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/MacCocoa/Dynamic FileOpenDialog


Required plugins for this example: MBS MacOSX Plugin, MBS MacBase Plugin, MBS MacControls Plugin, MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS Util Plugin, MBS Main Plugin

You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacCocoa/Dynamic FileOpenDialog

This example is the version from Mon, 6th Nov 2022.

Project "Dynamic FileOpenDialog.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Delete"
Const kFileQuit = "&Quit"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
End Class
Class main Inherits Window
Control TestBtn Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance TestBtn Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() dim s As String = typesFld.Text if AllTypesCB.Value Then s = "" ShowDocOpenDlg s, "AddDocument" End EventHandler
End Control
Control OpenFiles Inherits FileOpenPanel
ControlInstance OpenFiles(0) Inherits FileOpenPanel
End Control
Control typesFld Inherits TextField
ControlInstance typesFld Inherits TextField
End Control
Control StaticText1 Inherits Label
ControlInstance StaticText1 Inherits Label
End Control
Control AllTypesCB Inherits Checkbox
ControlInstance AllTypesCB Inherits Checkbox
End Control
Sub DataChanged(src As Notifier) // Part of the Receiver interface. if src <> nil Then dim v As Variant = src.Data if v isa OpenPanelResults Then dim result As OpenPanelResults = v if result.CallingMethod = "AddDocument" Then HandleAddDocuments result.files end if end if end if End Sub
Private Sub HandleAddDocuments(files() As FolderItem) dim u As Integer = UBound(files) if u = -1 Then MsgBox "You cancelled the file open dialog" Else dim s As String = "You chose:" + EndOfLine + EndOfLine for i As Integer = 0 to u if files(i) <> nil Then s = s + files(i).DisplayName + EndOfLine next MsgBox s end if End Sub
Private Sub ShowDocOpenDlg(apptypes As String, callingMethod As String) dim types() As String = FileOpenPanel.OSTypeStrToArray(apptypes) if UBound(types) = 0 and types(0) = "''" Then types.Remove 0 // pass an empty array end if OpenDialog = new OpenFiles(nil, "", types, callingMethod, True, True, self) End Sub
Private Sub TestFileTypeConversion() const characters = " abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890" dim cnt As Integer = Len(characters) const arrLen = 100000 dim r As new Random dim i As Integer dim arr(arrLen) As String for i = 0 to arrLen dim type As String for n As Integer = 1 to 4 type = type + Mid(characters, r.InRange(1, cnt), 1) next arr(i) = type next dim mTics As Integer = ticks '#pragma DisableAutoWaitCursor #pragma DisableBackgroundTasks for i = 0 to arrLen arr(i) = NSOpenPanelMBS.FileTypeForHFSType(arr(i)) next mTics = Ticks - mTics dim fTics As Integer = Ticks arr = FileOpenPanel.OSTypeArrayToHFSArray(arr) fTics = Ticks - fTics MsgBox "NSOpenPanelMBS.FileTypeForHFSType:" + str(mTics) + EndOfLine + _ "FileOpenPanel.OSTypeArrayToHFSArray: " + str(fTics) End Sub
Property Private OpenDialog As FileOpenPanel
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "Select &All"
End MenuBar
Class FileOpenPanel Inherits NSOpenPanelMBS
Const kAddToFavesIdentifier = "AddToFavorites"
Const kShowAllTypesIdentifier = "ShowAllTypes"
Const kShowInvisiblesIdentifier = "ShowInvisibles"
EventHandler Sub savePanelDidEnd(ReturnCode as integer) dim files() As FolderItem if ReturnCode > 0 Then for i As Integer = 0 to me.FilesCount if me.Files(i) <> nil Then files.Append me.Files(i) next end if me.Results = new OpenPanelResults(me.CallerMethod, files) NotifyAll End EventHandler
EventHandler Function shouldShowFilename(path as string, item as folderitem) As boolean dim t as string if AllFileTypes then Return true if item.Directory then // special handling for folders dim l as LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS l=item.LaunchServicesItemInfoMBS(4) // check for bundled files like Pages documents if l=nil then Return true else Return l.IsPackage=False end if end if t=item.NameExtensionMBS For Each s As String In FileTypes If StrComp(s,t,0)=0 Then Return True Next End EventHandler
Sub AddNotifier(recv As Receiver) // Part of the Notifier interface. if Receivers.IndexOf(recv) = -1 Then Receivers.Append recv end if End Sub
Private Sub AddShowAllFileTypesCheckbox() AssureAccessoryView if AccView <> nil Then ShowAllTypesCheckbox = new OpenFileButton(0, 10, 126, 20, kShowAllTypesIdentifier, "Show all file types", me) ShowAllTypesCheckbox.setButtonType NSButtonMBS.NSSwitchButton AccView.addSubview ShowAllTypesCheckbox end if End Sub
