FileDialog.RestoreDirectory Property
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box restores the current directory before closing.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the dialog box restores the current directory to its original value if the user changed the directory while searching for files; otherwise, false. The default value is false.
The following code example uses the OpenFileDialog implementation of FileDialog and illustrates creating, setting of properties, and showing the dialog box. The example uses the RestoreDirectory property to ensure that the current directory is restored when the dialog box is closed. The example requires a form with a Button placed on it and the System.IO namespace added to it.
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Stream myStream = null; OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog(); openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\\" ; openFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" ; openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2 ; openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true ; if(openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { try { if ((myStream = openFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null) { using (myStream) { // Insert code to read the stream here. } } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show("Error: Could not read file from disk. Original error: " + ex.Message); } } }
- FileIOPermission
to set the property. Associated enumeration: PermissionState.Unrestricted.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
