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.TH SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog \- Displays a dialog that lets the user select a file on their filesystem\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "void SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog(SDL_DialogFileCallback callback, void *userdata, SDL_Window *window, const SDL_DialogFileFilter *filters, const char *default_location, SDL_bool allow_many);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function should only be invoked from the main thread\[char46]

This is an asynchronous function; it will return immediately, and the
result will be passed to the callback\[char46]

The callback will be invoked with a null-terminated list of files the user
chose\[char46] The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and it will
be NULL if an error occured\[char46]

Note that the callback may be called from a different thread than the one
the function was invoked on\[char46]

Depending on the platform, the user may be allowed to input paths that
don't yet exist\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I callback
The function to be invoked when the user selects a file and accepts, or the user cancels the dialog, or an error occurs\[char46] The first argument is a null-terminated list of C strings, representing the paths chosen by the user\[char46] The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and it will be NULL if an error occured\[char46] If an error occured, it can be fetched with 
.BR SDL_GetError
()\[char46] The second argument is the userdata pointer passed to the function\[char46]
.TP
.I userdata
An optional pointer to pass extra data to the callback when it will be invoked\[char46]
.TP
.I window
The window that the dialog should be modal for\[char46] May be NULL\[char46] Not all platforms support this option\[char46]
.TP
.I filters
A null-terminated list of 
.BR SDL_DialogFileFilter
's\[char46] May be NULL\[char46] Not all platforms support this option, and platforms that do support it may allow the user to ignore the filters\[char46]
.TP
.I default_location
The default folder or file to start the dialog at\[char46] May be NULL\[char46] Not all platforms support this option\[char46]
.TP
.I allow_many
If non-zero, the user will be allowed to select multiple entries\[char46] Not all platforms support this option\[char46]
.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog (3),
.BR SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog (3)