FileDialog.InitialDirectory Property

Definition

Gets or sets the initial directory that is displayed by a file dialog.

C#
public string InitialDirectory { get; [System.Security.SecurityCritical] set; }
C#
public string InitialDirectory { get; set; }

Property Value

A String that contains the initial directory. The default is Empty.

Attributes

Remarks

If there is no initial directory set, this property will contain Empty rather than a null string.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7