Format

The Format object represents the current display format of a tab. It is obtained from the Tab.format property.

Property Name	Return Type	Description
alpha_folders	bool	Returns True if folders are always sorted alphabetically, False if otherwise.
autosize	bool	Returns True if column width auto-sizing is enabled, False if otherwise.
checkboxes	bool	Returns True if checkbox mode is turned on, False if otherwise.
columns	collection:Column	Returns a collection of Column objects that represent all the individual columns currently added to the display.
format_explain	Vector:string	Returns a **Vector**of strings representing the explanation of the current folder format (the same text visible when hovering the mouse over the format lock icon in the status bar).
frozen	int	Returns the number of frozen columns. Columns are always frozen from the left so this also tells you which columns are frozen (if any).
getsizes	string	Returns a string that indicates the state of the option to automatically calculate folder sizes. The string returned will be one of default, on or off.
group_by	string	If grouping is enabled, returns the name of the column that the list is grouped by.
group_combine	string	Returns a string indicating the current group combining mode. Possible values are normal, never and other.
group_individual	bool	Returns True if the group combining mode is set to Never combine. Note that this option is deprecated, you should use group_combine instead.
group_reverse	bool	Returns True if the groups are sorted in reverse order.
hide_attr	object:FileAttr	Returns a FileAttr object indicating the file attributes that are hidden (any items with these attributes set will be hidden from the display).
hide_dirs	string	Returns the wildcard pattern of folders that are hidden from the display.
hide_dirs_regex	bool	Returns True if the current hide_dirs pattern is using regular expressions.
hide_ext	bool	Returns True if filename extensions are hidden, or False if they are displayed.
hide_files	string	Returns the wildcard pattern of files that are hidden from the display.
hide_files_regex	bool	Returns True if the current hide_files pattern is using regular expressions.
hide_folder_attr	object:FileAttr or string	Returns a FileAttr object indicating the folder attributes that are hidden (any folders with these attributes set will be hidden from the display). If the separate folder attribute filter is disabled this property will return the string "off".
ignore_prefix	string	Returns the filename prefixes that are ignored when sorting the list.
locked	bool	Returns True if the folder format is locked in the tab.
manual_sort	bool	Returns True if manual sorting is enabled.
manual_sort_name	string	If manual sorting is active, returns the name of the current sort order (if it has one).
manual_sort_order	object:SortOrder	If manual sort is active, returns a SortOrder object which lets you query and change the sort order.
mix_type	string	Returns a string indicating the current file/folder mixing type. The string returned will be one of mixed, files (files first) or dirs (folders first).
name_ext	bool	Returns True if filenames and extensions are sorted separately.
numeric_name	bool	Returns True if numeric name sorting is enabled.
reverse_sort	bool	Returns True if the over-all sort order is reversed.
show_attr	object:FileAttr	Returns a FileAttr object indicating the file attributes that are shown (only items with these attributes set will be shown in the display).
show_dirs	string	Returns the wildcard pattern of folders that are shown (only folders matching this pattern will be shown).
show_dirs_regex	bool	Returns True if the current show_dirs pattern is using regular expressions.
show_files	string	Returns the wildcard pattern of files that are shown.
show_files_regex	bool	Returns True if the current show_files pattern is using regular expressions.
show_folder_attr	object:FileAttr or string	Returns a FileAttr object indicating the folder attributes that are shown (only folders with these attributes set will be shown in the display). If the separate folder attribute filter is disabled this property will return the string "off".
sort_ext	bool	Returns True if the name column is sorted by filename extension rather than filename.
sort_field	object:Column	Returns a Column object representing the current sort field.
thumb_size	int	Returns the custom thumbnail size, or 0 if no custom size is set.
thumb_stretch	string	If the format overrides the global thumbnail stretch mode, returns one of FitReduce, FitSmooth, FitPixelated, FillCropSmooth, or FillCropPixelated. Otherwise, returns none.
view	string	Returns the current view mode as a string. The returned string will be one of large_icons, small_icons, list, details, power, thumbnails or tile.
word_sort	bool	Returns True if word sorting is enabled.

Method Name	Arguments	Return Type	Description
Update	none	none	The first time a script accesses a particular Format object, a snapshot is taken of the tab's format. If the script then makes changes to that tab (e.g. it changes the sort field, etc), these changes will not be reflected by the object. To re-synchronize the object with the tab, call the Format.Update method.