## File Open API The `pfd::open_file` class handles file opening dialogs. It can be provided a title, a starting directory and/or pre-selected file, an optional filter for recognised file types, and an optional flag to allow multiple selection: ```cpp pfd::open_file::open_file(std::string const &title, std::string const &initial_path, std::vector filters = { "All Files", "*" }, pfd::opt option = pfd::opt::none); ``` The `option` parameter can be `pfd::opt::multiselect` to allow selecting multiple files. The selected files are queried using `pfd::open_file::result()`. If the user canceled the operation, the returned list is empty: ```cpp std::vector pfd::open_file::result(); ``` It is possible to ask the file open dialog whether the user took action using the `pfd::message::ready()` method, with an optional `timeout` argument. If the user did not validate the dialog within `timeout` milliseconds, the function will return `false`: ```cpp bool pfd::open_file::ready(int timeout = pfd::default_wait_timeout); ``` ## Example 1: simple file selection Using `pfd::open_file::result()` will wait for user action before returning. This operation will block and return the user choice: ```cpp auto selection = pfd::open_file("Select a file").result(); if (!selection.empty()) std::cout << "User selected file " << selection[0] << "\n"; ``` ## Example 2: filters The filter list enumerates filter names and corresponded space-separated wildcard lists. It defaults to `{ "All Files", "*" }`, but here is how to use other options: ```cpp auto selection = pfd::open_file("Select a file", ".", { "Image Files", "*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.bmp", "Audio Files", "*.wav *.mp3", "All Files", "*" }, pfd::opt::multiselect).result(); // Do something with selection for (auto const &filename : dialog.result()) std::cout << "Selected file: " << filename << "\n"; ``` ## Example 3: asynchronous file open Using `pfd::open_file::ready()` allows the application to perform other tasks while waiting for user input: ```cpp // File open dialog auto dialog = pfd::open_file("Select file to open"); // Do something while waiting for user input while (!dialog.ready(1000)) std::cout << "Waited 1 second for user input...\n"; // Act depending on the user choice std::cout << "Number of selected files: " << dialog.result().size() << "\n"; ``` ## Screenshots Windows 10: ![open-win32](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245089/47155865-0f8cd900-d2e6-11e8-8041-1e20b6f77dee.png) Mac OS X (dark theme): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245089/56053378-39363280-5d54-11e9-9583-9f1c978fa0db.png) Mac OS X (light theme): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245089/56053413-4fdc8980-5d54-11e9-85e3-e9e5d0e10772.png) Linux (GNOME desktop): ![open-gnome](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245089/47155867-0f8cd900-d2e6-11e8-93af-275636491ec4.png) Linux (KDE desktop): ![open-kde](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245089/47155866-0f8cd900-d2e6-11e8-8006-f14b948afc55.png)