Interface OpenDialogOptionsMain

Options to configure the behaviour of a file open dialog.

interface OpenDialogOptionsMain {
    canSelectFiles?: boolean;
    canSelectFolders?: boolean;
    canSelectMany?: boolean;
    defaultUri?: string;
    filters?: {
        [name: string]: string[];
    };
    openLabel?: string;
    title?: string;
}

Properties

canSelectFiles? canSelectFolders? canSelectMany? defaultUri? filters? openLabel? title?

Properties

Optional canSelectFiles

canSelectFiles?: boolean

Allow to select files, defaults to true.

Optional canSelectFolders

canSelectFolders?: boolean

Allow to select folders, defaults to false.

Optional canSelectMany

canSelectMany?: boolean

Allow to select many files or folders.

Optional defaultUri

defaultUri?: string

The resource the dialog shows when opened.

Optional filters

filters?: {
    [name: string]: string[];
}

A set of file filters that are used by the dialog. Each entry is a human readable label, like "TypeScript", and an array of extensions, e.g.

{
 'Images': ['png', 'jpg']
 'TypeScript': ['ts', 'tsx']
}

Type declaration

  • [name: string]: string[]

Optional openLabel

openLabel?: string

A human-readable string for the open button.

Optional title

title?: string

Dialog title. This parameter might be ignored, as not all operating systems display a title on open dialogs.

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