FilePicker Class

A control offering a TextBox that allows to edit a file selection & a Browse Button that allows to open the System Explorer in order to manually pick one or more files.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Class FilePicker 
   Inherits Control
   Implements Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IAnimatable, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IEffectControlProvider, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IElementController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IGestureRecognizers, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.ILayout, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.ILayoutController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Internals.IGestureController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IViewController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IVisualElementController, Microsoft.Maui.HotReload.IHotReloadableView, Microsoft.Maui.IContentView, Microsoft.Maui.IContextFlyoutElement, Microsoft.Maui.ICrossPlatformLayout, Microsoft.Maui.IElement, Microsoft.Maui.IPadding, Microsoft.Maui.IPropertyMapperView, Microsoft.Maui.IReplaceableView, Microsoft.Maui.IToolTipElement, Microsoft.Maui.ITransform, Microsoft.Maui.IView, Microsoft.Maui.IVisualTreeElement

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FilePicker

public class FilePicker : Control, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IAnimatable, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IEffectControlProvider, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IElementController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IGestureRecognizers, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.ILayout, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.ILayoutController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Internals.IGestureController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IViewController, Microsoft.Maui.Controls.IVisualElementController, Microsoft.Maui.HotReload.IHotReloadableView, Microsoft.Maui.IContentView, Microsoft.Maui.IContextFlyoutElement, Microsoft.Maui.ICrossPlatformLayout, Microsoft.Maui.IElement, Microsoft.Maui.IPadding, Microsoft.Maui.IPropertyMapperView, Microsoft.Maui.IReplaceableView, Microsoft.Maui.IToolTipElement, Microsoft.Maui.ITransform, Microsoft.Maui.IView, Microsoft.Maui.IVisualTreeElement

Remarks

It is possible to determine if the FilePicker allows only one file to be selected at a time or rather permits multiple files to be selected at once. For more information on this possibility, see the IsMultiSelect property.

A filter can also be added so that the System Explorer only displays specific file types. For more information on this topic, see the Filter property.

Example

The following code would display this control:

XAML

<xctk:FilePicker Watermark="Select a file"
                 WidthRequest="175"
                 BorderBrush="Orange"
                 BorderThickness="3"
                 CornerRadius="5"
                 Filter="Images"/>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.Maui.Controls.BindableObject
      Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Element
         Microsoft.Maui.Controls.NavigableElement
            Microsoft.Maui.Controls.VisualElement
               Microsoft.Maui.Controls.View
                  Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility.Layout
                     Microsoft.Maui.Controls.TemplatedView
                        Xceed.Maui.Toolkit.Control
                           Xceed.Maui.Toolkit.FilePicker

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

FilePicker Members
Xceed.Maui.Toolkit Namespace