C# Class BExplorer.Shell.KnownFolderHelper

Creates the helper class for known folders.

Public Methods

Method	Description
FromCanonicalName ( string canonicalName ) : IKnownFolder	Returns the known folder given its canonical name.
FromKnownFolderId ( System.Guid knownFolderId ) : IKnownFolder	Returns a known folder given a globally unique identifier.
FromParsingName ( string parsingName ) : IKnownFolder	Returns a known folder given its shell path, such as `C:\users\public\documents` or `::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}` for the Recycle Bin.
FromParsingNameOnly ( string parsingName ) : IKnownFolder	Returns a known folder given its shell namespace parsing name, such as `::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}` for the Recycle Bin.

Method	Description
FromKnownFolderIdInternal ( System.Guid knownFolderId ) : IKnownFolder	Returns a known folder given a globally unique identifier.
FromPIDL ( IntPtr pidl ) : IKnownFolderNative	Returns the native known folder (IKnownFolderNative) given a PID list
GetKnownFolder ( IKnownFolderNative knownFolderNative ) : IKnownFolder	Given a native KnownFolder (IKnownFolderNative), create the right type of IKnownFolder object (FileSystemKnownFolder or NonFileSystemKnownFolder)

Returns the known folder given its canonical name.

Thrown if the given canonical name is invalid or if the KnownFolder could not be created.

public static FromCanonicalName ( string canonicalName ) : IKnownFolder
canonicalName	string	A non-localized canonical name for the known folder, such as MyComputer.
return	IKnownFolder

Returns a known folder given a globally unique identifier.

Thrown if the given Known Folder ID is invalid.

public static FromKnownFolderId ( System.Guid knownFolderId ) : IKnownFolder
knownFolderId	System.Guid	A GUID for the requested known folder.
return	IKnownFolder

Returns a known folder given its shell path, such as C:\users\public\documents or ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} for the Recycle Bin.

public static FromParsingName ( string parsingName ) : IKnownFolder
parsingName	string	The path for the requested known folder; either a physical path or a virtual path.
return	IKnownFolder

Returns a known folder given its shell namespace parsing name, such as ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} for the Recycle Bin.

Thrown if the given parsing name is invalid.

public static FromParsingNameOnly ( string parsingName ) : IKnownFolder
parsingName	string	The parsing name (or path) for the requested known folder.
return	IKnownFolder