FileDialog.RestoreDirectory Property
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the dialog box restores the current directory before closing.
[Visual Basic] Public Property RestoreDirectory As Boolean [C#] public bool RestoreDirectory {get; set;} [C++] public: __property bool get_RestoreDirectory(); public: __property void set_RestoreDirectory(bool); [JScript] public function get RestoreDirectory() : Boolean; public function set RestoreDirectory(Boolean);
Property Value
true if the dialog box restores the current directory to its original value if the user changed the directory while searching for files; otherwise, false. The default value is false.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example uses the OpenFileDialog implementation of FileDialog and illustrates creating, setting of properties, and showing the dialog box. The example uses the RestoreDirectory property to ensure that the current directory is restored when the dialog box is closed. The example assumes a form with a Button placed on it and the System.IO namespace added to it.
[Visual Basic] Protected Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Dim myStream As Stream Dim openFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog() openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\" openFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2 openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = True If openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then myStream = openFileDialog1.OpenFile() If Not (myStream Is Nothing) Then ' Insert code to read the stream here. myStream.Close() End If End If End Sub [C#] protected void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Stream myStream; OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog(); openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\\" ; openFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" ; openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2 ; openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true ; if(openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { if((myStream = openFileDialog1.OpenFile())!= null) { // Insert code to read the stream here. myStream.Close(); } } } [C++] protected: void button1_Click(Object* /*sender*/, System::EventArgs* /*e*/) { Stream* myStream; OpenFileDialog* openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog(); openFileDialog1->InitialDirectory = S"c:\\" ; openFileDialog1->Filter = S"txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" ; openFileDialog1->FilterIndex = 2 ; openFileDialog1->RestoreDirectory = true ; if(openFileDialog1->ShowDialog() == DialogResult::OK) { if((myStream = openFileDialog1->OpenFile())!= 0) { // Insert code to read the stream here. myStream->Close(); } } }
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
.NET Framework Security:
- FileIOPermission to set the property. Associated enumeration: PermissionState.Unrestricted.
See Also
FileDialog Class | FileDialog Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace | InitialDirectory