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.NET Framework Class Library
FileNameEditor Class

Provides a user interface for selecting a file name.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
  System.Drawing.Design..::.UITypeEditor
    System.Windows.Forms.Design..::.FileNameEditor

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
Syntax
Public Class FileNameEditor _
	Inherits UITypeEditor
public class FileNameEditor : UITypeEditor
public ref class FileNameEditor : public UITypeEditor
type FileNameEditor =  
    class
        inherit UITypeEditor
    end

The FileNameEditor type exposes the following members.

Constructors
 NameDescription
Public methodFileNameEditorInitializes a new instance of the FileNameEditor class.
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Properties
 NameDescription
Public propertyIsDropDownResizableGets a value indicating whether drop-down editors should be resizable by the user. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
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Methods
 NameDescription
Public methodEditValue(IServiceProvider, Object)Edits the value of the specified object using the editor style indicated by the GetEditStyle method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodEditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object)Edits the specified object using the editor style provided by the GetEditStyle method. (Overrides UITypeEditor..::.EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object).)
Public methodEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetEditStyle()()()Gets the editor style used by the EditValue method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodGetEditStyle(ITypeDescriptorContext)Gets the editing style used by the EditValue method. (Overrides UITypeEditor..::.GetEditStyle(ITypeDescriptorContext).)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetPaintValueSupported()()()Indicates whether this editor supports painting a representation of an object's value. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodGetPaintValueSupported(ITypeDescriptorContext)Indicates whether the specified context supports painting a representation of an object's value within the specified context. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodInitializeDialogInitializes the open file dialog when it is created.
Protected methodMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodPaintValue(PaintValueEventArgs)Paints a representation of the value of an object using the specified PaintValueEventArgs. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodPaintValue(Object, Graphics, Rectangle)Paints a representation of the value of the specified object to the specified canvas. (Inherited from UITypeEditor.)
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

FileNameEditor provides a file selection dialog box for file name selection and editing.

Notes to Inheritors

You may inherit from this class to provide your own title for the dialog and your own file list filter extensions.

Examples

The following code example uses an EditorAttribute to associate the FileNameEditor with a property.


<EditorAttribute(GetType(System.Windows.Forms.Design.FileNameEditor), GetType(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))>  _
Public Property testFilename() As String
   Get
      Return filename
   End Get
   Set
      filename = value
   End Set
End Property
Private filename As String   


[EditorAttribute(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Design.FileNameEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
public string testFilename
{
    get
    {
        return filename;
    }
    set
    {
        filename = value;
    }
}
private string filename;       


public:
   [EditorAttribute(System::ComponentModel::Design::CollectionEditor::typeid,
      System::Drawing::Design::UITypeEditor::typeid)]
   property String^ testFilename 
   {
      String^ get()
      {
         return filename;
      }
      void set( String^ value )
      {
         filename = value;
      }
   }
private:
   String^ filename;

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.