# C1.Win.SpellChecker.UserDictionary.GetFileName

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<h1 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_UserDictionary_GetFileName_" data-uid="C1.Win.SpellChecker.UserDictionary.GetFileName*">GetFileName Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_UserDictionary_GetFileName_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.SpellChecker.UserDictionary.GetFileName(System.Boolean)">GetFileName(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the fully qualified name of the file that contains the user dictionary.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected override string GetFileName(bool mustExist)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overrides Function GetFileName(mustExist As Boolean) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">mustExist</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to return a filename even if the file doesn't exist.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>A complete file name which is guaranteed to exist, or an empty
string if the file name was not specified or could not be found.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SpellChecker.SpellDictionaryBase.GetFileName.html#C1_Win_SpellChecker_SpellDictionaryBase_GetFileName_System_Boolean_">SpellDictionaryBase.GetFileName(bool)</a></div>
<h5 id="C1_Win_SpellChecker_UserDictionary_GetFileName_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If the path is not specified, the component looks for it in the local user application
data path (a location that supports read-write operations).</p>
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