FileDialog.RunDialog(IntPtr) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Specifies a common dialog box.

protected:
 override bool RunDialog(IntPtr hWndOwner);

protected override bool RunDialog (IntPtr hWndOwner);

override this.RunDialog : nativeint -> bool

Protected Overrides Function RunDialog (hWndOwner As IntPtr) As Boolean

Parameters

hWndOwner: IntPtr
nativeint

A value that represents the window handle of the owner window for the common dialog box.

Returns

Boolean

true if the file could be opened; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method provides an implementation of RunDialog, and is invoked when the user of a file dialog invokes ShowDialog.

In the derived classes OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog an invalid file name Exception can be raised.

Applies to