FolderPicker.FileTypeFilter Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Storage.Pickers

Gets the collection of file types that the folder picker displays.

public:
 property IVector<Platform::String ^> ^ FileTypeFilter { IVector<Platform::String ^> ^ get(); };

IVector<winrt::hstring> FileTypeFilter();

public IList<string> FileTypeFilter { get; }

var iVector = folderPicker.fileTypeFilter;

Public ReadOnly Property FileTypeFilter As IList(Of String)

Property Value

IVector<String>

IList<String>

IVector<Platform::String>

IVector<winrt::hstring>

A FileExtensionVector object that contains a collection of file types (file name extensions) , such as ".doc" and ".png". File name extensions are stored in this array as string objects.

Examples

The File picker sample demonstrates how to show files of any type in the file picker.

FolderPicker folderPicker = new FolderPicker();
folderPicker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.Desktop;
folderPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add("*");

See also

• FolderPicker
• FileExtensionVector
• FileTypeFilter