FileDialog Class

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Win32

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

An abstract base class that encapsulates functionality that is common to file dialogs, including OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.

public ref class FileDialog abstract : Microsoft::Win32::CommonDialog

public abstract class FileDialog : Microsoft.Win32.CommonDialog

type FileDialog = class
    inherit CommonDialog

Public MustInherit Class FileDialog
Inherits CommonDialog

Inheritance

Object

CommonDialog

FileDialog

Derived

Microsoft.Win32.OpenFileDialog

Microsoft.Win32.SaveFileDialog

Constructors

FileDialog()

Initializes a new instance of the FileDialog class.

Properties

AddExtension	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog automatically adds an extension to a file name if the user omits an extension.
CheckFileExists	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog displays a warning if the user specifies a file name that does not exist.
CheckPathExists	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether warnings are displayed if the user types invalid paths and file names.
CustomPlaces	Gets or sets the list of custom places for file dialog boxes.
DefaultExt	Gets or sets a value that specifies the default extension string to use to filter the list of files that are displayed.
DereferenceLinks	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog returns either the location of the file referenced by a shortcut or the location of the shortcut file (.lnk).
FileName	Gets or sets a string containing the full path of the file selected in a file dialog.
FileNames	Gets an array that contains one file name for each selected file.
Filter	Gets or sets the filter string that determines what types of files are displayed from either the OpenFileDialog or SaveFileDialog.
FilterIndex	Gets or sets the index of the filter currently selected in a file dialog.
InitialDirectory	Gets or sets the initial directory that is displayed by a file dialog.
Options	Gets the Win32 common file dialog flags that are used by file dialogs for initialization.
RestoreDirectory	This property is not implemented.
SafeFileName	Gets a string that only contains the file name for the selected file.
SafeFileNames	Gets an array that contains one safe file name for each selected file.
Tag	Gets or sets an object associated with the dialog. This provides the ability to attach an arbitrary object to the dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
Title	Gets or sets the text that appears in the title bar of a file dialog.
ValidateNames	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog accepts only valid Win32 file names.

Methods

CheckPermissionsToShowDialog()	Determines whether sufficient permissions for displaying a dialog exist. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
HookProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)	Defines the common file dialog hook procedure that is overridden to add common functionality to a file dialog.
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
OnFileOk(CancelEventArgs)	Raises the FileOk event.
Reset()	Sets all properties of a file dialog back to their initial values.
RunDialog(IntPtr)	RunDialog(IntPtr) is called to display a file dialog in a derived class, such as OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.
ShowDialog()	Displays a common dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
ShowDialog(Window)	Displays a common dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents a file dialog.

Events

FileOk

Occurs when the user selects a file name by either clicking the Open button of the OpenFileDialog or the Save button of the SaveFileDialog.