FileDialog Class
An abstract base class that encapsulates functionality that is common to file dialogs, including OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
Microsoft.Win32::CommonDialog
Microsoft.Win32::FileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::OpenFileDialog
Microsoft.Win32::SaveFileDialog
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | FileDialog() | Initializes a new instance of the FileDialog class. |
| 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 the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | HookProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) | 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() | |
![]() | OnFileOk(CancelEventArgs^) | Raises the FileOk event. |
![]() | Reset() | Sets all properties of a file dialog back to their initial values.(Overrides CommonDialog::Reset().) |
![]() | RunDialog(IntPtr) | 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. |
Available since 3.0
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.




