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# filenames

Returns an array containing the absolute paths (as NSString objects) of the selected files and directories.

```
- (NSArray *) filenames;
```

## Return Value

The array of filenames.

## Discussion

If multiple selections aren’t allowed, the array contains a single name. The [`filenames`](/documentation/AppKit/NSOpenPanel/filenames) method is preferable over NSSavePanel’s [`filename`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSavePanel/filename) to get the name or names of files and directories that the user has selected.

## See Also

[`var urls: [URL]`](/documentation/AppKit/NSOpenPanel/urls)

An array of URLs, each of which contains the fully specified location of a selected file or directory.


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