Getting Started with Windows 8 development (17) file Selector File chooser folder selector

The file selector in Windows 8 is quite different from the previous versions of Windows, and this article will explain how to use the Windows file selector for single and multiple files, and also to look at the file and folder selectors.

Before that, we need to know the classes used by these three selectors in Windows 8 are as follows:

File selector: Fileopenpicker

Common Properties and methods: The initial position of the suggestedstartlocation-selector

commitbuttontext-the text of the Submit button

filetypefilter-sets the file types you can choose

viewmode-browse Mode: Thumbnail and file list two modes

Picksinglefileasync ()-How to select a single file

Pickmultiplefilesasync ()-How to select multiple files

File Save: Filesavepicker

Common Properties and methods: The initial position of the suggestedstartlocation-selector

commitbuttontext-the text of the Submit button

suggestedfilename-Default Save file name

defaultfileextension-Default File type

filetypechoices-set selectable file type combinations

Picksavefileasync ()-How to save a file

File selector: Folderopenpicker

Common Properties and methods: The initial position of the suggestedstartlocation-selector

commitbuttontext-the text of the Submit button

filetypefilter-sets the file types you can choose

viewmode-browse Mode: Thumbnail and file list two modes

Picksinglefolderasync ()-How to select a single file