ui.selectdir()

ui.selectdir([prompt])function

Displays a shell dialog box to choose a folder.

Parameters

[prompt]

An optional string that gives the user indication for the selection.

Return value

The function returns the selected folder as a Directory object or nil if the user selected none.

Example


--! luart-extensions
import ui

-- open a dialog to choose an existing folder
local dir = ui.selectdir("Please select a folder to count its entries : ")

-- checks if a folder has been selected
if dir ~= nil then
	-- Outputs the number of the directory entries
	ui.info("The choosen folder contains "..#dir.." entries")
end