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SftDirectory 3.5 - ActiveX File/Folder Control

SftDirectoryFolder.Type Property

Returns the file/folder's type if available.

Syntax

Get

VB.NET	FolderType = object.Type As SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants
VB	FolderType = object.Type As SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants
C#.NET	SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants FolderType = object.Type;
VC++	enum SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants FolderType = object->Type; enum SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants FolderType = object->GetType();
C	HRESULT object->get_Type(enum SftDirectoryFolderTypeConstants* FolderType);

object

A SftDirectoryFolder object.

FolderType

Returns the file/folder's type if available.

FolderType	Value	Description
typeSftDirectory_Unsupported	0	Unsupported Environment
typeSftDirectory_Root_RegItem	1	Desktop item
typeSftDirectory_Fs_File	2	File
typeSftDirectory_Fs_Directory	3	Folder
typeSftDirectory_Fs_Other	4	Unidentified item
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Drive35	5	3.5 Floppy
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Drive525	6	5.25 Floppy
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Removable	7	Removable Drive
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Fixed	8	Fixed Drive
typeSftDirectory_Computer_NetDrive	9	Mapped to Network Share
typeSftDirectory_Computer_CDROM	10	CD/DVD
typeSftDirectory_Computer_RamDisk	11	RAM Drive
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Other	12	Unidentified Drive
typeSftDirectory_Net_Domain	13	Network Domain
typeSftDirectory_Net_Server	14	Network Server
typeSftDirectory_Net_Share	15	Network Share
typeSftDirectory_Net_RestOfNet	16	Rffu
typeSftDirectory_Net_Other	17	Unidentified Network Resource
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Imaging	18	Rffu (XP and up)
typeSftDirectory_Computer_Audio	19	Rffu (XP and up)
typeSftDirectory_Computer_SharedDocs	20	Shared Documents Folder (XP and up)
typeSftDirectory_Mobile_Device	21	Mobile Device (Vista and up)

Comments

The Type property returns the file/folder's type if available.

This information is retrieved from the Windows Shell or Shell extensions in the form of a SHDESCRIPTIONID structure, which contains the file/folder type. For more information about file/folder types and the SHDESCRIPTIONID structure, please see the Windows documentation.

This property is undefined on Windows versions prior to Windows ME.

To retrieve the file/folder type as it is displayed to the user use GetText(contentsSftDirectoryType).

See Also SftDirectoryFolder Object | Object Hierarchy

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