Name 

Description 

 

function AddLinkTo(const pDestinationFolder: string; const pLinkName: string = ''): IItemIdList; 

Adds a link (shortcut) to the element referred to by AbsoluteItemIdList in the passed folder. 

 

function BrowseObject: Boolean; 

Use BrowseObject to browse into the current object.  

 

function CanRename: Boolean; 

Returns true, if the current object can be renamed.  

 

function CheckIfValid(pFolderOnly: Boolean = False): Boolean; 

Checks if the current object is in a valid state for performing operations  

 

procedure CopyTo(pChangeNotifier: TJamShellChangeNotifier); overload; 

Adds the current object(s) of this instance to a TJamShellChangeNotifier.  

 

function FilterMatch: Boolean; 

Checks if the currently active object matches the filter.  

 

function GetAttributes(pAttributes: UINT): UINT; 

Get Attributes of the current object.  

 

function GetColumnInfo(col: Integer; var Width: Integer): TAlignment; overload; deprecated; 

Returns information about alignment and width of a column.  

 

procedure GetColumnInfo(pColumnIndex: Integer; out pColumnInfo: TColumnInfo); overload; deprecated; 

Returns information about alignment, visibility and width of a Shell column.  

 

procedure GetColumnInfo(const pShellColumn: TShellColumnId; out pColumnInfo: TColumnInfo); overload; deprecated; 

Returns information about alignment, visibility and width of a Shell column.  

 

function GetColumnText(pColumnIndex: Integer; pHeader: Boolean): string; overload; 

Returns the text which would be displayed in the Details view of the Windows Explorer.  

 

function GetColumnText(const pColumnID: TShellColumnId; pHeader: Boolean): string; overload; 

Returns the text which would be displayed in the Details view of the Windows Explorer.  

 

function GetColumnText(const pColumnID: TShellColumnId; pHeader: Boolean; var pColumnVariant: Variant): string; overload; 

Returns the text which would be displayed in the Details view of the Windows Explorer as String and Variant.  

 

function GetColumnValue(const pColumnID: TShellColumnId): Variant; 

Returns the value which would be displayed in the Details view of the Windows Explorer as Variant.  

 

function GetDefaultColumnState(colID: Integer): DWord; 

Returns the default column state.  

 

function GetDesktopIconIndex: Integer; 

Use GetDesktopIconIndex to get the number of the desktop icon.  

 

function GetDesktopName: string; 

This method returns the language defendant name of the Desktop folder.  

 

function GetFileSize: Int64; 

This method returns the size of the current file in Bytes and -1 upon error.  

 

function GetIndexOfShColumnId(const pColumnID: TShellColumnId): Integer; 

Returns the index for a given SHColumnId. 

 

function GetInfoTip(UseSlowInfoTip: Boolean = false): string; 

This method returns the hint text of the current object, which is provided by the shell.  

 

function GetLastChangeDate: TDateTime; deprecated; 

Returns the last change date of the current object.  

 

function GetOverlayIndex: Integer; 

Use GetOverlayIndex to get the index of the overlay icon of the current object.  

 

function GetShColumnIdFromColumnNumber(pColumnNumber: Integer): TShellColumnId; 

Returns the SHColumnId for a given column number. 

 

function GetShellObjectName(pInFolderName: Boolean = True): string; 

Gets the well formatted shell name of the current object.  

 

function GetSortColumn: Cardinal; 

Returns the default sort column.  

 

function GetThumbnailBitmap(pWidth: Integer; pHeight: Integer; pIconInstead: Boolean = False; pBackgroundColor: TColor = clNone): TBitmap; deprecated; 

Deprecated; Use instead.  

 

function GetThumbnailImage(Image: TImage): Boolean; deprecated; 

Deprecated; Use TJamThumbnailExtractor.GetThumbnailAsImage instead.  

 

function GetUIObject(const pInterfaceID: TGUID): IUnknown; 

Wrapper for IShellFolder.GetUIObjectOf() method which retrieves a COM object for current shell object(s).  

 

procedure HandlePopupMessages(var Message: TMessage); 

Handles messages of popup messages, neccessary to show Send To submenu correct.  

 

function HasSubFolders: Boolean; 

Use the property HasSubFolders to check if the current object has subfolders.  

 

procedure InvokeCommand(const pCommand: TShellCommand); overload; 

Executes a command of the context menu of the current object.  

 

function InvokeContextMenuCommand(const pCommand: TShellCommand): Boolean; deprecated; 

Executes a command of the context menu of the current object.  

 

function InvokeDefaultContextMenuCommand(pPaths: TStrings): Boolean; deprecated; 

Executes the default path on the given files. 

 

function IsDrive: Boolean; 

This function returns true, if the given path is a drive like C:, D: or \servershare .  

 

function IsFileSystemFolder: Boolean; 

This function returns true, if the current object is a folder of the file system.  

 

function IsFolder: Boolean; 

Use the property IsFolder to check if the current object is a folder.  

 

function IsHidden: Boolean; 

Use this property to determine if the current object should be displayed as hidden.  

 

function IsLink: Boolean; 

Use this property to determine if the current object is a shortcut to another object.  

 

function IsSpecialObject: TJamShellFolder; 

Returns the type of the current object.  

 

function Next: Boolean; overload; 

Next enumerates the objects in the current folder.  

 

function Next(pChangeNotifier: TJamShellChangeNotifier): TEnumResult; overload; 

Next enumerates the objects in the current folder.  

 

procedure QueryBackgroundMenu(aPoint: TPoint); 

Query the BackgroundMenu - needed to generate the ShellNew-registry value for our NewFile-menu.  

 

function RenameObject(var NewName: string): HResult; deprecated; 

Use RenameObject to rename the current object.  

 

procedure SaveThumbnailToJPEG(const SourceFilename: string; const ThumbnailFilename: string; Width: Longint = 100; Height: LongInt = 100; Quality: LongInt = 80); deprecated; 

Deprecated; Use TJamThumbnailExtractor.SaveThumbnailToJPEG instead.  

 

function SelectParent: Boolean; 

Use SelectParent to select the parent folder.  

 

class procedure SetThumbnailProvider(pProvider: TOnThumbnailUnavailable); deprecated; 

Deprecated; Use TJamThumbnailExtractor.SetThumbnailProvider instead.  

 

function ShowBackgroundMenu(const aPoint: TPoint; aMenu: TPopUpMenu = nil): String; 

Show the context menu when the user right clicks on the background of the Windows Explorer.  

 

function ShowContextMenu(const Pos: TPoint; ShellMenuAnchor: TMenuItem; pBeforeCommand: TBeforeCommandFunc = nil): String; overload; 

Shows the context menu for files or folders as submenu of an existing menu item. 

 

function ShowContextMenu(const lppt: TPoint; M: TPopupMenu = nil; ShellMenuAnchor: TMenuItem = nil; pBeforeCommand: TBeforeCommandFunc = nil): String; overload; 

Shows the context menu for files or folders.  

 

function ShowNetConnectionDialog: Boolean; deprecated; 

Use this method to display the system dialog to connect a new network drive.  

 

function ShowObjectAccordingShowOptions(const pShowOptions: TJamShellShowOptions): Boolean; 

Determines if the object represented by this instances is visible with respect to the TJamShellShowOptions that are passed.