## GtkFileChooserButton

GtkFileChooserButton — A button to launch a file selection dialog

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

    struct              GtkFileChooserButton;
    GtkWidget *         gtk_file_chooser_button_new         (const gchar *title,
                                                             GtkFileChooserAction action);
    GtkWidget *         gtk_file_chooser_button_new_with_dialog
                                                            (GtkWidget *dialog);
    const gchar *       gtk_file_chooser_button_get_title   (GtkFileChooserButton *button);
    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_title   (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             const gchar *title);
    gint                gtk_file_chooser_button_get_width_chars
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button);
    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_width_chars
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             gint n_chars);
    gboolean            gtk_file_chooser_button_get_focus_on_click
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button);
    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_focus_on_click
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             gboolean focus_on_click);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GInitiallyUnowned
             +----GtkWidget
                   +----GtkContainer
                         +----GtkBox
                               +----GtkHBox
                                     +----GtkFileChooserButton

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkFileChooserButton implements AtkImplementorIface, GtkBuildable, GtkOrientable and GtkFileChooser.

## Properties

      "dialog"                   GtkFileChooser*       : Write / Construct Only
      "focus-on-click"           gboolean              : Read / Write
      "title"                    gchar*                : Read / Write
      "width-chars"              gint                  : Read / Write

## Signals

      "file-set"                                       : Run First

## Description

The GtkFileChooserButton is a widget that lets the user select a file. It implements the GtkFileChooser interface. Visually, it is a file name with a button to bring up a GtkFileChooserDialog. The user can then use that dialog to change the file associated with that button. This widget does not support setting the "select-multiple" property to `TRUE`.

Example 88. Create a button to let the user select a file in /etc

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    {
      GtkWidget *button;
      button = gtk_file_chooser_button_new (_("Select a file"),
                                            GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN);
      gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder (GTK_FILE_CHOOSER (button),
                                           "/etc");
    }

The GtkFileChooserButton supports the GtkFileChooserActions `GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN` and `GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER`.

### Important

The GtkFileChooserButton will ellipsize the label, and thus will thus request little horizontal space. To give the button more space, you should call `gtk_widget_get_preferred_size()`, `gtk_file_chooser_button_set_width_chars()`, or pack the button in such a way that other interface elements give space to the widget.

## Details

### struct GtkFileChooserButton

    struct GtkFileChooserButton;

This should not be accessed directly. Use the accessor functions below.

### gtk_file_chooser_button_new ()

    GtkWidget *         gtk_file_chooser_button_new         (const gchar *title,
                                                             GtkFileChooserAction action);

Creates a new file-selecting button widget.

`title` : | the title of the browse dialog.
`action` : | the open mode for the widget.
Returns : | a new button widget.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_new_with_dialog ()

    GtkWidget *         gtk_file_chooser_button_new_with_dialog
                                                            (GtkWidget *dialog);

Creates a GtkFileChooserButton widget which uses `dialog` as its file-picking window.

Note that `dialog` must be a GtkDialog (or subclass) which implements the GtkFileChooser interface and must not have `GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT` set.

Also note that the dialog needs to have its confirmative button added with response `GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT` or `GTK_RESPONSE_OK` in order for the button to take over the file selected in the dialog.

`dialog` : | the widget to use as dialog
Returns : | a new button widget.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_get_title ()

    const gchar *       gtk_file_chooser_button_get_title   (GtkFileChooserButton *button);

Retrieves the title of the browse dialog used by `button`. The returned value should not be modified or freed.

`button` : | the button widget to examine.
Returns : | a pointer to the browse dialog's title.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_set_title ()

    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_title   (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             const gchar *title);

Modifies the `title` of the browse dialog used by `button`.

`button` : | the button widget to modify.
`title` : | the new browse dialog title.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_get_width_chars ()

    gint                gtk_file_chooser_button_get_width_chars
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button);

Retrieves the width in characters of the `button` widget's entry and/or label.

`button` : | the button widget to examine.
Returns : | an integer width (in characters) that the button will use to size itself.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_set_width_chars ()

    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_width_chars
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             gint n_chars);

Sets the width (in characters) that `button` will use to `n_chars`.

`button` : | the button widget to examine.
`n_chars` : | the new width, in characters.

Since 2.6

### gtk_file_chooser_button_get_focus_on_click ()

    gboolean            gtk_file_chooser_button_get_focus_on_click
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button);

Returns whether the button grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse. See `gtk_file_chooser_button_set_focus_on_click()`.

`button` : | a GtkFileChooserButton
Returns : | `TRUE` if the button grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Since 2.10

### gtk_file_chooser_button_set_focus_on_click ()

    void                gtk_file_chooser_button_set_focus_on_click
                                                            (GtkFileChooserButton *button,
                                                             gboolean focus_on_click);

Sets whether the button will grab focus when it is clicked with the mouse. Making mouse clicks not grab focus is useful in places like toolbars where you don't want the keyboard focus removed from the main area of the application.

`button` : | a GtkFileChooserButton
`focus_on_click` : | whether the button grabs focus when clicked with the mouse

Since 2.10

## Property Details

### The `"dialog"` property

      "dialog"                   GtkFileChooser*       : Write / Construct Only

Instance of the GtkFileChooserDialog associated with the button.

Since 2.6

### The `"focus-on-click"` property

      "focus-on-click"           gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the GtkFileChooserButton button grabs focus when it is clicked with the mouse.

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.10

### The `"title"` property

      "title"                    gchar*                : Read / Write

Title to put on the GtkFileChooserDialog associated with the button.

Default value: "Select a File"

Since 2.6

### The `"width-chars"` property

      "width-chars"              gint                  : Read / Write

The width of the entry and label inside the button, in characters.

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

Since 2.6

## Signal Details

### The `"file-set"` signal

    void                user_function                      (GtkFileChooserButton *widget,
                                                            gpointer              user_data)      : Run First

The ::file-set signal is emitted when the user selects a file.

Note that this signal is only emitted when the user changes the file.

`widget` : | the object which received the signal.
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Since 2.12

## See Also

GtkFileChooserDialog