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ShellBrowser Methods

The ShellBrowser type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodBrowseObject
Makes the currently active shell object the current folder.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodCanRename
Checks if the currently active object can be renamed.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Protected methodCheckIfValid(Boolean)
Checks if the current object is in a valid state for performing operations
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Protected methodCheckIfValid(Boolean, Boolean)
Checks if the current object is in a valid state for performing operations
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodConnectToServer
Connects to a remote computer.
Protected methodDispose
Releases all resources held by this instance.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodStatic memberEnsureExtension
Ensures the given extension for a filename or path.
Public methodFilterMatch
Checks if the currently active object matches the filter that is set.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodStatic memberFromHbitmap Obsolete.
Converts a handle to a HBITMAP structure to an Image instance. If the size given is lesser than 256 pixels in width and height, the alpha channel is preserved.
Protected methodGetAttributes
Checks if the given attributes apply to the current objects
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetColumnInfo
Use this function to get information about the columns, which the Explorer uses in the details view. Provides the default alignment and the default width of a column, like Explorer would use it. Use GetColumnText(Int32, Boolean) or GetColumnText(SHCOLUMNID, Boolean) to get the column title or the text for a specific column.
Public methodGetColumnText(Int32, Boolean)
Returns the text to show for the currently active item in a certain column.
Public methodGetColumnText(SHCOLUMNID, Boolean)
Returns the text to show for the currently active item in a certain column.
Public methodGetColumnText(SHCOLUMNID, Boolean, Object)
Returns the text which would be displayed in the Details view of the Windows Explorer as String and Variant.
Public methodGetDataObject
Returns the Windows Shell IDataObject interface for the currently active object wrapped into an instance of type DataObject.
Public methodGetDataObject(ItemIdList)
Returns the Windows Shell IDataObject interface for the passed relative ItemIdLists wrapped into an instance of type DataObject.
Public methodStatic memberGetDefaultSavePathFromLibrary
For a given Windows 7+ library, this function returns the default save path.
Public methodGetDomain
Returns the domain name of the currently active object.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetDragEffects
Returns which drag effects are possible for the currently active object.
Public methodGetEnumerator
Implemetation of IEnumerable.GetEnumerator
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetIndexOfShColumnID
Gets the shell index for a given ShColumnID.
Public methodGetInfoTip
This method returns the hint text of the current object which is provided by the shell. Per default this includes information that might take some time until it is retrieved, (ie. recursively determine folder size)
Public methodGetInfoTip(Boolean)
This method returns the hint text of the current object, which is provided by the shell.
Protected methodGetIShellDetails
Tests if ShellFolder1.CreateViewObject succeeds. This is a prerequisite for other methods to work successfully.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetLastChangeDate
Returns the last modified date of the currently active object.
Public methodStatic memberGetLinkTarget
Returns the target a windows file link (.lnk file) is pointing to.
Public methodGetOverlayIndex
Use GetOverlayIndex to get the index of the overlay icon of the current object.
Public methodGetSelectedItemIdLists
Gets the items the command will be executed upon.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetShColumnIdFromColumnNumber
Returns the ShColumnID for the given shell column number.
Public methodGetShellObjectName
Returns the Windows shell display name of the currently active object.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetThumbnailBitmap(Size)
Returns the thumbnail image of the currently active shell object in the requested size.
