Vcl.Dialogs.TFileOpenDialog.FileTypes

From RAD Studio API Documentation

Delphi

property FileTypes: TFileTypeItems read FFileTypes write SetFileTypes;

C++

__property FileTypes;

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
property published
Vcl.Dialogs.pas
Vcl.Dialogs.hpp
Vcl.Dialogs TFileOpenDialog

Description

Determines the file type masks (filters) available in the dialog. {{#multireplace:Vcl.Dialogs.TFileOpenDialog.FileTypes|H21=!|H25=%|H28=(|H29=)|H2A=*|H2B=+|H2F=/|H3C=<|H3D==|H3E=>|H5B=[|H5D=]|H5E=^|H7C=|}} inherits from {{#multireplace:Vcl.Dialogs.TCustomFileDialog.FileTypes|H21=!|H25=%|H28=(|H29=)|H2A=*|H2B=+|H2F=/|H3C=<|H3D==|H3E=>|H5B=[|H5D=]|H5E=^|H7C=|}}. All content below this line refers to {{#multireplace:Vcl.Dialogs.TCustomFileDialog.FileTypes|H21=!|H25=%|H28=(|H29=)|H2A=*|H2B=+|H2F=/|H3C=<|H3D==|H3E=>|H5B=[|H5D=]|H5E=^|H7C=|}}.

Determines the file type masks (filters) available in the dialog.

FileTypes is an instance of TFileTypeItems containing a list of file types, each of which is an instance of TFileTypeItem.

To add file types to a dialog, get the TFileTypeItems instance from FileTypes and use the TFileTypeItems.Add method as in this sample:

with FileOpenDialog1.FileTypes.Add do
begin
DisplayName := ‘All Files’;
FileMask := ‘*.*’;
end;

See Also