OpeningCS - sindizzy/DSW GitHub Wiki
This code demonstrates how to open an existing shapefile as a new feature set using the DotSpatial.Data library.
using DotSpatial.Data;
public void OpeningFS()
{
//Pass in the file path for the standard shapefile that will be opened
IFeatureSet fs = FeatureSet.Open("C:\\Temp\\roads.shp");
}