windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-filedialogbase.md
Gets or sets the location which the dialog shows upon the first launch. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.InitialDirectory.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue("")]
[DXCategory("Data")]
public string InitialDirectory { get; set; }
<DefaultValue("")>
<DXCategory("Data")>
Public Property InitialDirectory As String
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | String.Empty |
The default dialog location.
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winforms-richedit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L52
dialog.FilterIndex = 1;
dialog.InitialDirectory = "C:\\Temp";
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
winforms-richedit-save-a-document/VB/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.vb#L45
.FilterIndex = 1}
dialog.InitialDirectory = "C:\Temp"
If dialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
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