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.NET Framework Class Library
FileDialog..::.ValidateNames Property

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

Namespace: Microsoft.Win32
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
Syntax
Public Property ValidateNames As Boolean
	Get
	Set
public bool ValidateNames { get; set; }
public:
property bool ValidateNames {
	bool get ();
	void set (bool value);
}
member ValidateNames : bool with get, set
<object ValidateNames="bool" .../>

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if warnings will be shown when an invalid file name is provided; otherwise, false. The default is false.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
.NET Framework Security
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.