file selector c# uwp code example

Example 1: uwp file open picker

// Create the picker object and set options
var openPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
openPicker.viewMode = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerViewMode.thumbnail;
openPicker.suggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.picturesLibrary;
// Users expect to have a filtered view of their folders depending on the scenario.
// For example, when choosing a documents folder, restrict the filetypes to documents for your application.
openPicker.fileTypeFilter.replaceAll([".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg"]);

// Open the picker for the user to pick a file
openPicker.pickSingleFileAsync().then(function (file) {
    if (file) {
        // Application now has read/write access to the picked file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Picked photo: " + file.name, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});

Example 2: can uwp use openfile

public async Task GetFile()
{
    Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker picker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
    picker.ViewMode = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerViewMode.List;
    picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".txt");
    //Prompt the user to open the log file:
    Windows.Storage.StorageFile logFile = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();

    try
    {
        using (var stream = await logFile.OpenStreamForReadAsync())
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            var line = await reader.ReadLineAsync();
            Debug.WriteLine($"The first line: {line} - waiting");
            await Task.Delay(10000);
            line = await reader.ReadLineAsync();
            Debug.WriteLine($"The next line: {line} - waiting");
        }
    }
    catch (Exception exc)
    {
        Debug.WriteLine($"Exception {exc.Message}");
    }
}