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OpenFileDialog Methods

The methods of the OpenFileDialog class are listed here. For a complete list of OpenFileDialog class members, see the OpenFileDialog Members topic.

Public Methods

public methodCreateObjRef (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object.
public methodDispose (inherited from Component) Overloaded. Releases the resources used by the Component.
public methodEquals (inherited from Object)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Overloaded. Determines whether two Object instances are equal.
public methodGetHashCode (inherited from Object)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table.
public methodGetLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance.
public methodGetType (inherited from Object)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Gets the Type of the current instance.
public methodInitializeLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance.
public methodOpenFile Opens the file selected by the user, with read-only permission. The file is specified by the FileName property.
public methodReset Overridden. See FileDialog.Reset.
public methodShowDialog (inherited from CommonDialog)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Overloaded. Runs a common dialog box.
public methodToString (inherited from Object)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Returns a String that represents the current Object.

Protected Methods

protected methodDispose (inherited from Component)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Overloaded. Releases the resources used by the Component.
protected methodFinalize (inherited from Component)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Overridden. Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Component is reclaimed by garbage collection.

In C# and C++, finalizers are expressed using destructor syntax.

protected methodGetService (inherited from Component) Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container.
protected methodHookProc (inherited from CommonDialog) Defines the common dialog box hook procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box.
protected methodMemberwiseClone (inherited from Object)

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
protected methodOnFileOk (inherited from FileDialog) Raises the FileOk event.
protected methodOnHelpRequest (inherited from CommonDialog) Raises the HelpRequest event.
protected methodOwnerWndProc (inherited from CommonDialog) Defines the owner window procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box.
protected methodRunDialog (inherited from CommonDialog) When overridden in a derived class, specifies a common dialog box.

See Also

OpenFileDialog Class | System.Windows.Forms Namespace

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