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## safeShowOpenFilePicker() function

Safely access showOpenFilePicker with proper type checking

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function safeShowOpenFilePicker(window: Window, options?: ShowOpenFilePickerOptions): Promise<FileSystemFileHandle[] | null>;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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window


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Window


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The window object


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options


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[ShowOpenFilePickerOptions](./ts-web-extras.showopenfilepickeroptions.md)


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_(Optional)_ Options for the file picker


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;[FileSystemFileHandle](./ts-web-extras.filesystemfilehandle_2.md)<!-- -->\[\] \| null&gt;

Promise with file handles or null if not supported