OpenFileDialog Class (Microsoft.Win32)

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OpenFileDialog Class

Represents a common dialog box that allows a user to specify a filename for one or more files to open.

Namespace: Microsoft.Win32
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class OpenFileDialog _
    Inherits FileDialog

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As OpenFileDialog

public sealed class OpenFileDialog : FileDialog

Visual C++

public ref class OpenFileDialog sealed : public FileDialog

JScript

public final class OpenFileDialog extends FileDialog

XAML Object Element Usage

<OpenFileDialog .../>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  Microsoft.Win32..::.CommonDialog
    Microsoft.Win32..::.FileDialog
      Microsoft.Win32..::.OpenFileDialog

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

OpenFileDialog Members

Microsoft.Win32 Namespace