windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-filedialogbase-dff6976d.md
Gets or sets whether the dialog supports Win32 file names only (no angle brackets, no colons, 3-character extension, etc.). This property is identical to the standard FileDialog.ValidateNames property.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool ValidateNames { get; set; }
<DefaultValue(True)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property ValidateNames As Boolean
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boolean | true |
true to use Win32 file names only; otherwise, false.
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winforms-richedit-save-a-document/CS/SaveDocument/CustomCommand.cs#L49
dialog.DereferenceLinks = true;
dialog.ValidateNames = true;
dialog.AddExtension = false;
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