ExplorerBrowser Class

SystemObject
  SystemMarshalByRefObject
    System.ComponentModelComponent
      System.Windows.FormsControl
        System.Windows.FormsScrollableControl
          System.Windows.FormsContainerControl
            System.Windows.FormsUserControl
              Jam.ShellExplorerBrowser

public class ExplorerBrowser : UserControl, 
	IMessageFilter, IShellControl, IShellControlConnectorTarget, ISupportInitialize, ISupportInitializeNotification

Public Class ExplorerBrowser
	Inherits UserControl
	Implements IMessageFilter, IShellControl, IShellControlConnectorTarget, ISupportInitialize, 
	ISupportInitializeNotification

public ref class ExplorerBrowser : public UserControl, 
	IMessageFilter, IShellControl, IShellControlConnectorTarget, ISupportInitialize, ISupportInitializeNotification

type ExplorerBrowser =  
    class
        inherit UserControl
        interface IMessageFilter
        interface IShellControl
        interface IShellControlConnectorTarget
        interface ISupportInitialize
        interface ISupportInitializeNotification
    end

	Name	Description
	ExplorerBrowser	Initializes a new instance of the ExplorerBrowser class.

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	Name	Description
	AddressBar	The ShellAddressBar if available.
	AllColumns	Gets a list of all columns that are supported in the current view. These depend on what the control currently displays.
	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. (Overrides ControlAllowDrop.)
	AutoCheckSelect	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control displays checkboxes that can be used to set the selection
	BackColor	This property is not implemented. (Overrides ControlBackColor.)
	BackgroundImage	This property is not implemented. (Overrides ControlBackgroundImage.)
	BackgroundImageLayout	This property is not implemented. (Overrides ControlBackgroundImageLayout.)
	CheckedItems	Obsolete. Gets the checked items. The collection is non-recursive - if a folder is checked its content is not included.
	CheckMode	Gets or sets a value defining the current CheckMode.
	Columns	Gets the ShellViewColumns the control currently displays.
	ContentFilter	A ShellItemFilter specifiying filter criteria for this instance.
	FocusedPane	Retrieves the focused pane.
	FolderIdList	Gets or sets the current location.
	Font	This property is not implemented. (Overrides ControlFont.)
	ForeColor	This property is not implemented. (Overrides ControlForeColor.)
	GroupBy	Gets or sets the view grouping.
	GroupDirection	Gets or sets the group direction.
	IsInitialized	Gets a value indicating whether the component is initialized.
	Items	Contains the Items in the ExplorerBrowser. The collection is gathered upon first retrieval. It is updated internally when the items change, i.e. by moving to another folder. The items returned may be sorted differently than the view.
	Path	Gets or sets the filesystem path which contents should be displayed.
	SelectedItemIdList	Gets or sets the selected item identifier list. A previous selection is removed.
	SelectedItems	Contains the selected item collection in the ExplorerBrowser. The collection is gathered upon first retreival. It is updated internally when the items change, i.e. by moving to another folder. The items returned may be sorted differently than the view.
	ShellControlConnector	Connects this control to a ShellControlConnector component, which allows to synchronize several shell controls.
	ShowErrorMessages	If set to true the ShellList component will show a MessageBox if an error occured, otherwise the errors will only be logged to the Debug output.
	ShowHeader	Gets or sets a value indicating if column headers should be shown.
	SpecialFolder	Gets or sets the special folder to be displayed.
	ThumbnailSize	Gets or sets the size of the icons that is applied when View is set to Thumbnail.
	Version	The current version of the ShellBrowser.
	View	Allows to set the different view modes of the ExplorerBrowser control.
	ViewFolderFlags	Get or set the FolderFlags that specify how the ListView displays its content. The flags can be or'ed together, ie. "FolderFlags.NoColumnHeader \| FolderFlags.AbbreviatedNames" in the designer this is specified by a comma-separation.
	VisiblePanes	Gets or sets the panes that are/should be visible.

