FileDialog is a preset dialog used to choose files and directories in the filesystem. It supports filter masks. FileDialog automatically sets its window title according to the file_mode. If you want to use a custom title, disable this by setting mode_overrides_title to false
.
Emitted when the user selects a directory.
Emitted when the user selects a file by double-clicking it or pressing the OK button.
Emitted when the filter for file names changes.
Emitted when the user selects multiple files.
FILE_MODE_OPEN_FILE = 0
The dialog allows selecting one, and only one file.
FILE_MODE_OPEN_FILES = 1
The dialog allows selecting multiple files.
FILE_MODE_OPEN_DIR = 2
The dialog only allows selecting a directory, disallowing the selection of any file.
FILE_MODE_OPEN_ANY = 3
The dialog allows selecting one file or directory.
FILE_MODE_SAVE_FILE = 4
The dialog will warn when a file exists.
ACCESS_RESOURCES = 0
The dialog only allows accessing files under the Resource path (res://
).
ACCESS_USERDATA = 1
The dialog only allows accessing files under user data path (user://
).
ACCESS_FILESYSTEM = 2
The dialog allows accessing files on the whole file system.
The file system access scope. See Access constants.
Warning: In Web builds, FileDialog cannot access the host file system. In sandboxed Linux and macOS environments, use_native_dialog is automatically used to allow limited access to host file system.
The current working directory of the file dialog.
Note: For native file dialogs, this property is only treated as a hint and may not be respected by specific OS implementations.
The currently selected file of the file dialog.
The currently selected file path of the file dialog.
The dialog's open or save mode, which affects the selection behavior. See FileMode.
The filter for file names (case-insensitive). When set to a non-empty string, only files that contains the substring will be shown. filename_filter can be edited by the user with the filter button at the top of the file dialog.
See also filters, which should be used to restrict the file types that can be selected instead of filename_filter which is meant to be set by the user.
The available file type filters. Each filter string in the array should be formatted like this: *.png,*.jpg,*.jpeg;Image Files;image/png,image/jpeg
. The description text of the filter is optional and can be omitted. Both file extensions and MIME type should be always set.
Note: Embedded file dialog and Windows file dialog support only file extensions, while Android, Linux, and macOS file dialogs also support MIME types.
Note: The returned array is copied and any changes to it will not update the original property value. See PackedStringArray for more details.
If true
, changing the file_mode property will set the window title accordingly (e.g. setting file_mode to FILE_MODE_OPEN_FILE will change the window title to "Open a File").
The number of additional OptionButtons and CheckBoxes in the dialog.
If non-empty, the given sub-folder will be "root" of this FileDialog, i.e. user won't be able to go to its parent directory.
Note: This property is ignored by native file dialogs.
If true
, the dialog will show hidden files.
Note: This property is ignored by native file dialogs on Android and Linux.
If true
, and if supported by the current DisplayServer, OS native dialog will be used instead of custom one.
Note: On Android, it is only supported when using ACCESS_FILESYSTEM. For access mode ACCESS_RESOURCES and ACCESS_USERDATA, the system will fall back to custom FileDialog.
Note: On Linux and macOS, sandboxed apps always use native dialogs to access the host file system.
Note: On macOS, sandboxed apps will save security-scoped bookmarks to retain access to the opened folders across multiple sessions. Use OS.get_granted_permissions() to get a list of saved bookmarks.
Note: Native dialogs are isolated from the base process, file dialog properties can't be modified once the dialog is shown.
Adds a comma-delimited file name filter
option to the FileDialog with an optional description
, which restricts what files can be picked.
A filter
should be of the form "filename.extension"
, where filename and extension can be *
to match any string. Filters starting with .
(i.e. empty filenames) are not allowed.
For example, a filter
of "*.png, *.jpg"
and a description
of "Images"
results in filter text "Images (*.png, *.jpg)".
Adds an additional OptionButton to the file dialog. If values
is empty, a CheckBox is added instead.
default_value_index
should be an index of the value in the values
. If values
is empty it should be either 1
(checked), or 0
(unchecked).
Clear the filter for file names.
Clear all the added filters in the dialog.
Clear all currently selected items in the dialog.
Returns the LineEdit for the selected file.
Warning: This is a required internal node, removing and freeing it may cause a crash. If you wish to hide it or any of its children, use their CanvasItem.visible property.
Returns the default value index of the OptionButton or CheckBox with index option
.
Returns the name of the OptionButton or CheckBox with index option
.
Returns an array of values of the OptionButton with index option
.
Returns a Dictionary with the selected values of the additional OptionButtons and/or CheckBoxes. Dictionary keys are names and values are selected value indices.
Returns the vertical box container of the dialog, custom controls can be added to it.
Warning: This is a required internal node, removing and freeing it may cause a crash. If you wish to hide it or any of its children, use their CanvasItem.visible property.
Note: Changes to this node are ignored by native file dialogs, use add_option() to add custom elements to the dialog instead.
Invalidate and update the current dialog content list.
Note: This method does nothing on native file dialogs.
Sets the default value index of the OptionButton or CheckBox with index option
.
Sets the name of the OptionButton or CheckBox with index option
.
Sets the option values of the OptionButton with index option
.