Prompts the user to select a folder.
Namespace:
Ookii.DialogsAssembly: Ookii.Dialogs (in Ookii.Dialogs.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)
Syntax
| C# | Visual Basic | Visual C++ |
public sealed class VistaFolderBrowserDialog : CommonDialog
Public NotInheritable Class VistaFolderBrowserDialog _ Inherits CommonDialog
public ref class VistaFolderBrowserDialog sealed : public CommonDialog
Members
| All Members | Constructors  | Properties  | Methods | Events  |
 Public Protected | Instance Static  | Declared Inherited | XNA Framework Only  .NET Compact Framework Only  |
| Member | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| VistaFolderBrowserDialog()()() |
Creates a new instance of the VistaFolderBrowserDialog class.
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 | CanRaiseEvents | Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Container | Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
| CreateObjRef(Type) | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| 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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| DesignMode | Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Dispose()()() | Releases all resources used by the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
 | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the Component and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Disposed | Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose()()() method. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
| Events | Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
| Finalize()()() | Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Component is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Component.) |
| GetHashCode()()() | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetLifetimeService()()() | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| GetService(Type) | (Inherited from Component.) |
| GetType()()() | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| HelpRequest |
Occurs when the user clicks the Help button on the dialog box.
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| HookProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) | Defines the common dialog box hook procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| InitializeLifetimeService()()() | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| IsVistaFolderDialogSupported |
Gets a value that indicates whether the current OS supports Vista-style common file dialogs.
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| MemberwiseClone()()() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| OnHelpRequest(EventArgs) | Raises the HelpRequest event. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| OwnerWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) | Defines the owner window procedure that is overridden to add specific functionality to a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| Reset()()() |
Resets all properties to their default values.
(Overrides CommonDialog..::.Reset()()().) |
| 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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| RunDialog(IntPtr) | When overridden in a derived class, specifies a common dialog box. (Inherited from CommonDialog.) |
| SelectedPath |
Gets or sets the path selected by the user.
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| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| ToString()()() | Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. (Inherited from Component.) |
| 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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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.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel..::.Component
System.Windows.Forms..::.CommonDialog
Ookii.Dialogs..::.VistaFolderBrowserDialog
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel..::.Component
System.Windows.Forms..::.CommonDialog
Ookii.Dialogs..::.VistaFolderBrowserDialog
Thread Safety
Static members of this type are safe for multi-threaded operations. Instance members of this type are not safe for multi-threaded operations.
