How do I display an Open File Dialog using the File Dialog Service?

Question

I want to pop up a dialog for the user to open a file. How do I do this?

Accepted Answer

First, you need to import a reference to the File Dialog Service:

[Import(SoapBox.Core.Services.FileDialog.FileDialogService, 
        typeof(IFileDialogService))]
private Lazy<IFileDialogService> fileDialogService { get; set; }

Then you can use that service to get a file name from an Open File Dialog:

private Dictionary<string, string> filters 
    = new Dictionary<string, string>();

filters.Add("txt", "Text Files");

bool addExtension = true;
bool checkFileExists = true;
bool checkPathExists = true;

string fileName = fileDialogService.Value.OpenFileDialog(
        "txt", @"c:\", filters,
        "My Open File Dialog Title",
        addExtension, checkFileExists, checkPathExists);
if(fileName != null)
{
    // do something
}

How do I display an Open File Dialog using the File Dialog Service?

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