VistaFolderBrowserDialog Class

Prompts the user to select a folder.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Ookii.Dialogs.WpfVistaFolderBrowserDialog

Namespace: Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf
Assembly: Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf (in Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

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public sealed class VistaFolderBrowserDialog

Public NotInheritable Class VistaFolderBrowserDialog

public ref class VistaFolderBrowserDialog sealed

[<SealedAttribute>]
type VistaFolderBrowserDialog =  class end

The VistaFolderBrowserDialog type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	VistaFolderBrowserDialog	Creates a new instance of the VistaFolderBrowserDialog class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	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.
	IsVistaFolderDialogSupported	Gets a value that indicates whether the current OS supports Vista-style common file dialogs.
	RootFolder	Gets or sets the root folder where the browsing starts from. This property has no effect if the Vista style dialog is used.
	SelectedPath	Gets or sets the path selected by the user.
	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.
	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
	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.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Reset	Resets all properties to their default values.
	ShowDialog	Displays the folder browser dialog.
	ShowDialog(Window)	Displays the folder browser dialog.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf Namespace