FileOpenPicker Class

Definition

public ref class FileOpenPicker sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
class FileOpenPicker final

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
class FileOpenPicker final

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class FileOpenPicker final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract))]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public sealed class FileOpenPicker

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
public sealed class FileOpenPicker

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public sealed class FileOpenPicker

function FileOpenPicker()

Public NotInheritable Class FileOpenPicker

Inheritance

Object Platform::Object IInspectable FileOpenPicker

Attributes

ActivatableAttribute ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Examples

The File picker sample demonstrates how to check whether the app is snapped, how to set file picker properties, and how to show a file picker so that the user can pick one file.

FileOpenPicker openPicker = new FileOpenPicker();
openPicker.ViewMode = PickerViewMode.Thumbnail;
openPicker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.PicturesLibrary;
openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpeg");
openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".png");

StorageFile file = await openPicker.PickSingleFileAsync();
if (file != null)
{
    // Application now has read/write access to the picked file
    OutputTextBlock.Text = "Picked photo: " + file.Name;
}
else
{
    OutputTextBlock.Text = "Operation cancelled.";
}

// Create the picker object and set options
var openPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
openPicker.viewMode = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerViewMode.thumbnail;
openPicker.suggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.picturesLibrary;
// Users expect to have a filtered view of their folders depending on the scenario.
// For example, when choosing a documents folder, restrict the filetypes to documents for your application.
openPicker.fileTypeFilter.replaceAll([".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg"]);

// Open the picker for the user to pick a file
openPicker.pickSingleFileAsync().then(function (file) {
    if (file) {
        // Application now has read/write access to the picked file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Picked photo: " + file.name, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});

internal bool EnsureUnsnapped()
{
    // FilePicker APIs will not work if the application is in a snapped state.
    // If an app wants to show a FilePicker while snapped, it must attempt to unsnap first
    bool unsnapped = ((ApplicationView.Value != ApplicationViewState.Snapped) || ApplicationView.TryUnsnap());
    if (!unsnapped)
    {
        NotifyUser("Cannot unsnap the sample.", NotifyType.StatusMessage);
    }

    return unsnapped;
}

IReadOnlyList<StorageFile> files = await openPicker.PickMultipleFilesAsync();
if (files.Count > 0)
{
    StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder("Picked files:\n");
    // Application now has read/write access to the picked file(s)
    foreach (StorageFile file in files)
    {
        output.Append(file.Name + "\n");
    }
    OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();
}
else
{
    OutputTextBlock.Text = "Operation cancelled.";
}

openPicker.pickMultipleFilesAsync().then(function (files) {
    if (files.size > 0) {
        // Application now has read/write access to the picked file(s)
        var outputString = "Picked files:\n";
        for (var i = 0; i < files.size; i++) {
            outputString = outputString + files[i].name + "\n";
        }
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log(outputString, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});

Remarks

To get started accessing files and folders file picker, see Quickstart: Accessing files with File Pickers.

For information about how to use this API outside of UWP apps, see Call interop APIs from a .NET app.

Version history

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• File picker sample
• Quickstart: Accessing files with File Pickers
• Blobs sample
• Display WinRT UI objects that depend on CoreWindow