 | VistaFolderBrowserDialog Class |
Prompts the user to select a folder.
Inheritance HierarchySystemObject
SystemMarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModelComponent
System.Windows.FormsCommonDialog
Ookii.DialogsVistaFolderBrowserDialog
SystemMarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModelComponent
System.Windows.FormsCommonDialog
Ookii.DialogsVistaFolderBrowserDialog
Namespace: Ookii.Dialogs
Assembly: Ookii.Dialogs (in Ookii.Dialogs.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)
SyntaxThe VistaFolderBrowserDialog type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
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 | VistaFolderBrowserDialog |
Creates a new instance of the VistaFolderBrowserDialog class.
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Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | Container | Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Description |
Gets or sets the descriptive text displayed above the tree view control in the dialog box, or below the list view control
in the Vista style dialog.
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 | IsVistaFolderDialogSupported |
Gets a value that indicates whether the current OS supports Vista-style common file dialogs.
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| RootFolder |
Gets or sets the root folder where the browsing starts from. This property has no effect if the Vista style
dialog is used.
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| SelectedPath |
Gets or sets the path selected by the user.
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| ShowNewFolderButton |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the New Folder button appears in the folder browser dialog box. This
property has no effect if the Vista style dialog is used; in that case, the New Folder button is always shown.
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| Site | (Inherited from Component.) |
| Tag | Gets or sets an object that contains data about the control. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| UseDescriptionForTitle |
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to use the value of the Description property
as the dialog title for Vista style dialogs. This property has no effect on old style dialogs.
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Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| Dispose | Releases all resources used by the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| Reset |
Resets all properties to their default values.
(Overrides CommonDialogReset.) |
| ShowDialog | Runs a common dialog box with a default owner. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| ShowDialog(IWin32Window) | Runs a common dialog box with the specified owner. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| ToString | Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. (Inherited from Component.) |
Events| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Disposed | Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose method. (Inherited from Component.) |
| HelpRequest | Occurs when the user clicks the Help button on a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
Remarks
This class will use the Vista style Select Folder dialog if possible, or the regular FolderBrowserDialog
if it is not. Note that the Vista style dialog is very different, so using this class without testing
in both Vista and older Windows versions is not recommended.
Thread SafetyAny public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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