FileDialogBase.Filter Property

Allows you to save or open files only of specific types. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.Filter property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("")]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public string Filter { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("")>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property Filter As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	A list of allowed file extensions.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-control-mail-merge/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L45

{
    fileDialog.Filter = "MS Word 2007 documents (*.docx)|*.docx|All files (*.*)|*.*";
    fileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;

winforms-richedit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L42

{
    dialog.Filter = "Rich Text Format Files (*.rtf)|*.rtf|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
    dialog.FileName = "SavedDocument.rtf";

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-control-mail-merge/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L41

Using fileDialog As XtraSaveFileDialog = New XtraSaveFileDialog()
    fileDialog.Filter = "MS Word 2007 documents (*.docx)|*.docx|All files (*.*)|*.*"
    fileDialog.FilterIndex = 1