c# - How to get file path from OpenFileDialog and FolderBrowserDialog? -

hey there started learning c# few days ago , i'm trying make program copies , pastes files (and replaces if needed) selected directory don't know how directory , file paths openfiledialog , folderbrowserdialog

what doing wrong?

here's code:

namespace filereplacer {     public partial class form1 : form     {         public form1()         {             initializecomponent();         }          private void direc_click(object sender, eventargs e)         {             string folderpath = "";             folderbrowserdialog directchoosedlg = new folderbrowserdialog();             if (directchoosedlg.showdialog() == dialogresult.ok)             {                 folderpath = directchoosedlg.selectedpath;             }         }          private void choof_click(object sender, eventargs e)         {              openfiledialog choofdlog = new openfiledialog();             choofdlog.filter = "all files (*.*)|*.*";             choofdlog.filterindex = 1;              choofdlog.multiselect = true;             choofdlog.showdialog();         }          private void replacebtn_click(object sender, eventargs e)         {           // i'm having trouble         }          public static void replacefile(string filetomoveanddelete, string filetoreplace, string backupoffiletoreplace)         {             file.replace(filetomoveanddelete, filetoreplace, backupoffiletoreplace, false);         }     } 

for openfiledialog:

openfiledialog choofdlog = new openfiledialog(); choofdlog.filter = "all files (*.*)|*.*"; choofdlog.filterindex = 1; choofdlog.multiselect = true;  if (choofdlog.showdialog() == dialogresult.ok)     {          string sfilename = choofdlog.filename;      string[] arrallfiles = choofdlog.filenames; //used when multiselect = true            } 

for folderbrowserdialog:

folderbrowserdialog fbd = new folderbrowserdialog(); fbd.description = "custom description";   if (fbd.showdialog() == dialogresult.ok) {     string sselectedpath = fbd.selectedpath; } 

to access selected folder , selected file name can declare both string @ class level.

namespace filereplacer {    public partial class form1 : form    {       string sselectedfile;       string sselectedfolder;        public form1()       {          initializecomponent();       }        private void direc_click(object sender, eventargs e)       {          folderbrowserdialog fbd = new folderbrowserdialog();          //fbd.description = "custom description"; //not mandatory           if (fbd.showdialog() == dialogresult.ok)                      sselectedfolder = fbd.selectedpath;          else                sselectedfolder = string.empty;           }        private void choof_click(object sender, eventargs e)       {          openfiledialog choofdlog = new openfiledialog();          choofdlog.filter = "all files (*.*)|*.*";          choofdlog.filterindex = 1;          choofdlog.multiselect = true;           if (choofdlog.showdialog() == dialogresult.ok)                               sselectedfile = choofdlog.filename;                      else              sselectedfile = string.empty;              }        private void replacebtn_click(object sender, eventargs e)       {           if(sselectedfolder != string.empty && sselectedfile != string.empty)           {                //use selected folder path , file path           }       }       .... } 

note:

as have kept choofdlog.multiselect=true;, means in openfiledialog() able select multiple files (by pressing ctrl key , left mouse click selection).

in case selected files in string[]:

at class level:

string[] arrallfiles; 

locate line (when multiselect=true line gives first file only):

sselectedfile = choofdlog.filename;  

to files use this:

arrallfiles = choofdlog.filenames; //this line gives array of selected files