_NameSpace.GetDefaultFolder Method
Returns a Folder object that represents the default folder of the requested type for the current profile, for example, obtains the default Calendar folder for the user who is currently logged on.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetDefaultFolder ( _
FolderType As OlDefaultFolders _
) As MAPIFolder
'Usage
Dim instance As _NameSpace
Dim FolderType As OlDefaultFolders
Dim returnValue As MAPIFolder
returnValue = instance.GetDefaultFolder(FolderType)
MAPIFolder GetDefaultFolder(
OlDefaultFolders FolderType
)
Parameters
- FolderType
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlDefaultFolders
The type of default folder to return.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MAPIFolder
A Folder object that represents the default folder of the requested type for the current profile. If the default folder of the requested type does not exist, for example, because olFolderManagedEmail is specified as the FolderType but the Managed Folders group has not been deployed, then GetDefaultFolder will return Nothing (a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) in C#).
Remarks
To return a specific non-default folder, use the Folders collection.