FileDialog.ValidateNames Property (System.Windows.Forms)

ValidateNames Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

FileDialog..::.ValidateNames Property

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

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Property ValidateNames As Boolean

public bool ValidateNames { get; set; }

Visual C++

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

member ValidateNames : bool with get, set

Property Value

Type: System..::.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.

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 set the property. 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