IFolderView2 interface (shobjidl_core.h)

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07/27/2022

Exposes methods that retrieve information about a folder's display options, select specified items in that folder, and set the folder's view mode.

Inheritance

The IFolderView2 interface inherits from IFolderView. IFolderView2 also has these types of members:

Methods

The IFolderView2 interface has these methods.


IFolderView2::DoRename Starts a rename operation on the current selection.
IFolderView2::GetCurrentFolderFlags Gets the currently applied folder flags.
IFolderView2::GetGroupBy Retrieves the property and sort order used for grouping items in the folder display.
IFolderView2::GetGroupSubsetCount Gets the count of visible rows displayed for a group's subset.
IFolderView2::GetItem Retrieves an object that represents a specified item.
IFolderView2::GetSelectedItem Locates the currently selected item at or after a given index.
IFolderView2::GetSelection Gets the current selection as an IShellItemArray.
IFolderView2::GetSelectionState Gets the selection state including check state.
IFolderView2::GetSortColumnCount Gets the count of sort columns currently applied to the view.
IFolderView2::GetSortColumns Gets the sort columns currently applied to the view.
IFolderView2::GetViewModeAndIconSize Gets the current view mode and icon size applied to the view.
IFolderView2::GetViewProperty Gets a property value for a given property key from the view's cache.
IFolderView2::GetVisibleItem Gets the next visible item in relation to a given index in the view.
IFolderView2::InvokeVerbOnSelection Invokes the given verb on the current selection.
IFolderView2::IsMoveInSameFolder Checks to see if this view sourced the current drag-and-drop or cut-and-paste operation (used by drop target objects).
IFolderView2::SetCurrentFolderFlags Sets and applies specified folder flags.
IFolderView2::SetExtendedTileViewProperties Sets the list of extended tile properties for an item.
IFolderView2::SetGroupBy Groups the view by the given property key and direction.
IFolderView2::SetGroupSubsetCount Turns on group subsetting and sets the number of visible rows of items in each group.
IFolderView2::SetRedraw Sets redraw on and off.
IFolderView2::SetSortColumns Sets and sorts the view by the given sort columns.
IFolderView2::SetText Sets the default text to be used when there are no items in the view.
IFolderView2::SetTileViewProperties Set the list of tile properties for an item.
IFolderView2::SetViewModeAndIconSize Sets and applies the view mode and image size.
IFolderView2::SetViewProperty Caches a property for an item in the view's property cache.

Remarks

This interface also provides the methods of the IFolderView interface, from which it inherits.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	shobjidl_core.h (include Shobjidl.h)