# FileBrowser_GetAttribute

int FileBrowser_GetAttribute (int panel, int control, int attribute, void *attributeValue);

## Purpose

Gets the specified file browser attribute.

## Parameters

Input
Name | Type | Description
panel | integer | The handle of the panel for the file browser.
control | integer | The ID of the file browser.
attribute | integer | The File Browser attribute value to obtain. In the function panel, when you click the control or press <Enter>, <Spacebar>, or <Ctrl-down arrow>, a dialog box appears containing a hierarchical list of the available attributes. Attributes whose values cannot be obtained are dimmed. Help text is shown for each attribute. To select an attribute, double-click it or select it and then press <Enter>. If the attribute shown in this ring control has named constants as valid values, you can open a list of them by moving to the Attribute Value control and pressing <Enter>. The Attribute Values dialog box displays the values and value help for the constants.
attributeValue | void * | The value of the specified File Browser attribute. If the attribute shown in this control has named constants as valid values, you can open a list of them by pressing <Enter>. The Attribute Values dialog box displays the values and value help for the constants.

## Return Value

Name | Type | Description
status | integer | Return value that indicates whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred. Call the GetGeneralErrorString toolbox function to get a descriptive error message.