OdDbBaseHostAppServices::fileDialog Method

Syntax

C++

virtual OdString fileDialog(int flags, const OdString& dialogCaption = OdString::kEmpty, const OdString& defExt = OdString::kEmpty, const OdString& defFilename = OdString::kEmpty, const OdString& filter = OdString::kEmpty);

Parameters	Description
int flags	[in] Dialog behavior.
const OdString& dialogCaption = OdString::kEmpty	[in] Dialog caption.
const OdString& defExt = OdString::kEmpty	[in] Default file extension without "."
const OdString& defFilename = OdString::kEmpty	[in] Default filename.
const OdString& filter = OdString::kEmpty	[in] Filter pattern.

Prompts the user for a filename, and returns their response.

flags must be one of the following:

Name	Value	Description
kGfpForOpen	0	For Open.
kGfpForSave	1	For Save.
kGfpOverwritePrompt	2	Enable overwrite prompt displaying when exist file selected for saving.

This function is intended for the selection of filenames via dialog boxes, although other methods may be used.

The default implementation of this function does nothing but return "unsupported".