TFileListBox.FileEdit Property

Links the directory list box to an edit control that displays the currently selected file.

Pascal

property FileEdit: TEdit;

C++

__property TEdit FileEdit;

Description

Set FileEdit to an edit control that displays the selected file from the file list box, as is commonly done in Open and Save dialog boxes. If no file is selected in the file list box, the text of the edit control is the current value of the file list box's Mask property.

Note: If the user changes the text of the edit control, the results are not automatically reflected in the file list box. Use the ApplyFilePath method to update the file list box when the edit control's text changes.

C++ Examples:

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/*
This example uses a file list box, a directory list box, a
filter combo box, a drive combo box, a label, an edit box,
and a button on a form. When the user runs the application
and enters a path or filename in the edit box and presses
the button, all the controls update:
*/
void __fastcall TForm1::FormCreate(TObject *Sender)
{
  FileListBox1->FileEdit = Edit1;
  FilterComboBox1->FileList = FileListBox1;
  DirectoryListBox1->FileList = FileListBox1;
  DirectoryListBox1->DirLabel = Label1;
  DriveComboBox1->DirList = DirectoryListBox1;
  Button1->Default = true;
}

void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
  FileListBox1->ApplyFilePath(Edit1->Text);
}

Delphi Examples:

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{
This example uses a file list box, a directory list box, a
filter combo box, a drive combo box, a label, an edit box,
and a button on a form. When the user runs the application
and enters a path or filename in the edit box and presses
the button, all the controls update:
} 
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  FileListBox1.ApplyFilePath(Edit1.Text);
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  FileListBox1.FileEdit := Edit1;
  FilterComboBox1.FileList := FileListBox1;
  DirectoryListBox1.FileList := FileListBox1;
  DirectoryListBox1.DirLabel := Label1;
  DriveComboBox1.DirList := DirectoryListBox1;
  Button1.Default := True;
end;