XtraOpenFileDialog.OpenFile() Method
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Opens the file specified by the FileName property. The file is opened with read-only permission.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v24.2.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
#Declaration
#Returns
Type | Description |
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Stream | A Stream that stores the selected read-only file. |
#Remarks
See the OpenFileDialog.OpenFile article to learn more.
#Example
The following example demonstrates how to show the XtraOpenFileDialog
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using System.IO;
private void simpleButtonOpenFileDialog_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
xtraOpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\\";
xtraOpenFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*";
if(xtraOpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
// Get the path of specified file.
string filePath = xtraOpenFileDialog1.FileName;
// Read the contents of the file into a stream.
var fileStream = xtraOpenFileDialog1.OpenFile();
using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(fileStream)) {
// ...
}
}
}
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