---
name: "wxFileDataObject"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxFileDataObject"
---

# wxFileDataObject(3erl)

Functions for wxFileDataObject class

## NAME

wxFileDataObject - Functions for wxFileDataObject class

## DESCRIPTION

*wxFileDataObject* is a specialization of *wxDataObject* for file names. The program works with it just as if it were a list of absolute file names, but internally it uses the same format as Explorer and other compatible programs under Windows or GNOME/KDE file manager under Unix which makes it possible to receive files from them using this class.

See: *wxDataObject*, *wxDataObjectSimple* (not implemented in wx), *wxTextDataObject*, *wxBitmapDataObject*, *wxDataObject*

This class is derived (and can use functions) from: *wxDataObject*

wxWidgets docs: wxFileDataObject

## DATA TYPES

```
wxFileDataObject() = wx:wx_object()
```

## EXPORTS

```
new() -> wxFileDataObject()
```

Constructor.

```
addFile(This, File) -> ok
```

Types:

This = wxFileDataObject()\
 File = unicode:chardata()\

Adds a file to the file list represented by this data object (Windows only).

```
getFilenames(This) -> [unicode:charlist()]
```

Types:

This = wxFileDataObject()\

Returns the array of file names.

```
destroy(This :: wxFileDataObject()) -> ok
```

Destroys the object.