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<h1>eric6.E5Gui.E5FileDialog</h1>

<p>
Module implementing alternative functions for the QFileDialog static methods
to cope with distributor's usage of KDE wrapper dialogs for Qt file dialogs.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>DontConfirmOverwrite</td></tr><tr><td>DontResolveSymlinks</td></tr><tr><td>DontUseCustomDirectoryIcons</td></tr><tr><td>DontUseNativeDialog</td></tr><tr><td>DontUseSheet</td></tr><tr><td>HideNameFilterDetails</td></tr><tr><td>Option</td></tr><tr><td>Options</td></tr><tr><td>ReadOnly</td></tr><tr><td>ShowDirsOnly</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#__reorderFilter">__reorderFilter</a></td>
<td>Private function to reorder the file filter to cope with a KDE issue introduced by distributor's usage of KDE file dialogs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getExistingDirectory">getExistingDirectory</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileName">getOpenFileName</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNameAndFilter">getOpenFileNameAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for opening it and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNames">getOpenFileNames</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNamesAndFilter">getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of names of files for opening and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFileName">getSaveFileName</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFileNameAndFilter">getSaveFileNameAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for saving it and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a NAME="__reorderFilter" ID="__reorderFilter"></a>
<h2>__reorderFilter</h2>
<b>__reorderFilter</b>(<i>filterStr, initialFilter=""</i>)

<p>
    Private function to reorder the file filter to cope with a KDE issue
    introduced by distributor's usage of KDE file dialogs.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
Qt file filter (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i></dt>
<dd>
initial filter (string)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the rearranged Qt file filter (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getExistingDirectory" ID="getExistingDirectory"></a>
<h2>getExistingDirectory</h2>
<b>getExistingDirectory</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", options=QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a directory.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of selected directory (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileName" ID="getOpenFileName"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileName</h2>
<b>getOpenFileName</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be opened (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNameAndFilter" ID="getOpenFileNameAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNameAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNameAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for opening it and the selected
    file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i></dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be opened and selected filter (string, string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNames" ID="getOpenFileNames"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNames</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNames</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file names to be opened (list of string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNamesAndFilter" ID="getOpenFileNamesAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of names of files for opening and the
    selected file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i></dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file names to be opened and selected filter
        (list of string, string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFileName" ID="getSaveFileName"></a>
<h2>getSaveFileName</h2>
<b>getSaveFileName</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be saved (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFileNameAndFilter" ID="getSaveFileNameAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getSaveFileNameAndFilter</h2>
<b>getSaveFileNameAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for saving it and the selected
    file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i></dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i></dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i></dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog (string)
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be saved and selected filter (string, string)
</dd>
</dl>
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