File Dialog Default Filter Entry Property

The default entry (from the filter) to be selected in the dialog.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public string DefaultFilterEntry { get; set; }

Public Property DefaultFilterEntry As String
	Get
	Set

public:
property String^ DefaultFilterEntry {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}

member DefaultFilterEntry : string with get, set

Property Value

String
This string value should be found in the string that makes up the right hand side of the filter entry. If a match is found, that entry from the filter will be shown by default when the dialog is shown. If this value is not set, or it cannot match any of the entries in the filter, it will be ignored, and the first entry in the filter will be used instead.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	When setting this property: defaultFilterEntry cannot include prohibited unprintable characters.
ArgumentNullException	When setting this property: A non-optional argument was null

Reference

FileDialog Class

Autodesk.Revit.UI Namespace

DefaultFilterEntry Property

File Dialog Default Filter Entry Property

Property Value

Reference

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