java-native-access / java-native-access/jna
Please add Windows IFileDialog bindings
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Description
Please add JNA binding for Windows IFileDialog in jna-platform:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nn-shobjidl_core-ifiledialog
I'm trying to replace JFileChooser with native FileDialog implementations. But for that I need a FileDialog that supports multi-selection for both files and folders, and ideally file-and-folder multi-selection as well (though Windows doesn't seem to support the latter).
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Research direction
Start in the jna-platform module and read the linked Windows IFileDialog API documentation alongside existing native bindings. Define the binding scope around native file and folder multi-selection, then verify that the requested selection behavior is supported by the Windows API.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100