BBjFileOpen::mode

Description

In BBj 25.03 and higher, this method sets the selection mode (files, directories, or both) for this BBjFileOpen dialog.

Syntax

Return Value Method
BBjFileOpen mode(int mode)

Parameters

Variable Description
mode

This parameter specifies whether the file dialog allows the selection of files, directories, or both. The available options for mode are:

FILEOPEN_SELECT_FILE (0): only files may be selected (default).

FILEOPEN_SELECT_DIRECTORY (1) only directories may be selected.

When setting the mode to 1 or 2, the filters option is ignored.

Return Value

Returns this BBjFileOpen object, enabling methods to be chained.

Example

fileopen! = bbjapi().fileopen().title("Open a client directory")
fileopen!.modes("client").mode(BBjFileOpen.FILEOPEN_SELECT_DIRECTORY)
print fileopen!.show()

See Also

BBjAPI

FILEOPEN() Function - Create File Open Dialog

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.