FileSavePicker Class

Definition

public ref class FileSavePicker sealed

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

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

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

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

[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 FileSavePicker

function FileSavePicker()

Public NotInheritable Class FileSavePicker

Inheritance

Object Platform::Object IInspectable FileSavePicker

Attributes

ActivatableAttribute ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Examples

The File picker sample is available in C# and C++/WinRT versions. It 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 save a file.

Here's an excerpt from the C# version of the sample app.

if (rootPage.EnsureUnsnapped())
{
    FileSavePicker savePicker = new FileSavePicker();
    savePicker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.DocumentsLibrary;
    // Dropdown of file types the user can save the file as
    savePicker.FileTypeChoices.Add("Plain Text", new List<string>() { ".txt" });
    // Default file name if the user does not type one in or select a file to replace
    savePicker.SuggestedFileName = "New Document";

    StorageFile file = await savePicker.PickSaveFileAsync();
    if (file != null)
    {
        // Prevent updates to the remote version of the file until we finish making changes and call CompleteUpdatesAsync.
        CachedFileManager.DeferUpdates(file);
        // write to file
        await FileIO.WriteTextAsync(file, file.Name);
        // Let Windows know that we're finished changing the file so the other app can update the remote version of the file.
        // Completing updates may require Windows to ask for user input.
        FileUpdateStatus status = await CachedFileManager.CompleteUpdatesAsync(file);
        if (status == FileUpdateStatus.Complete)
        {
            OutputTextBlock.Text = "File " + file.Name + " was saved.";
        }
        else
        {
            OutputTextBlock.Text = "File " + file.Name + " couldn't be saved.";
        }
    }
    else
    {
        OutputTextBlock.Text = "Operation cancelled.";
    }
}

Remarks

To learn how to save files through the file picker, see How to save files through file pickers.

To get started accessing files and folders file picker, see Files, folders, and libraries .

In a desktop app that requires elevation

In a desktop app (which includes WinUI 3 apps), you can use FileSavePicker (and other types from Windows.Storage.Pickers). But if the desktop app requires elevation to run, then you'll need a different approach (that's because these APIs aren't designed to be used in an elevated app). The code snippet below illustrates how you can use the C#/Win32 P/Invoke Source Generator (CsWin32) to call the Win32 picking APIs instead. To learn how to use CsWin32, follow that link for the documentation.

// NativeMethods.txt
CoCreateInstance
FileSaveDialog
IFileSaveDialog
SHCreateItemFromParsingName

// MainWindow.xaml
...
<TextBlock x:Name="OutputTextBlock"/>
...

// MainWindow.xaml.cs
using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using Windows.Win32;
using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.Common;

namespace FileSavePickerExample
{
    public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }

        private unsafe void myButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                // Retrieve the window handle (HWND) of the main WinUI 3 window.
                var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);

                int hr = PInvoke.CoCreateInstance<IFileSaveDialog>(
                    typeof(FileSaveDialog).GUID,
                    null,
                    CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                    out var fsd);
                if (hr < 0)
                {
                    Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
                }

                // Set file type filters.
                string filter = "Word Documents|*.docx|JPEG Files|*.jpg";

                List<COMDLG_FILTERSPEC> extensions = new List<COMDLG_FILTERSPEC>();

                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter))
                {
                    string[] tokens = filter.Split('|');
                    if (0 == tokens.Length % 2)
                    {
                        // All even numbered tokens should be labels.
                        // Odd numbered tokens are the associated extensions.
                        for (int i = 1; i < tokens.Length; i += 2)
                        {
                            COMDLG_FILTERSPEC extension;

                            extension.pszSpec = (char*)Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(tokens[i]);
                            extension.pszName = (char*)Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(tokens[i - 1]);
                            extensions.Add(extension);
                        }
                    }
                }

                fsd.SetFileTypes(extensions.ToArray());

                // Set the default folder.
                hr = PInvoke.SHCreateItemFromParsingName(
                    Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments),
                    null,
                    typeof(IShellItem).GUID,
                    out var directoryShellItem);
                if (hr < 0)
                {
                    Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
                }

                fsd.SetFolder((IShellItem)directoryShellItem);
                fsd.SetDefaultFolder((IShellItem)directoryShellItem);

                // Set the default file name.
                fsd.SetFileName($"{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMddHHmm}");

                // Set the default extension.
                fsd.SetDefaultExtension(".docx");

                fsd.Show(new HWND(hWnd));

                fsd.GetResult(out var ppsi);

                PWSTR filename;
                ppsi.GetDisplayName(SIGDN.SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, &filename);

                OutputTextBlock.Text = filename.ToString();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                OutputTextBlock.Text = "a problem occured: " + ex.Message;
            }
        }
    }
}

Version history

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• StorageFile
• File picker sample (Windows 10)
• Files, folders, and libraries
• How to save files with a file picker
• Display WinRT UI objects that depend on CoreWindow