FileDialog.ValidateNames Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box accepts only valid Win32 file names.

public:
 property bool ValidateNames { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool ValidateNames { get; set; }

member this.ValidateNames : bool with get, set

Public Property ValidateNames As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the dialog box accepts only valid Win32 file names; otherwise, false. The default value is true.

Remarks

If the edit control contains anything but spaces when the user clicks OK, the dialog box returns the file name, whether it is valid or not. No default extension is added to the text.