NAME

       al_create_native_file_dialog - Allegro 5 API

SYNOPSIS

              #include <allegro5/allegro_native_dialog.h>

              ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER *al_create_native_file_dialog(
                 char const *initial_path,
                 char const *title,
                 char const *patterns,
                 int mode)

DESCRIPTION

       Creates a new native file dialog.  You should only have one such dialog opened at a time.

       Parameters:

       • initial_path:  The initial search path and filename.  Can be NULL.  To start with a blank file name the
         string should end with a directory separator (this should be the common case).

       • title: Title of the dialog.

       • patterns: A list of semi-colon separated patterns to match.  This should  not  contain  any  whitespace
         characters.   If  a  pattern  contains the `/' character, then it is treated as a MIME type (e.g.  `im‐
         age/png').  Not all platforms support file patterns.  If the native dialog does  not  provide  support,
         this parameter is ignored.

       • mode: 0, or a combination of the following flags:

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_FILE_MUST_EXIST
         If  supported by the native dialog, it will not allow entering new names, but just allow existing files
         to be selected.  Else it is ignored.

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_SAVE
         If the native dialog system has a different dialog for saving (for example one  which  allows  creating
         new directories), it is used.  Else it is ignored.

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_FOLDER
         If there is support for a separate dialog to select a folder instead of a file, it will be used.

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_PICTURES
         If a different dialog is available for selecting pictures, it is used.  Else it is ignored.

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_SHOW_HIDDEN
         If the platform supports it, also hidden files will be shown.

       ALLEGRO_FILECHOOSER_MULTIPLE
         If supported, allow selecting multiple files.

       Returns:

       A  handle to the dialog which you can pass to al_show_native_file_dialog(3alleg5) to display it, and from
       which you then can  query  the  results  using  al_get_native_file_dialog_count(3alleg5)  and  al_get_na‐
       tive_file_dialog_path(3alleg5).  When you are done, call al_destroy_native_file_dialog(3alleg5) on it.

       If a dialog window could not be created then this function returns NULL.

Allegro reference manual                                                   al_create_native_file_dialog(3alleg5)