SftDirectory 2.5

SftDirectoryFolder.Collapse Method

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Collapses the folder (hides child folders).

Syntax       

VB.NET

object.Collapse(ByVal Delete As Boolean)

VB

object.Collapse(ByVal Delete As Boolean)

C#.NET

void object.Collapse(bool Delete);

VC++

HRESULT object->Collapse(VARIANT_BOOL Delete);

C

HRESULT object->raw_Collapse(VARIANT_BOOL Delete);

Delphi

procedure object.Collapse(Delete : WordBool);

object

A SftDirectoryFolder object.

Delete

Defines how child folders are handled, temporarily overriding the current DeleteOnCollapse property settings.

Delete

Description

True

The child files/folders are removed from the control's contents.

False

The child files/folders are not removed from the control's contents, instead they are simply hidden.

Comments

The Collapse method collapses the folder (hides child folders).

The Collapse method has no effect in a DetailList-style control (see ControlStyle property).

Depending on the settings of the DeleteOnCollapse settings, the file/folder entries shown are deleted and need to be retrieved again, if the parent folders are expanded.

The FolderCollapsed event occurs when a folder is collapsed.


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