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# runModalForTypes:

Displays the panel and begins a modal event loop that is terminated when the user clicks either OK or Cancel.

```
- (NSInteger) runModalForTypes:(NSArray *) fileTypes;
```

## Parameters

`fileTypes`

An array of file extensions and/or HFS file types. Specifies the files the panel allows the user to select. `nil` makes all files selectable by the user. An array of types passed in here will override one set using [`allowedFileTypes`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSavePanel/allowedFileTypes).

## Return Value

The button used to dismiss the dialog: `NSOKButton` for the OK button and `NSCancelButton` for the Cancel button.

## Discussion

This convenience method sends `runModalForDirectory:nil file:nil types:``fileTypes` to the panel. See [`runModalForDirectory:file:types:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSOpenPanel/runModalForDirectory:file:types:) for additional details.

## See Also

[`func runModal() -> NSApplication.ModalResponse`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSavePanel/runModal())

Displays the panel and begins its event loop with the current working (or last-selected) directory as the default starting point.


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