File and Folder Browsers
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The DevExpress WinForms installation ships with two options for file and folder browsers:
The XtraOpenFileDialog, XtraSaveFileDialog, and XtraFolderBrowserDialog class instances replace standard Windows “Save As”, “Open”, and “Browse For Folder” dialogs. DevExpress dialogs support Windows Vista and newer operating systems.
Tip
To force all DevExpress controls and components to use Xtra~ dialogs instead of standard dialogs, enable the Windows
Forms property.Settings. Use DXDialogs Custom folder browsers that can be shown as modal dialogs or embedded in Forms or UserControls. To create such browsers, use the FileExplorerAssistant component.
#How to Show XtraSaveFileDialog
The following example demonstrates how to show the XtraSaveFileDialog
.
using System.IO;
private void simpleButtonSaveFileDialog_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
Stream memoStream;
xtraSaveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt";
if(xtraSaveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
if((memoStream = xtraSaveFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null) {
// Code to write the stream goes here.
memoStream.Close();
}
}
}
#How to Show XtraOpenFileDialog
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)) {
// ...
}
}
}