FileDialog.CheckFileExists Property (System.Windows.Forms)

CheckFileExists Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

FileDialog..::.CheckFileExists Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box displays a warning if the user specifies a file name that does not exist.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overridable Property CheckFileExists As Boolean

public virtual bool CheckFileExists { get; set; }

Visual C++

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

abstract CheckFileExists : bool with get, set
override CheckFileExists : bool with get, set

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the dialog box displays a warning if the user specifies a file name that does not exist; otherwise, false. The default value is false.

Remarks

The default value is true for an inheriting OpenFileDialog and false for an inheriting SaveFileDialog.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

FileIOPermission
to display a warning if the file already exists. Associated enumeration: PermissionState..::.Unrestricted.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

FileDialog Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

CheckPathExists