windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-filedialogbase-ae0d8aa5.md
If a user selects a shortcut, this property specifies whether the dialog returns this shortcut location, or the location of a file this shortcut references. This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.DereferenceLinks property.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool DereferenceLinks { get; set; }
<DefaultValue(True)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property DereferenceLinks As Boolean
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boolean | true |
true , if the dialog should return the parent file location; false , if the dialog should return the shortcut location.
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winforms-richedit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L48
dialog.OverwritePrompt = true;
dialog.DereferenceLinks = true;
dialog.ValidateNames = true;
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