Searching for the call of a FileDialog
I would like to ask the user for a file name in Pharo 4.0
Through the spotter I found class
FileDialogWindow
with a method
answerFileName
Looking for the senders of #answerFileName I get to class
UITheme
where it is called in the method
chooseFileNameIn: aThemedMorph
title: title
extensions: exts
path: path preview: preview
And from there I come to class
TEasilyThemed
with the method
chooseFileName: title extensions: exts path: path preview: preview
From there finally I get to class
WidgetExamples class >> exampleDialogs
And then I have the call
WidgetExamples exampleBuilder
chooseFileName: 'Pick a file name'
extensions: nil path: nil preview: nil.
However a print it
of this expression does not give back a file name.
Question
What is the regular way of calling a file dialog?
Supplementary question after answers
Two classes are mentioned providing this service.
- UIManager
- UITheme
UIManager comment
UIManager is a dispatcher for various UI requests.
UITheme comment
Common superclass for User Interface themes. Provides methods for creating new morphs in a standard way, various "services" like a file dialog, message dialogs etc. and also methods for customising aspects of the appearance of various morphs. Though conceptually abstract, no code is "missing". Subclasses, therefore, should override the aspects they wish to change.
What is the difference between this two approaches?
The easiest way is to use:
UIManager default chooseFileMatching: nil
You can specify patterns as:
UIManager default chooseFileMatching: #('*.jpg' '*.png')
You can also specify a label for the dialog:
UIManager default
chooseFileMatching: #('*.jpg' '*.png')
label: 'Please select and image to process'
What I use in one of my demo applications is
MindmapNode class>>open
|fileName|
fileName := UITheme current chooseFileIn: World title: 'Choose file' extensions: nil path: nil preview:nil.
fileName ifNotNil: [ (FLMaterializer materializationFromFileNamed: fileName)
root openInWorld attachAllSubnodes detachAllSubnodes ]
MindmapNode>>saveMap
|fileName|
fileName := UITheme current fileSaveIn: World title: 'Choose file' extensions: nil path: nil.
fileName ifNotNil: [ FLSerializer serialize: self toFileNamed: fileName].
The UIManager cares about being able to run headless, from a command line. Then you want to be able to provide a file name in either a parameter or an input file. In the standard in-image situation, UIManager default is a MorphicUIManager that delegates to the current theme.
So using the UIManager would probably be better
来源:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32198476/how-do-i-ask-the-user-for-a-file-name