file save dialog c# code example

Example 1: save file dialog c#

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
 {
     Stream myStream ;
     SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();
 
     saveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*"  ;
     saveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2 ;
     saveFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true ;
 
     if(saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
     {
         if((myStream = saveFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null)
         {
             // Code to write the stream goes here.
             myStream.Close();
         }
     }
 }

Example 2: save dialog filter c#

SaveFileDialog textDialog;
public Page()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    textDialog = new SaveFileDialog();
    textDialog.Filter = "Text Files | *.txt";
    textDialog.DefaultExt = "txt";
 }

private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    bool? result = textDialog.ShowDialog();
    if (result == true)
    {
        System.IO.Stream fileStream = textDialog.OpenFile();
        System.IO.StreamWriter sw = new System.IO.StreamWriter(fileStream);
        sw.WriteLine("Writing some text in the file.");
        sw.Flush();
        sw.Close();
    }
}