# C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.Load

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<h1 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_Load_" data-uid="C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.Load*">Load Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_Load" data-uid="C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.Load">Load()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Loads the dictionary from the file specified by the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.FileName.html#C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_FileName">FileName</a> property.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected abstract bool Load()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected MustOverride Function Load() As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>True if the dictionary was loaded successfully, false otherwise.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_Load_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If the dictionary fails to load, this method returns false. In this case,
you can check the value of the dictionary's <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.State.html#C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_State">State</a> property to determine
why the file failed to load.</p>
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