Public methodGetThumbnailBitmap(Size, GetThumbnailCallback, Object)
Asynchronously extracts the thumbnail image of the currently active shell object in the requested size. Only for folders on Vista or later the size will always be quadratic with side length being the smallest of either p_Size.Width or p_Size.Height, to avoid a stretching - use the synchronous call GetThumbnailBitmap(Size) if you'd like to explicitly specify the dimensions
Public methodGetThumbnailBitmap(Size, GetThumbnailCallback, Object, Int32)
Asynchronously extracts the thumbnail image of the currently active shell object in the requested size. Only for folders on Vista or later the size will always be quadratic with side length being the smallest of either p_Size.Width or p_Size.Height, to avoid a stretching - use the synchronous call GetThumbnailBitmap(Size) if you'd like to explicitly specify the dimensions
Public methodGetThumbnailBitmap(Size, GetThumbnailCallback, Object, Int32, Boolean)
Asynchronously extracts the thumbnail image of the currently active shell object in the requested size. Only for folders on Vista or later the size will always be quadratic with side length being the smallest of either p_Size.Width or p_Size.Height, to avoid a stretching - use the synchronous call GetThumbnailBitmap(Size) if you'd like to explicitly specify the dimensions
Public methodGetUIObject(Guid)
Queries and returns COM interfaces from the currently active Folder and object. If object names are assigned to the MultiObject collection, then they will be used.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodGetUIObject(Guid, ItemIdList)
Queries and returns COM interfaces from the currently active Folder and the given ItemIdLists.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Protected methodGetWindowHandle
Returns an approriate window handle for operations that require a window handle. It takes care that a null handle is returned to prevent error messages if ShowErrorMEssages is set to false.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodHasAttributes
Checks if the given attributes apply to the current objects.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodInvokeCommandOnSelected
Executes the given command on the selected items.
(Overrides ShellBrowserBaseInvokeCommandOnSelected(ShellCommand).)
Public methodCode exampleInvokeContextMenuCommand
Invokes the given shell command to the active object or, if not empty, to the obejct in the MultiObjects property.
Public methodInvokeContextMenuCommandOnMultiObjects
Invokes the given command on multiple objects. Multiobjects needs the fullpath of these objects, if the path is different from the folder of the called ShellBrowser instance.
Public methodStatic memberIsAdmin
Checks whether the user is admin or not. In Vista or later: Determines whether application is running with elevated rights (UAC) or not.
Public methodIsColumnAvailable(Int32)
Checks whether the given column is available for the current folder.
Public methodIsColumnAvailable(SHCOLUMNID)
Checks whether the given column is available for the current folder.
Public methodIsCompressed
Checks if the currently active object is compressed.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodIsEncrypted
Checks if the currently active object is encrypted.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodIsFileSystemFolder
Checks if the currently active object is a file system object that can be accesses through a path.
Public methodIsHidden
Checks if the currently active object is hidden.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodIsLink
Checks if the currently active object is a link or shortcut.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodIsLinkToFolder
Checks if the currently active object is a link to another folder and returns the path to it.
Public methodStatic memberMatchPattern
Returns true if the given string matched the wild card pattern
Public methodNext
Moves on to next object in the active folder and makes it the active object. If Next has not been called before for the active folder, the first object is made active.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodNext(IShellChangeNotifier)
Moves on to next object in the active folder and makes it the active object. If Next has not been called before for the active folder, the first object is made active.
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodOnAfterInvokeCommand
Is called after the command has been called.
(Overrides ShellBrowserBaseOnAfterInvokeCommand(ShellCommandEventArgs).)
Public methodCode exampleOnBeforeInvokeCommand
This method is called to trigger the BeforeShellCommand event.
(Overrides ShellBrowserBaseOnBeforeInvokeCommand(BeforeShellCommandEventArgs).)
Protected methodOnContextMenuItemSelected
Triggers the ContextMenuItemSelect event.
Protected methodOnRenameItemSelected
Fires the RenameItemSelected event
Public methodRenameObject
Renames the current object.
Protected methodReset
Resets the enumeration of the items in the active folder. It can be started again using Next
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodStatic memberResetFPU
Resets the floating point control register to what .NET expects.
Public methodSelectParent
Moves up to the parent of the current shell object
(Inherited from ShellBrowserBase.)
Public methodStatic memberCode exampleSetThumbnailProvider
Allows to set a callback function that can supply a thumbnail image in case the system cannot provide one.
Public methodCode exampleShowContextMenu(Point)
Shows the shell context menu for the files contained in MultiObjects or the active object.
Public methodCode exampleShowContextMenu(Point, ContextMenuStrip)
Shows the shell context menu for the files contained in MultiObjects or the active object, adding the context menu entries contained in pContextMenuStrip
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