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	Name	Description
	BeginInit	Signals the object that initialization is starting.
	BeginUpdate	Prevent that a FullRefresh is called until EndUpdate is called. Every call of BeginUpdate() increments an UpdateCounter variable.
	CanNavigate	Called when browsing to a new folder.
	CheckItem	Obsolete. Checks the item at the position passed by index.
	DeselectAll	Deselect all items in the listview.
	Dispose	Disposes the instance. (Overrides ContainerControlDispose(Boolean).)
	EndInit	Signals the object that initialization is complete.
	EndUpdate	End the updating mode.
	EnsureVisible	Scrolls to the item at the specified index.
	FolderChanged	Changes the displayed folder in all connected controls.
	FullRefresh	Reloads the component.
	GoUp	Move in all connected controls from the current to the parent folder.
	IndexOf(ItemIdList)	Searches for the index of the ItemIdList within the listview. This function has O(n) complexity, since it iterates through all items within the list.
	IndexOf(String)	Searches for the index of the given path within the shell-list. This function has O(n) complexity, since it iterates through all items within the list
	InvokeCommand	Executes a context menu command for listed folder or selected items depending on focus.
	InvokeCommandOnFolder	Use InvokeCommandOnFolder to execute a command of the context menu for the listed folder.
	InvokeCommandOnSelected	Invokes a ShellCommand on the selected item(s) of the ListView.
	IsColumnAvailable	Determines whether the SHCOLUMNID passed is supported by the current view, no matter if it is currently displayed or not.
	IsUpdating	Query if this object is updating.
	OnBeforeFullRefresh	Issues the BeforeFullRefresh event.
	OnCreateControl	Creates the internal ComObject and initializes it (Overrides UserControlOnCreateControl.)
	OnFocusChanged	Raises the focus changed event.
	OnHandleDestroyed	Cleans up the explorer browser events+object when the window is being taken down. (Overrides ControlOnHandleDestroyed(EventArgs).)
	OnKeyUp	Raises the System.Windows.Forms.KeyUp event. (Overrides ControlOnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs).)
	OnPathChanged	Issues the PathChanged event.
	OnResize	Resizes the component to the new ClientArea. (Overrides UserControlOnResize(EventArgs).)
	PreFilterMessage	Passes messages to the native Explorer Browser and/or raises matching events.
	ProcessTabKey	Process the tab key described by forward. (Overrides ContainerControlProcessTabKey(Boolean).)
	Refresh(RefreshLevel)	This method indicates that the control should perform a refresh of its contents.
	Refresh(RefreshLevel, ItemIdList)	This method indicates that the control should perform a refresh of its contents.
	SelectedFileChange	Called when the selected file was changed in a connected control. Not handled by this control
	SelectItem	Selects the item at the position passed by index.
	SmartRefresh	Refreshes the view. Contrary to FullRefresh, that reloads the whole control, only the view is updated.
	Ungroup	Ungroups the items inside the current view.
	WndProc	Processes Windows messages. (Overrides UserControlWndProc(Message).)

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	Name	Description
	AddItem	This event occurs if a ListItem is to be added to the list. If the "CanAdd" property of the event args is set to false in an event handler, the item will not be added to the listview.
	BeforeFullRefresh	This event occurs right before the FullRefresh method is called.
	DefaultAction	This event occurs if the user triggers the default command e.g. double-click on an item.
	FocusChanged	Occurs, when the focus inside the ExplorerBrowser changes. Use FocusedPane to find out where the focus is.
	Initialized	Occurs when initialization of the component is completed.
	NavigationComplete	Occurs when navigating to a folder has been completed successfully.
	NavigationFailed	Occurs when navigating to a folder has failed.
	NavigationPending	Occurs before navigating to a folder. The operation can be cancelled using Cancel
	PathChanged	This event occurs if the path changed that the control displays.
	SelectionChanged	This event occurs, if a selection changed in the listview
	ViewChanged	This event happens on view changes of the control.

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	Name	Description
	HandleNeeded	A Control extension method that ensures that the handle for a control is created. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
	ScaledPixels	An extension method for controls: It scales the passed pixels according to the current dpi the control is displayed with. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
	ScaleFont	A Control extension method that scales font according to the passed factor. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)

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This control displays the contents of a folder in a ListView like control. It is a true instance of the ExplorerBrowser (on Windows Vista and later) that is used by the Windows Explorer and therefore looks and behaves exactly like the Windows Explorer on the system it is running on.

There are some panes that can be shown or hidden by using the VisiblePanes property. The used view style can be changed using the View property. If Details is used columns are displayed. They can be edited by using Columns property.

Reference

Jam.Shell Namespace