FileDialog.RunDialog(IntPtr) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

FileDialog.cs

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.