Class FileDialogs

Namespace

PluginUI

Assembly

PluginUI.dll

Modern Windows file dialogs (IFileOpenDialog / IFileSaveDialog), owned by the host window. Modal: they run a nested message loop, call them from the UI thread.

public static class FileDialogs

Inheritance

object

FileDialogs

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Methods

OpenFile(UIHost?, string, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>?, string?)

Asks for one file to open. Returns null if cancelled.

public static string? OpenFile(UIHost? owner, string title, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>? filters = null, string? initialFolder = null)

Parameters

owner UIHost

title string

filters IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>

initialFolder string

Returns

string

OpenFiles(UIHost?, string, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>?, string?)

Asks for one or more files to open. Returns an empty list if cancelled.

public static IReadOnlyList<string> OpenFiles(UIHost? owner, string title, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>? filters = null, string? initialFolder = null)

Parameters

owner UIHost

title string

filters IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>

initialFolder string

Returns

IReadOnlyList<string>

PickFolder(UIHost?, string, string?)

Asks for a folder. Returns null if cancelled.

public static string? PickFolder(UIHost? owner, string title, string? initialFolder = null)

Parameters

owner UIHost

title string

initialFolder string

Returns

string

SaveFile(UIHost?, string, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>?, string?, string?, string?)

Asks for a destination file. Returns null if cancelled.

public static string? SaveFile(UIHost? owner, string title, IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>? filters = null, string? defaultFileName = null, string? defaultExtension = null, string? initialFolder = null)

Parameters

owner UIHost

title string

filters IReadOnlyList<FileFilter>

defaultFileName string

defaultExtension string

initialFolder string

Returns

string