolderStr, const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize, long style = wxDIRCTRL_3D_INTERNAL|wxSUNKEN_BORDER, const wxString& filter = wxEmptyString, int defaultFilter = 0, const wxString& name = wxTreeCtrlNameStr)

Create function for two-step construction. See wxGenericDirCtrl::wxGenericDirCtrl for details.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::Init

void Init()

Initializes variables.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::CollapseTree

void CollapseTree()

Collapses the entire tree.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::ExpandPath

bool ExpandPath(const wxString& path)

Tries to expand as much of the given path as possible, so that the filename or directory is visible in the tree control.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetDefaultPath

wxString GetDefaultPath() const

Gets the default path.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetPath

wxString GetPath() const

Gets the currently-selected directory or filename.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilePath

wxString GetFilePath() const

Gets selected filename path only (else empty string).

This function doesn't count a directory as a selection.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilter

wxString GetFilter() const

Returns the filter string.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilterIndex

int GetFilterIndex() const

Returns the current filter index (zero-based).

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetFilterListCtrl

wxDirFilterListCtrl* GetFilterListCtrl() const

Returns a pointer to the filter list control (if present).

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetRootId

wxTreeItemId GetRootId()

Returns the root id for the tree control.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::GetTreeCtrl

wxTreeCtrl* GetTreeCtrl() const

Returns a pointer to the tree control.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::ReCreateTree

void ReCreateTree()

Collapse and expand the tree, thus re-creating it from scratch. May be used to update the displayed directory content.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::SetDefaultPath

void SetDefaultPath(const wxString& path)

Sets the default path.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::SetFilter

void SetFilter(const wxString& filter)

Sets the filter string.

### wxGenericDirCtrl::SetFilterIndex

void SetFilterIndex(int n)

Sets the current filter index (zero-based).

### wxGenericDirCtrl::SetPath

void SetPath(const wxString& path)

Sets the current path.