Private Sub AddShowInvisiblesCheckbox() AssureAccessoryView if AccView <> nil Then ShowInvisiblesCheckView = new OpenFileButton(140, 10, 132, 20, kShowInvisiblesIdentifier, "Show invisible files", me) ShowInvisiblesCheckView.setButtonType NSButtonMBS.NSSwitchButton AccView.addSubview ShowInvisiblesCheckView end if End Sub
Private Sub AssureAccessoryView() if AccView = nil Then AccView = new NSViewMBS(0, 0, 460, 40) me.accessoryView = me.AccView end if End Sub
Sub Constructor(initialFolder As FolderItem, hilitedFile As String, fileTypes() As String, callingMethod As String, allowInvisibles As Boolean, multipleSelection As Boolean, parentWindow As Window) // Use this constructor for choosing files Super.Constructor me.CallerMethod = callingMethod me.FileTypes = FileTypes me.allowsMultipleSelection = multipleSelection if parentWindow isa Receiver Then AddNotifier(Receiver(parentWindow)) if allowInvisibles Then AddShowInvisiblesCheckbox end if if Ubound(fileTypes) >= 0 Then AddShowAllFileTypesCheckbox end if 'me.canChooseDirectories = False 'me.canChooseFiles = True me.beginSheetForDirectory(initialFolder, hilitedFile, nil, parentWindow) End Sub
Function Data() As Variant // Part of the Notifier interface. Return me.Results End Function
Sub DataChanged(src As Notifier) // handles results from OpenFileButtons dim command As String = src.Data Select Case command Case kShowAllTypesIdentifier dim btnValue As Integer btnValue = ShowAllTypesCheckbox.state AllFileTypes=btnValue=1 super.validateVisibleColumns Case kShowInvisiblesIdentifier me.showsHiddenFiles = ShowInvisiblesCheckView.state = 1 End Select 'validateVisibleColumns End Sub
Sub NotifyAll() // Part of the Notifier interface. for i As Integer = 0 to UBound(me.Receivers) me.Receivers(i).DataChanged me next End Sub
Shared Function OSTypeArrayToHFSArray(osTypes() As String) As String() dim s As String = "'" + Join(OSTypes, "','") + "'" Return Split(s, ",") End Function
Shared Function OSTypeStrToArray(osTypes As String) As String() return Split(OSTypes, ",") End Function
Shared Function OSTypeStrToHFSArray(osTypes As String) As String() dim arr() As String = Split(OSTypes, ",") dim s As String = "'" + Join(arr, "','") + "'" Return Split(s, ",") End Function
Sub RemoveNotifier(rcv As Receiver) // Part of the Notifier interface. dim n As Integer = me.Receivers.IndexOf(rcv) if n > -1 Then me.Receivers.Remove n End Sub
Property Private AccView As NSViewMBS
Property Private AllFileTypes As boolean
Property Private CallerMethod As String
Property Private FileTypes() As string
Property Private Receivers() As Receiver
Property Private Results As OpenPanelResults
Property Private ShowAllTypesCheckbox As OpenFileButton
Property Private ShowInvisiblesCheckView As OpenFileButton
End Class
Class OpenPanelResults
Sub Constructor(caller As String, f() As FolderItem) me.CallingMethod = caller me.files = f End Sub
Property CallingMethod As String
Property files() As FolderItem
End Class
Class OpenFileButton Inherits NSButtonMBS
EventHandler Sub Action() NotifyAll End EventHandler
Sub AddNotifier(recv As Receiver) // Part of the Notifier interface. if me.Receivers.IndexOf(recv) = -1 Then me.Receivers.Append recv end if End Sub
Sub Constructor(left as double, top as double, width as double, height as double, cmd As String, caption As String, r As Receiver) // Constructor(left As double, top As double, width As double, height As double) -- From NSViewMBS Super.Constructor(left, top, width, height) me.Command = cmd me.Title = caption AddNotifier r End Sub
Function Data() As Variant // Part of the Notifier interface. Return me.Command End Function
Sub NotifyAll() // Part of the Notifier interface. for i As Integer = 0 to UBound(me.Receivers) me.Receivers(i).DataChanged me next End Sub
Sub RemoveNotifier(rcv As Receiver) // Part of the Notifier interface. dim n As Integer = me.Receivers.IndexOf(rcv) if n > -1 Then me.Receivers.Remove n end if End Sub
Property Private Command As String
Property Private Receivers() As Receiver
End Class
Interface Notifier
Sub AddNotifier(recv As Receiver)
Function Data() As Variant
Sub NotifyAll()
Sub RemoveNotifier(rcv As Receiver)
End Interface
Interface Receiver
Sub DataChanged(src As Notifier)
End Interface
End Project

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