\section{\class{wxDirDialog}}\label{wxdirdialog}

This class represents the directory chooser dialog.

\wxheading{Derived from}

\helpref{wxDialog}{wxdialog}\\
\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}

\wxheading{Include files}

<wx/dirdlg.h>

\wxheading{Window styles}

\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{Equivalent to a combination of wxDEFAULT\_DIALOG\_STYLE and wxRESIZE\_BORDER (the last one is not used under wxWinCE).}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_DIR\_MUST\_EXIST}}{The dialog will allow the user to choose only an existing folder. When this style is not given, a "Create new directory" button is added to the dialog (on Windows) or some other way is provided to the user to type the name of a new folder.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxDD\_CHANGE\_DIR}}{Change the current working directory to the directory chosen by the user.}
\end{twocollist}

{\bf NB:} on Windows the new directory button is only available with recent versions of the common dialogs.

See also \helpref{Generic window styles}{windowstyles}.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxDirDialog overview}{wxdirdialogoverview}, \helpref{wxFileDialog}{wxfiledialog}

\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}

\membersection{wxDirDialog::wxDirDialog}\label{wxdirdialogctor}

\func{}{wxDirDialog}{\param{wxWindow* }{parent}, \param{const wxString\& }{message = "Choose a directory"},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{defaultPath = ""}, \param{long }{style = wxDD\_DEFAULT\_STYLE},\rtfsp
\param{const wxPoint\& }{pos = wxDefaultPosition},\rtfsp
\param{const wxSize\& }{size = wxDefaultSize},\rtfsp
\param{const wxString\& }{name = "wxDirCtrl"}}

Constructor. Use \helpref{wxDirDialog::ShowModal}{wxdirdialogshowmodal} to show
the dialog.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{parent}{Parent window.}

\docparam{message}{Message to show on the dialog.}

\docparam{defaultPath}{The default path, or the empty string.}

\docparam{style}{The dialog style. See \helpref{wxDirDialog}{wxdirdialog}}

\docparam{pos}{Dialog position. Ignored under Windows.}

\docparam{size}{Dialog size. Ignored under Windows.}

\docparam{name}{The dialog name, not used.}

\membersection{wxDirDialog::\destruct{wxDirDialog}}\label{wxdirdialogdtor}

\func{}{\destruct{wxDirDialog}}{\void}

Destructor.

\membersection{wxDirDialog::GetPath}\label{wxdirdialoggetpath}

\constfunc{wxString}{GetPath}{\void}

Returns the default or user-selected path.

\membersection{wxDirDialog::GetMessage}\label{wxdirdialoggetmessage}

\constfunc{wxString}{GetMessage}{\void}

Returns the message that will be displayed on the dialog.

\membersection{wxDirDialog::SetMessage}\label{wxdirdialogsetmessage}

\func{void}{SetMessage}{\param{const wxString\& }{message}}

Sets the message that will be displayed on the dialog.

\membersection{wxDirDialog::SetPath}\label{wxdirdialogsetpath}

\func{void}{SetPath}{\param{const wxString\& }{path}}

Sets the default path.

\membersection{wxDirDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxdirdialogshowmodal}

\func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}

Shows the dialog, returning wxID\_OK if the user pressed OK, and wxID\_CANCEL
otherwise.