FileDialogBase.DereferenceLinks Property

If a user selects a shortcut, this property specifies whether the dialog returns this shortcut location, or the location of a file this shortcut references. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.DereferenceLinks property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool DereferenceLinks { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property DereferenceLinks As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true	true, if the dialog should return the parent file location; false, if the dialog should return the shortcut location.

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C#

winforms-richedit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L48

dialog.OverwritePrompt = true;
dialog.DereferenceLinks = true;
dialog.ValidateNames = true;