Gets the file names of all selected files in the dialog box.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property FileNames As String()[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public string[] FileNames { get; }[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property array<String^>^ FileNames {
array<String^>^ get ();
}[<BrowsableAttribute(false)>]
member FileNames : string[]
Property Value
Type:An array of type String, containing the file names of all selected files in the dialog box.
The following code example allows the user to select a number of images and display them in PictureBox controls on a Form. It demonstrates initializing an OpenFileDialog, setting the Title and Filter properties, and allowing the user to select multiple files by setting the Multiselect property to true. This code example assumes that your form already has an OpenFileDialog control named openFileDialog1, a Button named SelectFileButton, and a FlowLayoutPanel named flowLayoutPanel1.
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
InitializeOpenFileDialog()
End Sub
Private Sub SelectFileButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SelectFileButton.Click
Dim dr As DialogResult = Me.OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
If (dr = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) Then
' Read the files
Dim file As String
For Each file In OpenFileDialog1.FileNames
' Create a PictureBox for each file, and add that file to the FlowLayoutPanel.
Try
Dim pb As New PictureBox()
Dim loadedImage As Image = Image.FromFile(file)
pb.Height = loadedImage.Height
pb.Width = loadedImage.Width
pb.Image = loadedImage
FlowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(pb)
Catch SecEx As SecurityException
' The user lacks appropriate permissions to read files, discover paths, etc.
MessageBox.Show("Security error. Please contact your administrator for details.\n\n" & _
"Error message: " & SecEx.Message & "\n\n" & _
"Details (send to Support):\n\n" & SecEx.StackTrace)
Catch ex As Exception
' Could not load the image - probably permissions-related.
MessageBox.Show(("Cannot display the image: " & file.Substring(file.LastIndexOf("\"c)) & _
". You may not have permission to read the file, or " + "it may be corrupt." _
& ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & "Reported error: " & ex.Message))
End Try
Next file
End If
End Sub
Public Sub InitializeOpenFileDialog()
' Set the file dialog to filter for graphics files.
Me.OpenFileDialog1.Filter = _
"Images (*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF)|*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF|" + _
"All files (*.*)|*.*"
' Allow the user to select multiple images.
Me.OpenFileDialog1.Multiselect = True
Me.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "My Image Browser"
End Sub
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
InitializeOpenFileDialog();
}
private void InitializeOpenFileDialog()
{
// Set the file dialog to filter for graphics files.
this.openFileDialog1.Filter =
"Images (*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF)|*.BMP;*.JPG;*.GIF|" +
"All files (*.*)|*.*";
// Allow the user to select multiple images.
this.openFileDialog1.Multiselect = true;
this.openFileDialog1.Title = "My Image Browser";
}
private void selectFilesButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DialogResult dr = this.openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
if (dr == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
// Read the files
foreach (String file in openFileDialog1.FileNames)
{
// Create a PictureBox.
try
{
PictureBox pb = new PictureBox();
Image loadedImage = Image.FromFile(file);
pb.Height = loadedImage.Height;
pb.Width = loadedImage.Width;
pb.Image = loadedImage;
flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(pb);
}
catch (SecurityException ex)
{
// The user lacks appropriate permissions to read files, discover paths, etc.
MessageBox.Show("Security error. Please contact your administrator for details.\n\n" +
"Error message: " + ex.Message + "\n\n" +
"Details (send to Support):\n\n" + ex.StackTrace
);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Could not load the image - probably related to Windows file system permissions.
MessageBox.Show("Cannot display the image: " + file.Substring(file.LastIndexOf('\\'))
+ ". You may not have permission to read the file, or " +
"it may be corrupt.\n\nReported error: " + ex.Message);
}
}
}
- FileIOPermission
to get the file names. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess
. . :: . AllAccess.
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
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