Gets or sets the current file name filter string, which determines the choices that appear in the "Save as file type" or "Files of type" box in the dialog box.
[Visual Basic] Public Property Filter As String [C#] public string Filter {get; set;} [C++] public: __property String* get_Filter(); public: __property void set_Filter(String*); [JScript] public function get Filter() : String; public function set Filter(String);
A string that contains information about the file filtering options available in the dialog box.
For each filtering option, the filter string contains a description of the filter, followed by the vertical bar (|) and the filter pattern. The strings for different filtering options are separated by the vertical bar.
The following is an example of a filter string: "Text files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*"
FileDialog Class | FileDialog Members | System.WinForms Namespace | CheckFileExists | FilterIndex