Exclude type file from selectInput()?

[Stanlepunk]

Is it possible to exclude a specific type file when we use selectInput() as seen in this image?

[cansik]

Have you already google it? Second link shows this thread:

Processing 2.x and 3.x Forum

[Stanlepunk]

Thanks I don’t see this specific post, but I don’t understand, where I must pass this filter and how ?

void setup() {
  String prompt = "Select a file to process:";
  String callback = "fileSelected";
  selectInput(prompt, callback);
  // selectInput(prompt, callback)
  // selectInput(prompt, callback, file)
  // selectInput(prompt, callback, file, callbackObject)
  // selectInput(prompt, callbackMethod, file, callbackObject, parent, sketch)
  //selectInput(prompt, callbackMethod, file, callbackObject, parent)
}

void fileSelected(File selection) {
  if (selection == null) {
    println("Nothing");
  } else {
    println("Input default path is:" +selection.getAbsolutePath());
    println(selection.getAbsolutePath());
  }
}

import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 
static final String[] exts = {
  ".gif", ".png", ".jpeg", ".jpg"
};
 
static final FilenameFilter pictsFilter = new FilenameFilter() {
  boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
    name = name.toLowerCase();
    for (int i = exts.length; i-- != 0;)  if (name.endsWith(exts[i]))  return true;
    return false;
  }
};
 
static final File[] getFolderContent(File dir) {
  return dir.listFiles(pictsFilter);
}

[kll]

there is a good example:

File Listing Order

When I need to code a very simple sketch, w/o any animations or even functions, I use what is so called “static sketch”. The standard 1 is called “interactive sketch”, in which we can have the callbacks setup() & draw(). More info on them here: Processing.org/tutorials/overview/ Here’s the my “static sketch” converted to “dynamic sketch”: static final String PICS_EXTS = "extensions=,png,jpg,jpeg,gif,tif,tiff,tga,bmp,wbmp"; void setup() { final File dir = dataFile(""); printl…

[Stanlepunk]

Thx, but it’s not what I want. I need to open a window to select the file with selectInput() but excludes the files not concerned like on the pics show on the top of topics, where the files is gray light when it’s not possible to select.
By example when I use Photoshop and open file i cannot selected file from Indesign.
Make sens ?
Or maybe i don’t understand the example you show me ?

[jeremydouglass]

I believe that someone once implemented a file filter for selectInput, but I think it was never merged. Perhaps use that code?

Issue: Possible improvements to selectInput, selectOutput, selectFolder

You can also make your own java swing FileChooser with a filter as per this tutorial:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/filechooser.html

[Stanlepunk]

So i continue my investigation on stackoverflow
because I’ve a feeling the solution to exclude type of file work only for input folder.

void setup() {
  selectFolder("Select a folder to process:", "folderSelected");
}

void folderSelected(File selection) {
  if (selection == null) {
    println("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.");
  } else {
    println("User selected " + selection.getAbsolutePath());
    printArray(getFolderContent(selection));
  }
}

import java.io.FilenameFilter;
static final String[] exts = { ".gif", ".png", ".jpeg", ".jpg", ".tiff", ".tif"};

static final FilenameFilter pictsFilter = new FilenameFilter() {
  boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
    name = name.toLowerCase();
    for (int i = exts.length; i-- != 0;) {
        if (name.endsWith(exts[i]))  {
            return true;
        }
      }
    return false;
  }
};

static final File[] getFolderContent(File dir) {
  return dir.listFiles(pictsFilter);
}