FileDialogBase.RestoreDirectory Property

If a user navigates to a different directory and closes the dialog without saving (opening) a new file, this property specifies whether this new location should be remembered. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.RestoreDirectory property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v23.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool RestoreDirectory { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property RestoreDirectory As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true to restore the previous location; false to remember the new location.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L47

fileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
fileDialog.RestoreDirectory = true;

how-to-save-a-document-in-the-richedit-control/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L44

dialog.FileName = "SavedDocument.rtf";
dialog.RestoreDirectory = true;
dialog.CheckFileExists = false;

VB.NET

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L43

fileDialog.FilterIndex = 1
fileDialog.RestoreDirectory = True
Dim dialogResult As DialogResult = fileDialog.ShowDialog()