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FileDialog Class
Visual Studio 2010
An abstract base class that encapsulates functionality that is common to file dialogs, including OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.
System::Object
Microsoft.Win32::CommonDialog
Microsoft.Win32::FileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::OpenFileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::SaveFileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::CommonDialog
Microsoft.Win32::FileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::OpenFileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::SaveFileDialog
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
The FileDialog type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddExtension | Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog automatically adds an extension to a file name if the user omits an extension. |
![]() | CheckFileExists | Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog displays a warning if the user specifies a file name that does not exist. |
![]() | CheckPathExists | Gets or sets a value that specifies whether warnings are displayed if the user types invalid paths and file names. |
![]() | CustomPlaces | Gets or sets the list of custom places for file dialog boxes. |
![]() | DefaultExt | Gets or sets a value that specifies the default extension string to use to filter the list of files that are displayed. |
![]() | DereferenceLinks | Gets or sets a value indicating whether a file dialog returns either the location of the file referenced by a shortcut or the location of the shortcut file (.lnk). |
![]() | FileName | Gets or sets a string containing the full path of the file selected in a file dialog. |
![]() | FileNames | Gets an array that contains one file name for each selected file. |
![]() | Filter | Gets or sets the filter string that determines what types of files are displayed from either the OpenFileDialog or SaveFileDialog. |
![]() | FilterIndex | Gets or sets the index of the filter currently selected in a file dialog. |
![]() | InitialDirectory | Gets or sets the initial directory that is displayed by a file dialog. |
![]() | Options | Gets the Win32 common file dialog flags that are used by file dialogs for initialization. |
![]() | RestoreDirectory | This property is not implemented. |
![]() | SafeFileName | Gets a string that only contains the file name for the selected file. |
![]() | SafeFileNames | Gets an array that contains one safe file name for each selected file. |
![]() | Tag | Gets or sets an object associated with the dialog. This provides the ability to attach an arbitrary object to the dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
![]() | Title | Gets or sets the text that appears in the title bar of a file dialog. |
![]() | ValidateNames | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog accepts only valid Win32 file names. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CheckPermissionsToShowDialog | Determines whether sufficient permissions for displaying a dialog exist. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | HookProc | Defines the common file dialog hook procedure that is overridden to add common functionality to a file dialog. (Overrides CommonDialog::HookProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr).) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | OnFileOk | Raises the FileOk event. |
![]() | Reset | Sets all properties of a file dialog back to their initial values. (Overrides CommonDialog::Reset().) |
![]() | RunDialog | RunDialog is called to display a file dialog in a derived class, such as OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog. (Overrides CommonDialog::RunDialog(IntPtr).) |
![]() | ShowDialog() | Displays a common dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
![]() | ShowDialog(Window) | Displays a common dialog. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents a file dialog. (Overrides Object::ToString().) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | FileOk | Occurs when the user selects a file name by either clicking the Open button of the OpenFileDialog or the Save button of the SaveFileDialog. |
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.
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