IStorageProvider Interface

Definition

Namespace:Avalonia.Platform.Storage

Assembly:Avalonia.Base

Package:Avalonia

public interface IStorageProvider

Methods

Name	Description
OpenFileBookmarkAsync	Open Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFile from the bookmark ID.
OpenFilePickerAsync	Opens file picker dialog.
OpenFolderBookmarkAsync	Open Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFolder from the bookmark ID.
OpenFolderPickerAsync	Opens folder picker dialog.
SaveFilePickerAsync	Opens save file picker dialog.
SaveFilePickerWithResultAsync	Opens save file picker dialog and returns additional information about the result.
TryGetFileFromPathAsync	Attempts to read file from the file-system by its path.
TryGetFolderFromPathAsync	Attempts to read folder from the file-system by its path.
TryGetWellKnownFolderAsync	Attempts to read folder from the file-system by its path

OpenFileBookmarkAsync Method

Open Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFile from the bookmark ID.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFile> OpenFileBookmarkAsync(string bookmark)

Parameters

bookmark string

Bookmark ID.

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFile>

Bookmarked file or null if OS denied request.

OpenFilePickerAsync Method

Opens file picker dialog.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile>> OpenFilePickerAsync(Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerOpenOptions options)

Parameters

options Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerOpenOptions

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile>>

Array of selected Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile or empty collection if user canceled the dialog.

OpenFolderBookmarkAsync Method

Open Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFolder from the bookmark ID.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFolder> OpenFolderBookmarkAsync(string bookmark)

Parameters

bookmark string

Bookmark ID.

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageBookmarkFolder>

Bookmarked folder or null if OS denied request.

OpenFolderPickerAsync Method

Opens folder picker dialog.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder>> OpenFolderPickerAsync(Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FolderPickerOpenOptions options)

Parameters

options Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FolderPickerOpenOptions

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder>>

Array of selected Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder or empty collection if user canceled the dialog.

SaveFilePickerAsync Method

Opens save file picker dialog.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile> SaveFilePickerAsync(Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerSaveOptions options)

Parameters

options Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerSaveOptions

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile>

Saved Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile or null if user canceled the dialog.

SaveFilePickerWithResultAsync Method

Opens save file picker dialog and returns additional information about the result.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.SaveFilePickerResult> SaveFilePickerWithResultAsync(Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerSaveOptions options)

Parameters

options Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerSaveOptions

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.SaveFilePickerResult>

Avalonia.Platform.Storage.SaveFilePickerResult with saved file and additional dialog information such as selected file type.

TryGetFileFromPathAsync Method

Attempts to read file from the file-system by its path.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile> TryGetFileFromPathAsync(Uri filePath)

Parameters

filePath Uri

The path of the item to retrieve in Uri format.

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFile>

File or null if it doesn't exist.

Remarks

Uri path is usually expected to be an absolute path with "file" scheme. But it can be an uri with "content" scheme on the Android. It also might ask user for the permission, and throw an exception if it was denied.

TryGetFolderFromPathAsync Method

Attempts to read folder from the file-system by its path.

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder> TryGetFolderFromPathAsync(Uri folderPath)

Parameters

folderPath Uri

The path of the folder to retrieve in Uri format.

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder>

Folder or null if it doesn't exist.

Remarks

Uri path is usually expected to be an absolute path with "file" scheme. But it can be an uri with "content" scheme on the Android. It also might ask user for the permission, and throw an exception if it was denied.

TryGetWellKnownFolderAsync Method

Attempts to read folder from the file-system by its path

public System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder> TryGetWellKnownFolderAsync(Avalonia.Platform.Storage.WellKnownFolder wellKnownFolder)

Parameters

wellKnownFolder Avalonia.Platform.Storage.WellKnownFolder

Well known folder identifier.

Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Avalonia.Platform.Storage.IStorageFolder>

Folder or null if it doesn't exist.

Properties

Name	Description
CanOpen	Returns true if it's possible to open file picker on the current platform.
CanPickFolder	Returns true if it's possible to open folder picker on the current platform.
CanSave	Returns true if it's possible to open save file picker on the current platform.

CanOpen Property

Returns true if it's possible to open file picker on the current platform.

public bool CanOpen { get; set; }

CanPickFolder Property

Returns true if it's possible to open folder picker on the current platform.

public bool CanPickFolder { get; set; }

CanSave Property

Returns true if it's possible to open save file picker on the current platform.

public bool CanSave { get; set; }