Exposes methods that initialize, show, and get results from the common file dialog.
IFileDialog Members
| AddPlace |
Adds a folder to the list of places available for the user to open or save items. |
| Advise |
Assigns an event handler that listens for events coming from the dialog. |
| ClearClientData |
Instructs the dialog to clear all persisted state information. |
| Close |
Closes the dialog. |
| GetCurrentSelection |
Gets the user's current selection in the dialog. |
| GetFileName |
Retrieves the text currently entered in the dialog's File name edit box. |
| GetFileTypeIndex |
Gets the currently selected file type. |
| GetFolder |
Gets either the folder currently selected in the dialog, or, if the dialog is not currently displayed, the folder that is to be selected when the dialog is opened. |
| GetOptions |
Gets the current flags that are set to control dialog behavior. |
| GetResult |
Gets the choice that the user made in the dialog. |
| SetClientGuid |
Enables a calling application to associate a GUID with a dialog's persisted state. |
| SetDefaultExtension |
Sets the default extension to be added to file names. |
| SetDefaultFolder |
Sets the folder used as a default if there is not a recently used folder value available. |
| SetFileName |
Sets the file name. |
| SetFileNameLabel |
Sets the text of the label next to the file name edit box. |
| SetFileTypeIndex |
Sets the file type that appears as selected in the dialog. |
| SetFileTypes |
Sets the file types that the dialog can open or save. |
| SetFilter | Deprecated in Windows 7. Sets the filter. |
| SetFolder |
Sets a folder that is always selected when the dialog is opened, regardless of previous user action. |
| SetOkButtonLabel |
Sets the text of the Open or Save button. |
| SetOptions |
Sets flags to control the behavior of the dialog. |
| SetTitle |
Sets the title of the dialog. |
| Unadvise |
Removes an event handler that was attached through the IFileDialog::Advise method. |
Remarks
When to Implement
IFileDialog is implemented by the common file dialog browser.
Interface Information
| Inherits from | IModalWindow |
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| Header and IDL files | shobjidl.h, shobjidl.idl |
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| Minimum operating systems |
Windows Vista |
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See Also