# fileselectionbox - Create and manipulate a file selection box widget

## SYNOPSIS

fileselectionbox pathName ?options?

## INHERITANCE

itk::Widget <- Fileselectionbox

## STANDARD OPTIONS

activeBackground foreground insertBorderWidth selectBackground | background highlightColor insertOffTime selectBorderWidth | borderWidth highlightThickness insertOnTime selectForeground | cursor insertBackground insertWidth

See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

## ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

textBackground | textFont |  |

See the "entryfield" widget manual entry for details on the above associated options.

labelFont |  |  |

See the "labeledwidget" widget manual entry for details on the above associated options.

activeRelief | elementBorderWidth | jump | troughColor

See the "scrollbar" widget class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

textBackground | textFont |  |

See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry for details on the above associated options.

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

    Name:                   childSitePos
    Class:                  Position
    Command-Line Switch:	-childsitepos

Specifies the position of the child site in the selection box: n, s, e, w, top, bottom, or center. The default is s.

Specifies a Tcl command procedure which is called when an file list item is double clicked. Typically this occurs when mouse button 1 is double clicked over a file name.

    Name:                   directory
    Class:                  Directory
    Command-Line Switch:	-directory

Specifies the initial default directory. The default is the present working directory.

    Name:                   dirSearchCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-dirsearchcommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a directory search. The command will receive the current working directory and filter mask as arguments. The command should return a list of files which will be placed into the directory list.

    Name:                   dirsLabel
    Class:                  Text
    Command-Line Switch:	-dirslabel

Specifies the text of the label for the directory list. The default is "Directories".

    Name:                   dirsOn
    Class:                  DirsOn
    Command-Line Switch:	-dirson

Specifies whether or not to display the directory list. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

    Name:                   fileSearchCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-filesearchcommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a file search. The command will receive the current working directory and filter mask as arguments. The command should return a list of files which will be placed into the file list.

    Name:                   filesLabel
    Class:                  Text
    Command-Line Switch:	-fileslabel

Specifies the text of the label for the files list. The default is "Files".

    Name:                   filesOn
    Class:                  FilesOn
    Command-Line Switch:	-fileson

Specifies whether or not to display the files list. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

    Name:                   fileType
    Class:                  FileType
    Command-Line Switch:	-filetype

Specify the type of files which may appear in the file list: regular, directory, or any. The default is regular.

    Name:                   filterCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-filtercommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return key in the filter entry widget.

    Name:                   filterLabel
    Class:                  Text
    Command-Line Switch:	-filterlabel

Specifies the text of the label for the filter entry field. The default is "Filter".

    Name:                   filterOn
    Class:                  FilterOn
    Command-Line Switch:	-filteron

Specifies whether or not to display the filter entry. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

    Name:                   height
    Class:                  Height
    Command-Line Switch:	-height

Specifies the height of the selection box. The value may be specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default is 360 pixels.

    Name:                   invalid
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-invalid

Command to be executed should the filter contents be proven invalid. The default is {bell}.

    Name:                   mask
    Class:                  Mask
    Command-Line Switch:	-mask

Specifies the initial file mask string. The default is "*".

    Name:                   noMatchString
    Class:                  NoMatchString
    Command-Line Switch:	-nomatchstring

Specifies the string to be displayed in the files list should no files match the mask. The default is "".

    Name:                   selectDirCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-selectdirommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a directory in the directory list.

    Name:                   selectFileCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-selectfileommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a file in the files list.

    Name:                   selectionCommand
    Class:                  Command
    Command-Line Switch:	-selectioncommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return key in the selection entry widget.

    Name:                   selectionLabel
    Class:                  Text
    Command-Line Switch:	-selectionlabel

Specifies the text of the label for the selection entry field. The default is "Selection".

    Name:                   selectionOn
    Class:                  SelectionOn
    Command-Line Switch:	-selectionon

Specifies whether or not to display the selection entry. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

    Name:                   width
    Class:                  Width
    Command-Line Switch:	-width

Specifies the width of the selection box. The value may be specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default is 470 pixels.

## DESCRIPTION

The fileselectionbox command creates a file selection box similar to the OSF/Motif standard Xmfileselectionbox composite widget. The fileselectionbox is composed of directory and file scrolled lists as well as filter and selection entry fields. Bindings are in place such that selection of a directory list item loads the filter entry field and selection of a file list item loads the selection entry field. Options exist to control the appearance and actions of the widget.

## METHODS

The fileselectionbox command creates a new Tcl command whose name is pathName. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form:

    pathName option ?arg arg ...?

Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for fileselectionbox widgets:

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS

pathName cget option

  Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the fileselectionbox command.
  pathName childsite
    Returns the child site widget path name.
  pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
    Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a list describing all of the available options for pathName (see Tk_ConfigureInfo for information on the format of this list). If option is specified with no value, then the command returns a list describing the one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding sublist of the value returned if no option is specified). If one or more option-value pairs are specified, then the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s); in this case the command returns an empty string. Option may have any of the values accepted by the fileselectionbox command.
  pathName filter
    Update the current contents of the file selection box based on the current filter entry field value.
  pathName get
    Returns the current value of the selection entry widget.

  ## COMPONENTS

      Name:                   dirs
      Class:                  Scrolledlistbox

  The dirs component is the directory list box for the file selection box. See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry for details on the dirs component item.

      Name:                   files
      Class:                  Scrolledlistbox

  The files component is the file list box for the file selection box. See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry for details on the files component item.

      Name:                   filter
      Class:                  Entryfield

  The filter component is the entry field for user input of the filter value. See the "entryfield" widget manual entry for details on the filter component item.

      Name:                   selection
      Class:                  Entryfield

  The selection component is the entry field for user input of the currently selected file value. See the "entryfield" widget manual entry for details on the selection component item.

  ## EXAMPLE

      fileselectionbox .fsb
      pack .fsb -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes

  ## AUTHOR

  Mark L. Ulferts

  ## KEYWORDS

  fileselectionbox, widget