# eric4.KdeQt.KQFileDialog

Compatibility module to use the KDE File Dialog instead of the Qt File Dialog.

### Global Attributes

__qtGetExistingDirectory
__qtGetOpenFileName
__qtGetOpenFileNames
__qtGetSaveFileName

### Classes

None

### Functions

__convertFilter | Private function to convert a Qt file filter to a KDE file filter.
__kdeGetExistingDirectory | Module function to get the name of a directory.
__kdeGetOpenFileName | Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.
__kdeGetOpenFileNames | Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.
__kdeGetSaveFileName | Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.
__workingDirectory | Private function to determine working directory for the file dialog.
getExistingDirectory | Module function to get the name of a directory.
getOpenFileName | Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.
getOpenFileNames | Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.
getSaveFileName | Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.

## __convertFilter

__convertFilter(filter, selectedFilter = None)

Private function to convert a Qt file filter to a KDE file filter.

filter
  Qt file filter (QString or string)
selectedFilter
  this is set to the selected filter

Returns:
  the corresponding KDE file filter (QString)

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## __kdeGetExistingDirectory

__kdeGetExistingDirectory(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), options = QFileDialog.Options(QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly))

Module function to get the name of a directory.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of selected directory (QString)

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## __kdeGetOpenFileName

__kdeGetOpenFileName(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of file to be opened (QString)

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## __kdeGetOpenFileNames

__kdeGetOpenFileNames(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  list of filenames to be opened (QStringList)

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## __kdeGetSaveFileName

__kdeGetSaveFileName(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of file to be saved (QString)

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## __workingDirectory

__workingDirectory(path_)

Private function to determine working directory for the file dialog.

path_
  path of the intended working directory (string or QString)

Returns:
  calculated working directory (QString)

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## getExistingDirectory

getExistingDirectory(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), options = QFileDialog.Options(QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly))

Module function to get the name of a directory.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of selected directory (QString)

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## getOpenFileName

getOpenFileName(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of file to be opened (QString)

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## getOpenFileNames

getOpenFileNames(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  list of filenames to be opened (QStringList)

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## getSaveFileName

getSaveFileName(parent = None, caption = QString(), dir_ = QString(), filter = QString(), selectedFilter = None, options = QFileDialog.Options())

Module function to get the name of a file for saving it.

parent
  parent widget of the dialog (QWidget)
caption
  window title of the dialog (QString)
dir_
  working directory of the dialog (QString)
filter
  filter string for the dialog (QString)
selectedFilter
  selected filter for the dialog (QString)
options
  various options for the dialog (QFileDialog.Options)

Returns:
  name of file to be saved (QString)

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