FileDialogBase.InitialDirectory Property

Gets or sets the location which the dialog shows upon the first launch. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.InitialDirectory.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v24.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("")]
[DXCategory("Data")]
public string InitialDirectory { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("")>
<DXCategory("Data")>
Public Property InitialDirectory As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	The default dialog location.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-rich-edit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L52

dialog.FilterIndex = 1;
dialog.InitialDirectory = "C:\\Temp";
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)

VB.NET

winforms-rich-edit-save-a-document/VB/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.vb#L45

.FilterIndex = 1}
dialog.InitialDirectory = "C:\Temp"
If dialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then