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FileDialogBase Properties

Provides API common for the XtraOpenFileDialog and XtraSaveFileDialog dialogs.
Name Description
AddExtension Gets or sets whether a dialog should automatically add an extension to a file name if a user omits the extension. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.AddExtension property.
AutoUpdateFilterDescription Gets or sets whether a dialog with file extension filters (see FileDialogBase.Filter) shows filter patterns for each filter option.
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
CheckFileExists Gets or sets whether the dialog box displays a warning if a user specifies a file name that does not exist. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.CheckFileExists property.
CheckPathExists Gets or sets whether the dialog box displays a warning if a user specifies a path that does not exist. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.CheckPathExists property.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
CustomPlaces A collection of quick access paths to which a user can navigate. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.CustomPlaces property.
DefaultExt Gets or sets the default file extension (without the dot character). This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.DefaultExt property.
DefaultViewMode Gets or sets the initial dialog view (“Tiles”, “Table”, “Medium icons”, etc.).
DereferenceLinks 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.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
FileName Gets or sets the selected file name, or an empty string if no file was selected. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.FileName property.
FileNames Returns an array of file names opened in the XtraOpenFileDialog. Has no effect for the XtraSaveFileDialog. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.FileNames property.
Filter Allows you to save or open files only of specific types. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.Filter property.
FilterIndex Gets or sets the index of the filter currently selected in the file dialog box. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.FilterIndex property.
InitialDirectory Gets or sets the location which the dialog shows upon the first launch. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.InitialDirectory.
RestoreDirectory 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.
ShowHelp Gets or sets whether the dialog displays the Help button. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.ShowHelp property.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
SupportMultiDottedExtensions Gets or sets whether the dialog supports filters with more than one dot character. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.SupportMultiDottedExtensions property.
Tag Gets or sets an object that contains data about the control. Inherited from CommonDialog.
ValidateNames Gets or sets whether the dialog supports Win32 file names only (no angle brackets, no colons, 3-character extension, etc.). This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.ValidateNames property.
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